SA 50

75 SA 50
TypeRifled tank gun
Place of originFrance
Service history
In service1956-present
Production history
DesignerArsenal de Bourges (ABS)
Designed1950
ManufacturerArsenal de Bourges (ABS)
Produced1952-1959
No. built2200
VariantsCN 90 F3 (D 960)
Specifications
Length4.64 m (15 ft 3 in)
Barrel length61.5 calibres

Shell75×597mmR
Shell weight6.4 kg (APC-T shot POT-51A)
Calibre75 mm (2.95 in)
Barrelsautofrettaged
Actionsemi-automatic horizontal sliding-wedge breech
Breechhorizontal sliding-wedge
Recoil330 mm
CarriageFL 10 or modified D50878 (Israeli Super Sherman) turret
Elevation-6° to +14° (FL 10)
Traverse360°
Rate of fireup to 14 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity1000 m/s
Maximum firing range8000 m (with HE shells)
SightsAPX L 862

The 75 SA 50 (French: 75 mm Semi-Automatique Modèle 1950; English: 75 mm Semi-Automatic 1950 Model) also called 75 Mle 50 or CN 75-50 is a French 75 mm high-velocity rifled gun. Although originally designed for the AMX-13 light tank, the SA 50 has also been used on the EBR wheeled reconnaissance vehicle and foreign medium tanks such as the Israeli upgraded Super Sherman.