US 75mm M1897 – Fotografije & Video

Fotogalerija US 75mm M1897 on M2A3 carriage, The gun is of French design. A number of these weapons were purchased by the United States. Similar guns were manufactured in the United States. The parts of the American and French manufactured guns are identical and therefore interchangeable. The gun is the built-up type. Name and model are stamped on the left side of the breech hoop. Name of manufacturer, year of manufacture, serial number and weight, including breech mechanism, are stamped on the muzzle. Data on guns bought from France will be found on top of breech end. M1897A4 and M1897A2 – The M1897A4 gun is a modification of the 75-mm gun, M1897 (French). The modification consists of the removal of rollers and sweeper plates with felt pads, and elimination of a portion of the jacket of the gun which is replaced by steel rails and bronze strips attached to supports on the gun. M1897A2 gun is standard for new manufacture and is similar in design to the 75-mm gun, M1897A4

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US 75mm M1897 je bila poljska pištola in protitankovska pištola, ki je temeljila na francoskem Canon de 75 modèle 1897. Sprejela ga je ameriška vojska v prvi svetovni vojni in ga veliko uporabljala v drugi svetovni vojni. Ameriški 75-milimetrski M1897 je imel ekscentrično vijačno zaklep Nordenfelt , hidro-pnevmatski mehanizem povratnega udarca in kočijo z deljeno potjo. Lahko bi izstrelil fiksno hitro strelivo z dometom do 11 km. Z usposobljeno posadko je lahko izstrelil do 30 krogov na minuto. Ameriški 75-milimetrski M1897 je bil učinkovit proti pehoti, topništvu in lahkim oklepnim vozilom. Nameščen je bil tudi na nekaterih vozilih na lastni pogon, kot sta M3 Gun Motor Carriage in Saint-Chamond tank.