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Canon de 75mm Mle 1914 (Schneider PD07)

Light artillery

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Location :
Poland
Varsovia
Military Museum
Coordinates : Lat : 52.18190 / Long : 21.06690
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A rare survivor of this type of gun, given to Poland by France in 1919 for the war against bolchevik forces

Zoom on the barrel markings : 'Nr 11 - 75 mle 1914 Schneider - Le Creusot - 1915'.

Rear view


Historic and technical information
Denomination :     75 Mle 1914 (Schneider PD07) Origin :       ( Schneider)          

Historic context :

The heavy losses of the brilliant and reglementary 75mm Mle 1897 French fieldgun during the early fights, aggravated by the need to create new units and later by the 75mm ammunition incidents crisis in spring 1915, could not be compensated by the state arsenals production rates. Therefore as early as september 1914 the Army had to request the help, with some sick mind, to the private industry that had developped for export markets fieldguns not as famous as the reglementary 75 but having most of its modern characteristics.

In September 1914, the French government therefore requisitionned in the Schneider Le Creusot Works an order for Greece of 32 guns (eight batteries) of canons de campagne de 75mm Schneider PD07.

It was one of the numerous verions ( the seventh) of the "PD" (= "Puissant, Ligne de mire organisée pour la Division des operations de pointage") family of the modern fieldgun of this famous Burgundy gun maker, developped at the start of the 20th century with the famous engineer Canet for export markets.

These guns were named canon de campagne de 75mm mle 1914 Schneider in the French army and briefly equipped the 17e Infantry Division in 1915, then disappeared from the front line. This model was very similar to the Schneider PD06 that had been adopted by the Portuguese army and was used also by the Belgian and Serb allies.

Technical data :

  • Complete description : 75 mm fieldgun M 1914 (Schneider PD7)
  • Design year : 1907
  • Calibre : 75.00 mm
  • Weight in firing position : 1096 kg
  • Weight for transportation : 1796 kg with the field trailer
  • Tube length in calibres : 31.40 (total length)
  • Grooves : 0
  • Projectile weight : 5.3 kg (obus explosif normal) / 7.24 kg (obus à balles) / 7.98 kg (obus explosif allongé) / etc... : munitions du 75 Mle 1897
  • Initial speed : 530 m/s (normal high explosive shell)
  • Fire rate :
  • Range : 6300 m avec obus à balles
  • Elevation range : -8.3 to +16 degrees
  • Direction range : 6 degrees total range


Sources
  • Les canons de la Victoire 1914-1918 - Tome I - L'Artillerie de campagne           Pierre Touzin       François Vauvillier             Histoire et Collection   2006  
  • Les canons de la Victoire 1914-1918 - Tome I - L'Artillerie de campagne       Pierre Touzin       François Vauvillier             Histoire et Collection   2006  
  • L'Artillerie Légère de Campagne Belge de 1900 à 1940 - Tome I       Colonel Roger Lothaire                   Editions du Patrimoine Militaire   2011  
  • L'Artillerie Légère de Campagne Belge de 1900 à 1940 - Tome II       Colonel Roger Lothaire                   Editions du Patrimoine Militaire   2012  
  • Schneider et Compagnie - Matériels d'artillerie mis en service sur les fronts alliés 1914 - 1917       Collectif                     1917