M1897 field gun

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf artillery
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:French_75
gptkbp:ammunitionType fixed QF 75×350mm R
gptkbp:barrelLength 2.7 m (L/36)
gptkbp:caliber 75 mm
gptkbp:carries box trail
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:France
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Colonel_Joseph-Albert_Deport
gptkbp:exportedTo gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:China
gptkb:Czechoslovakia
gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:Finland
gptkb:Greece
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Romania
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Serbia
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Yugoslavia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M1897 field gun
gptkbp:introducedIn 1897
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Atelier_de_Puteaux
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Marne
gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Meuse-Argonne_Offensive
gptkbp:notableFeature hydro-pneumatic recoil mechanism
gptkbp:notableFor first modern field gun with rapid-fire capability
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:France
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:range 8,500 meters
gptkbp:rateOfFire 15 rounds per minute
gptkbp:replacedBy Canon de 75 modèle 1897/33
M2A1 105 mm howitzer
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:French_Army
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Romanian_Army
gptkb:Greek_Army
gptkb:Italian_Army
gptkb:Finnish_Army
gptkb:Russian_Army
gptkb:Serbian_Army
gptkb:Polish_Army
gptkb:German_Army_(captured)
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight 1,140 kg (in action)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:75_mm_gun
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7