Cannone Francese da 75 mm L.36.3 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, ed a gun sight has been added to allow more accurate anti-tank fire. The gun is said to have been used by legione straniera francese troops of the Forces Françaises Libres (FFL) defending the desert outpost of Bir Hacheim during the Battle of Gazala 26/27 maggio 1942. The defenders of Bir Hacheim repulsed several strong German e Italian attacks against this important flank position of the Gazala line in front of Tobruk, but they had to evacuate the strongpoint on giugno 10. The gun is now in the Musée de l’Armée in Paris.

Modellini Disponibili

• 1:72 Fine Scale Factory WZ01
• 20 mm Raventhorpe
• 1:76 Hinchliffe 20/217
• 75 mm Field Gun, Limber, Caisson, e Horse Team, 12 mm Minifigs FV-84

Caratteristiche Tecniche

• Canon de Campagne de 75 mm MLE 1897/1940
• Calibro: 75 mm
• Lunghezza canna: L.36.3
• Barrel Recoil: 1,05 m
• Elevazione: 0° to 40°
• Cadenza di tiro: 20 colpi al minuto
• Maximum Chamber Pressure: 2600 bar
• Perforazione della carrozza a 0-100 m:
  • A.P. 90 mm (francese, tedesco)
  • A.P.C.R. 128 mm (Panzergranate 40 tedesco)

Bibliografia

• 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

Utilizzo storico

• Armata francese, 1940
• Forces Françaises Libres 1940-1943

Conversione

• German 7.5 cm L.36.3 PaK 97/38 (f)
  mounted on the affusto of the PaK 38 e fitted con a T.R. Breech (tir rapide).
• German 7.5 cm L.36.3 PaK 97/40 (f)
  mounted sull’affusto of the PaK 38 e fitted con a T.R. Breech (tir rapide).

Many of the famous 75 mm field guns of prima guerra mondiale were upgraded in 1938 e 1940, they received pneumatic tires e the shield was cut down to reduce the silhouette of the weapon. After the fall of Francia, many of these upgraded field guns ended up in the German Wehrmacht ed other Axis formations.

Domande più frequenti

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Soldatini Francesi della Seconda Guerra Mondiale

– Pubblicato: 20.01.2001 – Aggiornato: 22.08.2008
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