Canon de 105 L mle 1936 Schneider

Infobox Weapon
name=Canon de 105 L mle 1936 Schneider


caption=
origin=France
type=heavy field gun
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is_artillery=yes
is_vehicle=
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service=1936-1945
used_by=flag|France
flag|Nazi Germany
wars=World War II
designer=Schneider
design_date=
manufacturer=Schneider et Cie
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number=
variants=Horse- or Truck-drawn
weight=3,920 kg (7,253 lbs) tractor
3,540 kg (7,804 lbs) horse-drawn
length=
part_length=3.905 m (12.79 ft) L/37.6
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cartridge=separate-loading, cased charge
caliber=105 mm (4.13 in)
action=
rate=4 rpm
velocity=725 m/s (2,379 ft/s)
range= 16,000 m (17,498 yds)
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recoil=
carriage=box trail
elevation=0° to +47° 48'
traverse=50°
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speed=The Canon de 105 L modèle 1936 Schneider was a field gun used by France in World War II. 159 were in service in 1939. Captured examples in World War II were placed into German service as the 10.5 cm schwere Kanone 332(f) where they mainly served on coast defense duties.

It was built in two versions, one with steel wheels and pneumatic tires for tractor towing and the other with wooden spoked wheels for horse towing. A total of 159 were in service by 1939.

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