Canon de 75 M(montagne) modele 1928

Cannon de 75M(montagne)modele 1928
Type	mountain gun
Place of origin	France
Service history
Used by	France Nazi Germany Poland
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Schneider
Manufacturer	Schneider et Cie
Produced	1928
Specifications
Weight	660 kg (1,455 lbs)

Shell	7.25 kg (16 lbs)
Caliber	75 mm (2.95 in)
Carriage	box trail
Elevation	-10° to +40°
Traverse	10°
Muzzle velocity	375 m/s (1,230 ft/s)
Effective firing range	9 km (5.5 mi)

The Canon de 75 M(montagne) modèle 1928 (75 mm mle.28) was a French mountain gun. The guns were also sold to Poland. After 1940, these weapons were used by the Germans as 7.5 cm GebK 283(f). The French used this weapon to equip the artillery batteries of the 4th Moroccan Mountain Division during 1944 and 1945.

French artillery of World War II

Anti-tank guns	25 mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun AC 37 anti-tank gun AC 47 anti-tank gun 47 mm APX anti-tank gun

Infantry and Mountain guns	Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP Canon de 65 M (montagne) modele 1906 Canon de 75 M(montagne) modele 1919 Schneider Canon de 75 M(montagne) modele 1928 Canon Court de 105 M(montagne) modele 1909 Schneider Canon Court de 105 M(montagne) modèle 1919 Schneider

Heavy mortars	Mortier de 280 modèle 1914 Schneider

Field, Medium and Heavy guns	Canon de 75 modèle 1897 Canon de 105 court mle 1934 Schneider Canon de 105 court mle 1935 B Canon de 105 L mle 1936 Schneider Canon de 105 mle 1913 Schneider Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider Canon de 155 C modèle 1915 St. Chamond Canon de 155mm GPF Canon de 194 mle GPF

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Canon de 75 M(montagne) modele 1928

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