Canon de 75 modèle 1912 Schneider

The Canon de 75 modele 1912 Schneider was a French World War I piece of 75 mm artillery, designed and manufactured by Schneider et Cie in Le Creusot. It entered service with the French horse-mounted artillery in 1912 and a number were sold to the army of Serbia. By the end of the war, all guns in French service were replaced with the more successful and standardised Canon de 75 modèle 1897. The remaining guns were then sold to Poland, where they were used in the Polish-Bolshevik War.

Barrel markings

Canon de 75mm Modele 1912
Canon de 75 Modèle 1912 on exhibit at the Polish Army Museum in Warsaw
Type	Regimental artillery field gun
Place of origin	France
Service history
In service	1912–1930s
Used by	France, Poland, Serbia, Romania, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Wars	World War I, Polish-Soviet War
Production history
Manufacturer	Schneider
Produced	1912–1917?
Specifications
Mass	965 kg (2,127 lbs)
Crew	6
Shell	high-explosive, shrapnel
Shell weight	5.50–7.20 kg (12.12–16 lbs)
Caliber	75 mm (2.95 in)
Carriage	horse-drawn
Rate of fire	12–15/min
Effective firing range	9,500 m (10,389 yds)

Bibliography

• Pierre Touzin et François Vauvillier (2009). Les canons de la victoire 1914–1918. Tome I: L'artillerie de campagne (in French). Paris: Histoire & collections. ISBN 978-2-35250-106-0. Touzin.