Canon de 75 mm modèle 1924

Canon de 75 mm modèle 1924
Canon de 75 mm modèle 1924
	A Canon de 75 mm modèle 1924 in Hel, Poland.
Type	Anti-aircraft gun
Place of origin	France
Service history
In service	1925–45
Used by	France; Poland; Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Specifications
Mass	1,070 kg (2,360 lb)
Barrel length	3.75 m (148 in) (bore length)
Shell	Fixed
Shell weight	5.93 kg (13.1 lb)
Caliber	75 mm (3.0 in)
Elevation	-10° to +90°
Rate of fire	Practical: 8–12 rpm
Muzzle velocity	850 m/s (2,800 ft/s)
Effective firing range	Horizontal: 14,100 m (15,400 yd) @ 40°; Vertical: 10,000 m (11,000 yd) @ 90°

The Canon de 75 mm modèle 1924 was a French naval anti-aircraft gun designed after World War I. It served aboard battleships, cruisers and destroyers during World War II. In Polish service it was known as the 75 mm Armata przeciwlotnicza wz.1922/1924. In German service it was known as the 7.5 cm Flak M.22-24(f) and was used to arm Germany's Atlantic Wall fortifications.^[1]

Naval Service[]

Bunker 649 N ° III in Cherbourg, Manche, France.

Ship classes that carried the Canon de 75 mm modèle 1924 include:

References[]

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Bibliography[]

Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.
Jordan, John & Moulin, Jean (2015). French Destroyers: Torpilleurs d'Escadre & Contre-Torpilleurs 1922–1956. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-198-4.

External links[]

French 75 mm/50 (2.95") Model 1922, 1924 and 1927

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v t French naval weapons of the Second World War
Battleship main armament	305 mm/45 Modèle 1906 330 mm/50 Modèle 1931 340 mm/45 Modèle 1912 380 mm/45 Modèle 1935
Cruiser main armament	138 mm/40 Modèle 1923 152 mm/55 Modèle 1930 155 mm/50 Modèle 1920 203 mm/50 Modèle 1924 203 mm/55 Modèle 1931
Destroyer and Aviso main armament	65 mm Modèle 1891 90 mm/50 Modèle 1926 100 mm/45 Modèle 1891 130 mm/40 Modèle 1919 130 mm/40 Modèle 1924 130 mm/45 Modèle 1935 138 mm/45 Modèle 1893 138 mm/40 Modèle 1927 138 mm/55 Modèle 1910 138 mm/50 Modèle 1929
Secondary armament	57 mm/40 Modèle 1885 90 mm/50 Modèle 1926 130 mm/45 Modèle 1932 138 mm/55 Modèle 1910 152 mm/55 Modèle 1930
Submarine guns	75 mm/35 Modèle 1924 75 mm/35 Modèle 1927 100 mm/45 Modèle 1917 203 mm/50 Modèle 1924
Anti-aircraft weapons	7.5 mm/80 Modèle 1931 8 mm/50 Modèle 1914 13.2 mm/76 Modèle 1929 25 mm/60 Modèle 1938 25 mm/60 Modèle 1940 37 mm/50 Modèle 1925 57 mm/40 Modèle 1902 75 mm/35 Modèle 1924 75 mm/35 Modèle 1927 90 mm/50 Modèle 1926
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