| Canon de 75 modèle 1905 à tir rapide | |
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| Type | Field gun |
| Place of origin | German Empire |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1905?-1945 |
| Used by |  Belgium 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 280 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) |
The Canon de 75 modèle 1905 à tir rapide (abbreviated to 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 7.5 cm Model 1903. 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.[citation needed]
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References[edit]
- 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
External links[edit]
- Canon de 75 mle TR on Landships
- 75 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES Archived 11 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine