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Canon de 75 modèle 1912 Schneider

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Canon de 75mm Modele 1912
Canon de 75 Modèle 1912 on exhibit at the Polish Army Museum in Warsaw
TypeRegimental artillery field gun
Place of originFrance
Service history
In service1912–1930s
Used byFrance, Poland, Serbia, Romania, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
WarsWorld War I, Polish-Soviet War
Production history
ManufacturerSchneider
Produced1912–1917?
Specifications
Mass965 kg (2,127 lbs)
Crew6

Shellhigh-explosive, shrapnel
Shell weight5.50–7.20 kg (12.12–16 lbs)
Caliber75 mm (2.95 in)
Carriagehorse-drawn
Rate of fire12–15/min
Effective firing range9,500 m (10,389 yds)

The Canon de 75 modele 1912 Schneider was a French World War I piece of 75 mm artillery, designed and manufactured by Schneider et Cie in Le Creusot. It entered service with the French horse-mounted artillery in 1912 and a number were sold to the army of Serbia. By the end of the war, all guns in French service were replaced with the more successful and standardised Canon de 75 modèle 1897. The remaining guns were then sold to Poland, where they were used in the Polish-Bolshevik War.

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Bibliography

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  • Pierre Touzin et François Vauvillier (2009). Les canons de la victoire 1914–1918. Tome I: L'artillerie de campagne (in French). Paris: Histoire & collections. ISBN 978-2-35250-106-0. Touzin.