Saint-Chamond-Mondragón
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Saint-Chamond 75 mm gun in the IDF History Museum. | |
| Type | Field gun |
| Place of origin |
 Mexico |
| Service history | |
| In service | l |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Manuel Mondragón |
| Manufacturer | Saint-Chamond |
| Specifications | |
| Caliber | 75 mm |
| Breech | interrupted screw |
| Carriage | single trail |
The Saint-Chamond-Mondragón 75mm gun was specified in the 1890s by Mexican General Manuel Mondragón, designed mostly by Colonel Émile Rimailho, and produced by the French arms manufacturer Saint-Chamond. It was widely used by different forces during the Mexican Revolution.[1] It was also used in modified form to arm some of the French Saint-Chamond tanks deployed during the First World War.
Israel purchased a number of pieces from Mexico in 1948[2] and used them in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Because of its Mexican origin, the gun was known in Israel as Cucaracha. Three surviving pieces are on display in Israeli museums: two in the Israel Defense Forces History Museum in Tel Aviv, and one in Beyt ha-Gdudim museum in moshav Avihayil.
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Rear view.
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Mexico, 1915.
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References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Canon de Tir Rapide 75 mm St Chamond. |
- Jowett, Philip S; A. M. De Quesada (2006). The Mexican Revolution, 1910-20. Elite 137. illustrated by Stephen Walsh. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-989-4.
- Givati, Moshe - The Armor Craftsmen - The History of the 7100 Restoration and Maintenance Center, MoD 1998 (גבעתי, משה (1998). בידיהם חושלה הפלדה. משרד הבטחון הוצאה לאור.).
- "Revolucionentorreon.galeon.com" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-07-14.