Canon de 75 modèle 1897
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The French 75 mm field gun is a quick-firing field artillery piece adopted in March 1898. Its official French designation was: Canon de 75 mm Mle 1897. It was commonly known as the French 75, simply t
Canon de 75 Modèle 1897 on display in Les Invalides
Lieutenant-colonel Joseph Albert Deport, the developer of the 75 mm field gun
Rifling of a 75 modèle 1897
Range setting device
Saint-Chamond (tank)
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The Saint-Chamond was the second French tank to enter service during the First World War, with 400 manufactured from April 1917 to July 1918. It takes its name from the commune of Saint-Chamond where
Canon de 75 modèle 1897
…agents of delivery for toxic gas shells. The 75s also became widely used as truck mounted anti-aircraft artillery. They were the main armament of the Saint-Chamond tank in 1918 and the Char 2C. The French 75 is widely regarded as the first modern artillery piece. It was the first field gun to include a hydro-pneumatic…
Early model Saint-Chamond
The Char Saint-Chamond on display at the Musée des Blindés in Saumur, the last surviving example
The Char Saint-Chamond showing the overhanging front hull and the later M.1897 75 mm field gun
Interior of the Saint-Chamond tank equipped with the Mle 1897 gun