Canon de 75 mle TR
| Canon de 75 mle TR | |
|---|---|
| Type | Field gun |
| Place of origin |
 German Empire |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1905?-1945 |
| Used by |
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| Wars | World War I, World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Krupp |
| Manufacturer | Fonderie Royale des Canons |
| Produced | 1905?-1914 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 1,190 kilograms (2,620 lb) |
| Barrel length | 1.7445 m (5 ft 9 in) L/30 |
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| Shell | 6.52 kilograms (14.4 lb) |
| Caliber | 75 mm (2.95 in) |
| Breech | horizontal sliding block |
| Recoil | hydro-spring |
| Carriage | pole trail |
| Elevation | -10° to +21° |
| Traverse | 6° 32' |
| Muzzle velocity | 540 m/s (1,771 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 9,900 metres (10,800 yd) |
The Canon de 75 mle TR was a field gun used by Belgium during World War I and World War II. It was a license-built copy of the Krupp M 1905 gun. Production continued during World War I until the Germans overran the factory in 1914. After 1940, the Wehrmacht designated this as the 7.5 cm FK 235(b) and armed occupation forces in Belgium with them.
References
- Chamberlain, Peter & Gander, Terry. Light and Medium Field Artillery. New York: Arco, 1975
- Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945. New York: Doubleday, 1979 ISBN 0-385-15090-3