Schneider 75mm mountain gun M. 1912

 

 

 

 

Schneider designation :

Matériel de montagne ŕ tir rapide de 75mm, type MPC7

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, but was not fitted for an independent line of sight. It used the same ammunition as the Greek Danglis mountain gun (Schneider MPD). In 1913, Greece ordered 10 batteries of this gun, but 2 of them were seized at Marseille in November 1914 and sent to the Serbian Army.