Schneider-Canet 75mm mountain gun M. 1897

 

 

 

 

Bulgarian designation :

75-мм нескорострелно планинско оръдие “Шнайдер”

Calibre :

75mm L/13

Weight of the barrel :

98 kg

Weight of the carriage :

165 kg

Weight in action :

263 kg

Barrel length :

9.750 m

Barrel grooves

number :

24

depth :

1.25 mm

angle of twist :

progressive, 5° 07’ to 7° 10’

Battering charge :

400 g of black powder

Common shell weight :

4.3 kg - charge : 94 g of gunpowder

Shrapnel weight :

4.3 kg – charge : 55 g of gunpowder

170 bullets x 11 g

Muzzle velocity :

294 m/s

Max. range :

 

Elevation :

 

Transport :

4 loads: 1 – barrel; 1 – trail; 1 – wheels and shaft; 1 – two ammunition boxes

Ammunition :

138 shells

Remarks :

Slow firing mountain gun with screw breechblock system. It fired the same projectiles as the 75mm field gun M. 1886, but it employed a different battering charge.