Schneider-Canet 75mm M. 1911 mountain gun

Turkish designation :		7,5/16 sm. Fransız Şinayder seri ateşli dağ top
French designation :		Matériel de montagne tir rapide, de 75mm, type MD² T
Calibre :		75mm L/16
Weight of the barrel :		109 kg
Weight of the carriage :		328 kg
Weight in action :		513 kg
Barrel length :		1.200 m
Number of barrel grooves :		28
Height of line of fire :		773 mm
Shield	thickness :	4.5 mm
	weight :	85 kg
Cartridge weight :		6.105 kg
Shell weight :		5.1 kg - bursting charge : 0,7 kg Schneiderite
		5.3 kg - bursting charge : 0.7 kg Schneiderite
Shrapnel	weight :	5.3 kg 281 bullets x 10 g
	fuze :	time and percussion
Muzzle velocity :		300 m/s (with shell weighting 5.3 kg)
		330 m/s (with shell weighting 5.1 kg)
Max. range :		4900 m / 5900 m
Elevation :		+ 20° / - 10° (with axle in low position) + 28° / + 13° (with axle in high position)
Traversing angle :		4° 30’
Track :		900 mm
Height of wheels :		900 mm
Transport :		5 loads : 1 - gun; 1 - carriage and axle; 1 - shield and fittings; 1 - cradle, 1 - trail and wheels
Remarks : Quick firing mountain gun, with hydro-pneumatic recoil system, swinging block breech mechanism. It was fitted for an independent line of sight. In 1911-12 Turkish Army bought 18 four-guns batteries. At least 1, but more likely 6 of these guns were captured by the Bulgarian Army during the Balkan war.