Schneider-Danglis 75mm mountain gun M. 1906

Bulgarian designation :		7,5-см скорострелно планинско оръдие “Шнайдер Данглис”
Greek designation :		Ορειβατικό πυροβόλο των 75χιλ. Schneider-Δαγκλής, υποδ. 1908
Schneider designation :		Matériel de montagne à 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, and was fitted for an independent line of sight. After the Balkan Wars, the Greek Army ordered 10 batteries of an improved model of this gun, the Schneider-Danglis M. 1912 (75 MPC7), but only 8 were delivered. During WW1 the Bulgarian Army captured 5 – 75mm Schneider-Danglis mountain guns: 4 of them were assigned to 6^th/3^rd/20^th QF mountain battery.