Historic context :

The 3 inches M1909 Schneider-Danglis Mountain Gun was also adapted on pivots to be used in fortresses as a defence gun against attacking enemies (receiving the 'anti-storm' name). This design has been used on the few Garford-Putilov armored cars adopted by the Russian Army.

These later were heavy (11 tons) and underpowered (30 horse-power engines) armored vehicles armed with one such 76.2 gun under turret and 2 machine guns, with little off-road capability, based on US Garford trucks transformed by Putilov. These vehicles were used by Russia during WW1, but also by Germany once captured, and even by Freikorps in Germany in the 1920's.

Technical data :

• Complete description : 76.2 mm M 1910Putilov-Schneider gun on pivot for armored car Garford-Putilov
• Design year : 1910
• Calibre : 76.20 mm
• Weight in firing position : 541 kg
• Weight for transportation :
• Tube length in calibres : 16.50
• Grooves : 0 unknown
• Projectile weight : 6.5 kg
• Initial speed : 274 m/s
• Fire rate :
• Range : 2700 m
• Elevation range : unknown
• Direction range : 270 degrees field range under a Garford-Putilov armored truck turret

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