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French 75mm Gun |
Nomenclature: |
75 mm Gun M1897A2 and M1897A4 on Carriage M2A3. |
Manufacturer/Designer: |
US but of French derivation. |
Date of Introduction: |
1941 |
Date of Withdrawal: |
1942 |
Theatres Used: |
Malaya |
Ordnance: |
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Weight: |
9 cwt 1 qr (466 kg) |
Length: |
107 in (2718 mm) |
Calibre: |
2.95 in (75 mm) |
Breech: |
Eccentric screw |
Firing Mechanism: |
Percussion |
Maximum Range: |
13870 yd (12780 m) |
Muzzle Velocity: |
2000 fps (600 mps) |
Ammunition: |
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Type: |
Fixed |
Nature: |
High Explosive, Armour Piercin& Chemical (White Phosphorous) and Smoke. |
Fuses: |
Percussion and time (for air burst) |
Weight: |
19.6 lb (8.9kg) |
Charges: |
3 |
Carriage: |
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Type: |
Two wheel, split trail |
Recoil: |
Hydro pneumatic, constant recoil. |
Top Traverse: |
30 degrees (531 rnils) left and right. |
Elevation: |
50 degrees (885 mils) |
Depression: |
-9 degrees (159 mils) |
Rate of Fire: |
6 rounds per minute |
Detachment Size: |
Not recorded |
Weight in Action: |
1 ton 10 cwt l qr (438 kg) |
Comments:
Technical detail on this gun is scant. Available sketches do not accord with the recollection of 4th Anti Tank Regiment veterans like Don Moore who maintain that these guns received by the Regiment in Malaya were originally consigned to Yugoslavia by the United States.
Sergeant Keith Fanning of the 85th Light Aid Detachment is understood to have retained the only known photograph of the 75 mm gun incorporating open sights manufactured by him at Tampin in 1941.
