- Canon de 75 modele 1934
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name=Canon de 75 modele 1934
caption=
origin=Belgium
type=mountain gun
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is_artillery=yes
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service=1934-1945
used_by=flag|Belgium
flag|Nazi Germany
wars=World War II
designer=Cockerill
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manufacturer=Cockerill
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weight=convert|928|kg|lb
length=
part_length=convert|1.8|m|in L/24
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cartridge=convert|6.59|kg|lb
caliber=75 mm
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velocity=455 m/s
range=
max_range=convert|9300|m|yd
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carriage=box trail
elevation=-10° to +50°
traverse=8°
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speed=The Canon de 75 modele 1934 was amountain gun used byBelgium duringWorld War II . The design featured pneumatic wheels. Duringtransport , thebox trail could be folded or the gun could be broken into 5 loads. After1940 , theWehrmacht designated this as the 7.5cm GebK 228(b), although it's uncertain if the Germans actually used them.References
* Chamberlain, Peter & Gander, Terry. "Infantry, Mountain and Airborne Guns". 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
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