Cañón de Campaña Francés de 75 mm MLE 1897/1940

This version of the famous 75 mm field gun has been converted to the MLE 1897/1940 specification. Pneumatic tires have been fitted in place of the spoked wooden wheels, the gun shield has been cut down to reduce the weapon’s silhouette, and a gun sight has been added to allow more accurate anti-tank fire. The gun is said to have been used by French Foreign Legion troops of the Forces Françaises Libres (FFL) defending the desert outpost of Bir Hacheim during the Battle of Gazala 26/27 Mayo 1942. The defenders of Bir Hacheim repulsed several strong German and Italian attacks against this important flank position of the Gazala line in front of Tobruk, but they had to evacuate the strongpoint on Junio 10. The gun is now in the Musée de l’Armée in Paris.

Modelos Disponibles

• Cañón de Campaña de 75 mm MLE 1897/1940, 1:72 Fine Scale Factory WZ01
• Cañón de Campaña de 75 mm MLE 1897/1940, 20 mm Raventhorpe
• Cañón de Campaña de 75 mm MLE 1897/1940, 1:76 Hinchliffe 20/217
• Cañón de Campaña de 75 mm MLE 1897/1940, Limber, Caisson, Horses, 12 mm Minifigs FV-84

Especificaciones Técnicas

• Canon de Campagne de 75 mm MLE 1897/1940
• Calibre: 75 mm
• Longitud del cañón: L.36.3
• Barrel Recoil: 1,05 m
• Elevación: 0° to 40°
• Cadencia: 20 disparos por minuto
• Maximum Chamber Pressure: 2600 bar
• Penetración de blindaje de 0-100 m:
  • A.P. 90 mm (French, German)
  • A.P.C.R. 128 mm (German Panzergranate 40)

Bibliografía

• Hogg, Ian: Twentieth-Century Artillery

Museum Exhibits

The Bir Hacheim gun, Musée de l’Armée, Paris

Breech mechanism of the Bir Hacheim gun, Musée de l’Armée, Paris

Empleo Histórico

• French Army 1940
• Forces Françaises Libres 1940-1943

Conversiones Posibles

• German 7.5 cm L.36.3 PaK 97/38 (f)
  mounted on the carriage of the PaK 38 and fitted with a T.R. Breech (tir rapide).
• German 7.5 cm L.36.3 PaK 97/40 (f)
  mounted on the carriage of the PaK 38 and fitted with a T.R. Breech (tir rapide).

Many of the famous 75 mm field guns of World War One were upgraded in 1938 and 1940, they received pneumatic tires and the shield was cut down to reduce the silhouette of the weapon. After the fall of France, many of these upgraded field guns ended up in the German Wehrmacht and other Axis formations.

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Figuras del Ejército Francés de la Segunda Guerra Mundial

– Publicado: 20.01.2001 – Actualizado: 22.08.2008
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