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| West Point Military Museum - Artillery / 12 French WWI 75mm Field Gun
Bill Maloney 3/13/2009 |
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12 French WWI 75mm Field Gun
WWI era French 75mm Field Guns at other Military Museums |
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| A WWI French 75mm Field Gun can be found at the Fort Dix Army Reserve Mobilization Museum in Fort Dix, NJ | Another WWI French 75mm Field Gun can be found at the US Army Ordnance Museum in Aberdeen, MD |
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| Another WWI French 75mm Field Gun can be found at the Militia Museum of New Jersey in Sea Girt, NJ | |
Caliber: 75mm
Action: Breech Loader, hydro pneumatic recoil mechanism
Muzzle Velocity: 1,600fps
Range: 9,300 yards shell, 5,000 yards shrapnel
Weight of Round - 13lbs High Explosive, shrapnel, anti tank
Maximum Powder Charge:
Barrel Length: 106 inches
Weight Towed: 3,400lbs
Year Built: 1897
This particular 75mm Field Gun fired the first US shot against German Troops in WWI by Battery C Sixth Field Artillery. Their first shots were fired at 6:05am October 23, 1917. It fired over 10,000 rounds before being taken out of service and preserved.