Schneider-Danglis 75mm mountain gun M. 1906

 

 

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Greek designation :

Ορειβατικό πυροβόλο των 75χιλ. Schneider-Δαγκλής, υποδ. 1908

Schneider designation :

Matιriel de montagne ΰ tir rapide de 75mm, type MPD

Calibre :

75mm L/16.7

Weight of the barrel :

207 kg

Weight of the breech-block :

10.5 kg

Weight of the carriage :

409 kg

Weight in action :

616 kg

Barrel lenght :

1.250 m

Number of barrel grooves :

24

Angle of twist :

6°

Height of the line of fire :

792 mm

Shield

thickness :

4 mm

weight :

71 kg (gun-shield)

40 kg (ammunition shield)

Cartridge

weight :

710 g

shelled :

7.58 kg

charge :

285 g of Rottweil smokeless powder

H.E. Shell

weight :

6.5 kg – charge : 600 g Schneiderite

max. range :

5800 m

Shrapnel

weight :

6.5 kg – charge : 80 g of black powder

280 bullets x 11 g

max. range :

5000 m

Muzzle velocity :

350 m/s

Height of the the line of sight :

870 mm

Elevation :

+ 19° 8’ / - 7° 4’

Traversing angle :

4° 30’

Wheels

weight :

58 kg

height :

900 mm

track :

915 mm

Transport :

6 loads : chase – 144.5 kg; jacket and breech action – 149 kg; cradle and recoil gear – 134.3 kg; front half of trail and axle – 146.5 kg; rear half of trail and wheels – 142.5 kg; two shields – 139 kg

Weight of battery loads :

2 ammunition packs : 117 kg

tools : 128 kg

field forge : 114 kg

coals : 130 kg

Remarks :

Quick firing mountain gun, with hydro-pneumatic recoil system, swinging block breech mechanism, traverse on axle. It was equipped with panorama sight, but was not fitted for an independent line of sight. After the Balkan Wars the Greek Army ordered some batteries of an improved model of this gun, the Schneider-Danglis M. 1912 (75 MPC7).

During WW1 the Bulgarian Army captured 5 – 75mm Schneider-Danglis mountain guns: 4 of them were assigned to 6th/3rd/20th QF mountain battery.

 

 

 

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Pictures from Sofia and Beograd Military Museum