Canon de 105 court modèle 1934 Schneider
| 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) |
The Canon de 105 court modèle 1934 Schneider was a French howitzer used in World War II. It was designed by Schneider et Cie.
Production and history
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. 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
Captured 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. In late 1939, around 12 French Army canons de 105 modèle 1934 were delivered by France to the Turkish Army.[2]
References
- ^ 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.