Canon de 105 mle 1913 Schneider

Canon de 105 mle 1913
Canon de 105 mle 1913 with rubber tires, in Batey ha-Osef Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel.
TypeField gun
Place of originFrance
Production history
DesignerSchneider
ManufacturerSchneider
No. built~France: 1,600 carriages
~2,000 barrels[1]
Italy: 956[2]
Specifications
MassCombat: 2,300 kg
(5,071 lb)
Travel: 2,650 kg
(5,843 lb)
Barrel length2.987 m (9 ft 10 in) L/28.4[3]

Shell105 x 390mm R
Shell weight15.7 kg (35 lb)[4]
Caliber105 mm (4.134 in)
Breechinterrupted screw
Carriagefixed trail
Elevation-5° to 37°
Traverse
Muzzle velocity550 m/s (1,805 ft/s)
Maximum firing range12 km (7.45 mi)

The Canon de 105 mle 1913 Schneider was a French artillery piece used in World War I and World War II by many European countries.

  1. ^ François, Guy (January 2013). "Le 105 L modèle 1913, l'élégant du Creusot". Histoire de Guerre, Bildés & Materiél (in French). No. 103. Paris: Histoire & Collection. pp. 27–37. Archived from the original on 2014-08-06.
  2. ^ "CANNONE DA 105/28 MODELLO 12". www.quartermastersection.com.
  3. ^ Chamberlain, Peter; Gander, Terry (1975). Light and Medium Field Artillery. World War Two Fact Files. New York: Arco. p. 16. ISBN 0668038209. OCLC 2067331.
  4. ^ Williams, Anthony G. "101-105 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES". www.quarryhs.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-02-26. Retrieved 2017-09-03.