Französische Feldkanone 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, und 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 May 1942. The defenders of Bir Hacheim repulsed several strong German und Italian attacks against this important flank position of the Gazala line in front of Tobruk, but they had to evacuate the strongpoint on June 10. The gun is now in the Musée de l’Armée in Paris.

Bekannte Modelle

Feldkanone 75 mm MLE 1897/1940, 1:72 Fine Scale Factory WZ01
Feldkanone 75 mm MLE 1897/1940, 20 mm Raventhorpe
Feldkanone 75 mm MLE 1897/1940, 1:76 Hinchliffe 20/217
Feldkanone 75 mm MLE 1897/1940, Protze, Munitionskarren, und Pferde, 12 mm Minifigs FV-84

Technische Daten

Canon de Campagne de 75 mm MLE 1897/1940
Kaliber: 75 mm
Kaliberlänge: L.36.3
Barrel Recoil: 1,05 m
Höhenrichtbereich: 0° to 40°
Feuergeschwindigkeit: 20 rounds per minute
Maximum Chamber Pressure: 2600 bar
Durchschlagsleistung auf 0-100 m:
- A.P. 90 mm (French, German)
- A.P.C.R. 128 mm (German Panzergranate 40)

Bibliographie

Hogg, Ian: Artillerie des 20. Jahrhunderts

Museumsstücke

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

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

Historische Verwendung

French Army 1940
Forces Françaises Libres 1940-1943

Interessante Umbauten

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

Many of the famous 75 mm field guns of World War One were upgraded in 1938 und 1940, they received pneumatic tires und 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 und other Axis formations.

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Figuren der Französischen Armee des Zweiten Weltkrieges