Canon de 75 mle TR
The Canon de 75 mle TR was a field gun used by Belgium during World War I and World War II. It was a license-built copy of the Krupp M 1905 gun. Production continued during World War I until the Germans overran the factory in 1914. After 1940, the Wehrmacht designated this as the 7.5 cm FK 235(b), armed occupation forces in Belgium with them and handed some over to the Hungarians.
| Canon de 75 mle TR | |
|---|---|
| Type | Field gun |
| Place of origin | German Empire |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1905?-1945 |
| Used by | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nazi Germany Hungary |
| Wars | World War I, World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Krupp |
| Manufacturer | Fonderie Royale des Canons |
| Produced | 1905?-1914 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1,190 kilograms (2,620 lb) |
| Length | 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in)[1] |
| Barrel length | 1.7445 m (5 ft 9 in) L/30 |
| Shell | Fixed QF 75 x 150mm R 6.52 kilograms (14.4 lb)[2] |
| Caliber | 75 mm (2.95 in) |
| Breech | Horizontal sliding-block |
| Recoil | Hydro-spring |
| Carriage | Pole trail |
| Elevation | -10° to +21° |
| Traverse | 6° 32' |
| Muzzle velocity | 540 m/s (1,771 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 9,900 metres (10,800 yd) |
Notes
- Chamberlain, Peter (1975). Light and medium field artillery. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco. ISBN 0668038209. OCLC 2067331.
- "75-77 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES". www.quarryhs.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
References
- Chamberlain, Peter & Gander, Terry. Light and Medium Field Artillery. New York: Arco, 1975
- Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945. New York: Doubleday, 1979 ISBN 0-385-15090-3
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