Canon Court de 105M(montagne) modele 1919 Schneider | |
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Type | Mountain gun |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
Used by | France Nazi Germany Greece Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Schneider et Cie |
Produced | 1919 |
Specifications | |
Weight | 750 kg (1,653 lbs) |
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Shell | 12 kg (26.45 lbs) |
Caliber | 105 mm (4.1 in) |
Breech | horizontal sliding block |
Carriage | split trail |
Elevation | 0° to 40° |
Traverse | 9° |
Muzzle velocity | 350 m/s (1,184 ft/s) |
Effective range | 7,850 m (8,585 yds) |
The Canon Court de 105 M(montagne) modèle 1919 Schneider (105 mm mle.19) was a French mountain gun intended to be used in conjunction with the 75 mm mle.19. The mle.19 was manufactured by Schneider et Cie. For transport, this gun could be broken down into 8 sections; the barrel could be dismantled into 2 sections. These were also used by Yugoslavia and Germany (the latter referring to them as 10.5 cm le.GebH 322(f) and 10.5 cm le.GebH 329(j)). The crew was protected by an armoured shield. This gun was used also by the Hellenic (Greek) Army in Ipirus (Pindos mountains) in the Greek-Italian war from October 1940 - Spring 1941 .It was used in conjunction with the 75 mm mle.19 of 7,5 cm caliber as they called it. A variant was later made, this being the Canon Court de 105 M(montagne) modèle 1928 Schneider, which the Germans referred to as a 10.5 cm le.GebH 323(f).
At least one example is exhibited in Hellenic War Museum in Athens, Greece