Schneider-Canet 70mm mountain gun M. 1907

 

 

 

 

Serbian designation :

70 мм. брдски топ М. 1907 Шнаjдер

Schneider designation :

Matériel de montagne ŕ tir rapide de 70mm, type M D˛

Calibre :

70mm L/17.14

Weight of the barrel :

109.8 kg

Weight of the breech-block :

11.8 kg

Weight of the carriage :

330 kg

Weight in action :

515 kg

Barrel length :

1.200 m

Height of the line of fire :

750 mm (axle in low position)

1087 mm (axle in high position)

Shield

weight :

76 kg (gun-shield)

40 kg (ammunition shield)

thickness :

4 mm

Cartridge

weight :

667 g

shelled :

5.81 kg

charge :

143 g of smokeless powder BN2

H.E. Shell

weight :

5 kg – charge : 605 g Schneiderite

fuze :

percussion

max. range :

4800 m / 5700 m

Shrapnel

weight :

5 kg – charge : 60 g of black powder

244 bullets x 10 g x 13 mm

fuze :

time and percussion

max. range :

3500 m / 4150 m

Muzzle velocity :

300 m/s

Elevation :

+ 21° 30’ / - 10° 30’ (axle in low position)

+ 30° / 0° (axle in high position)

Traversing angle :

5°

Wheels

weight :

60 kg

height :

900 m

track :

930 mm

Transport :

5 load: gun - 108; cradle - 109 kg; axle and carriage - 108 kg; trail and wheels - 111 kg; shields - 120 kg

Ammunition box :

11.3 kg (empty)

57.78 (lwith 8 shells)

Remarks :

Quick firing mountain gun, with hydro-pneumatic recoil system, swinging block breech mechanism, traverse on axle. It was fitted for an independent line of sight. It was the standard Schneider export mountain gun, and was supplied also to Italy and Spain as their M. 1908. The Schneider mountain gun adopted by Bulgarian army was essentially the same weapon, but adopted a 75mm calibre gun in order to standardize the artillery.

AFIK Bulgarian Army did not use this gun in the field.