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The Canon de 105 court modèle 1934 Schneider was a French howitzer used in World War II. It was designed by Schneider et Cie.
| Canon de 105 court modèle 1934 | |
|---|---|
 A line drawing from Ecole d'application d'artillerie. Organisation des matériels. Tome V. Matériels usuels. | |
| Type | Howitzer |
| Place of origin | France |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1935–1945 |
| Used by |
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| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Schneider |
| Manufacturer | Schneider |
| Produced | 1935-1938 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1,722 kg (3,796 lb) |
| Barrel length | 2.09 metres (6 ft 10 in) L/20 |
| Shell | 15.7 kg (35 lb)[1] |
| Caliber | 105 mm (4.1 in) |
| Carriage | Split trail |
| Elevation | −8° to 43° |
| Traverse | 45° |
| Rate of fire | 5 rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 465 m/s (1,530 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 10,700 metres (11,700 yd) |
Production and history
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It derived from the 105 mm hotwitzer produced by Schneider for the Imperial Japanese Army.[2]
Production was slow with only 144 built from 1935 to 1938.[citation needed] A more conservative 105 mm howitzer design, the Canon de 105 court modèle 1935 B, was produced by the State Arsenal at Bourges, and was ordered in larger numbers.[2] At the time of the battle of France, only 60 were in service in the artillery of the 1st and 3rd Armoured and 3rd Motorized Divisions.[3]
Foreign users
editCaptured weapons were used by the German Heer as the 10.5 cm leFH 324(f).[4] 70 105 mm howitzers mod. 1934 Schneider were bought by Lithuania (105 mm 1934 m. haubica) in 1937.[citation needed] In late 1939, around 12 French Army canons de 105 modèle 1934 were delivered by France to the Turkish Army.[2]
References
edit- ^ Chamberlain, Peter (1975). Light and medium field artillery. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco. p. 20. ISBN 0668038209. OCLC 2067331.
- ^ a b c Vauvillier, François (October 2008). "Armée française: L'artillerie de campagne divisionnaire en 1940" [French Army: The divisional field artillery in 1940]. Tank Zone (in French). No. 1. pp. 58–65.
- ^ Denis, Éric (January 2012). "L'obusier de 105 C modèle 1934 Schneider". Histoire de guerre, blindés et matériel (in French). No. 99. pp. 28–39.
- ^ Gander, Terry (1998). Germany's guns, 1939-1945. Marlborough: Crowood Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-86126-110-6.
- Engelmann, Joachim; Scheibert, Horst (1974). Deutsche Artillerie 1934-1945: Eine Dokumentation in Text, Skizzen und Bildern: Ausrüstung, Gliederung, Ausbildung, Führung, Einsatz (in German). Limburg an der Lahn: C. A. Starke.
- Gander, Terry; Chamberlain, Peter (1979). Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-15090-3.
