Schneider 75mm mountain gun M. 1910

 

 

 

 

Schneider designation :

Matériel de montagne ŕ tir rapide de 75mm, type MPD

Calibre :

75mm L/16.6

Weight of the barrel :

208 kg

Weight in action :

636 kg

Weight of the packed gun :

654 kg

Barrel length :

1.245 m

Number of barrel grooves :

24

Height of the line of fire :

838 mm

Shield thickness :

4 mm

Weight of the charge :

 

Shell weight:

6.5 kg

Max. range :

5300 m

Muzzle velocity :

350 m/s

Elevation :

+ 20° / - 12

Traversing angle :

4° 34’

Wheels :

height :

900 mm

track :

900 mm

Transport :

6 loads : gun - 106 kg; sleeve and breach-block - 102 kg; cradle and sledge - 124 kg: carriage and axle – 108 kg; trail and wheels - 111 kg; shields - 107 kg

Ammunition :

1 load : 2 boxes with 6 shells each - 111 kg

Remarks :

Quick firing mountain gun, with hydro-pneumatic recoil system, swinging block breech mechanism, traverse on axle. It was equipped with panorama sight, and was fitted for an independent line of sight. It was tested in 1910, but I am not sure if it was adopted by the Serbian Army. In 1913 Greece ordered 10 batteries of this guns, but 2 of them were seized at Marseille in November 1913 and sent to the Serbian Army.