French 75 mm field gun

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf shooting
artillery
gptkbp:ammunitionType fixed QF 75×350mm R
gptkbp:barrelLength 2.7 m
gptkbp:caliber 75 mm
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:France
gptkbp:crew 6
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Colonel_Joseph-Albert_Deport
gptkbp:exportedTo gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Finland
gptkb:Greece
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Romania
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Serbia
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label French 75 mm field gun
gptkbp:introduced 1897
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Atelier_de_Puteaux
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity 540 m/s
gptkbp:notableFeature quick-firing capability
hydro-pneumatic recoil mechanism
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Marne
gptkb:Meuse-Argonne_Offensive
first modern artillery piece with recoil mechanism
revolutionizing field artillery
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Canon_de_75_modèle_1897
gptkbp:range 8,500 m
gptkbp:rateOfFire 15 rounds per minute
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Canon_de_105_mle_1913_Schneider
gptkbp:usedAs gptkb:surface-to-air_missile
saluting gun
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:French_Army
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Romanian_Army
gptkb:Free_French_Forces
gptkb:Greek_Army
gptkb:Italian_Army
gptkb:Belgian_Army
gptkb:Finnish_Army
gptkb:Russian_Army
gptkb:Serbian_Army
gptkb:Spanish_Army
gptkb:American_Expeditionary_Forces
gptkb:Polish_Army
gptkb:Czechoslovak_Army
gptkb:Yugoslav_Army
gptkb:German_Army_(captured)
gptkb:Vichy_French_Forces
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight 1,140 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Romanian_Army_(World_War_I)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6