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75 mm field gun M1897 on M2 carriage
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The 75 mm field gun M1897 on M2 carriage was a field gun and anti-tank gun which was used by the US Army during the interwar period and World War II.
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75 mm field gun M1897 on M2 carriage | |
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![]() An M1897 gun on an M2A2 carriage at the National Museum of the Pacific War. | |
Type | Field gun Anti-tank gun |
Place of origin | Barrels: ![]() Carriages: ![]() |
Service history | |
Used by | United States United Kingdom |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Joseph-Albert Deport, Etienne Sainte-Claire Deville, Thorsten Nordenfelt, and Emile Rimailho. |
Manufacturer | Barrels: French arsenals Carriages: Rock Island Arsenal, Parish Pressed Steel |
Produced | Barrels: 1897–1940 Carriages: 1936–1941 |
No. built | 1,250 |
Variants | Towed: M2, M2A1, M2A2 and M2A3 Self-propelled: M3 gun motor carriage |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3,400 lb (1,500 kg) |
Length | 18 ft 4 in (5.59 m) |
Barrel length | 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) L/36 |
Height | 4 ft 8 in (1.42 m) |
Shell | Fixed QF 75×350 mm R |
Caliber | 75 mm (2.95 in) |
Breech | Nordenfelt eccentric screw |
Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic |
Carriage | Split-trail |
Elevation | −10° to +45.5° |
Traverse | 30° R / 30° L |
Rate of fire | 6 rpm |
Muzzle velocity | 2,000 ft/s (610 m/s) |
Maximum firing range | 7.9 mi (12.7 km)[1] |
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