Canon de 75 mm St. Chamond Mle1922

75 mm Chamond Mle 1922


The cannon was developed right after WWI. It is based on a proven cannon Schneider modéle 1897. It is the first cannon developed in France after the end of the First World War. The weapon has a vertical wedge breech.


Manufacturer: Schneider


TTD:
Caliber: 75 mm
Barrel length: L/31.3
Elevation: -5 ° to + 43 °
Measure: 50 °
Weight in firing position: 1 320kg
Bullet weight: 6.3 kg
Vo: 600
Range: 12,000 m



Source:
Kosar, Franz, A Pocket History of Artillery: Light Fieldguns, Allen Lane, London 1974, ISBN: 0711004854

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