76 mm mountain gun M1909

The Canon de 76 M(montagne) modele 1909 Schneider (76 mm mle.09) was a mountain gun manufactured by a French company, Schneider. An earlier version, the 75 mm Schneider-Danglis 06/09 had been designed, in 1906, by a Greek officer (Colonel Panagiotis Danglis), who designed it as a 75 mm gun. This gun was used by Greece who, by 1939, had sold 40 of these guns to Finland, where it was known as the 75 LK 13.

Canon de 76M (montagne) modele 1909 Schneider
Russian Model 1909 mountain gun
TypeMountain gun
Place of originFrance
Service history
Used byRussian Empire, France, Greece, USSR, Finland, Nazi Germany
WarsWorld War I, World War II
Production history
DesignerPanagiotis Danglis
ManufacturerObukhov plant
Schneider et Cie
Produced1909
No. built2,060 Obukhov plant 1909-1938, 48 Schneider et Cie
Variants3-inch counter-assault gun M1910, 3-inch "short" gun M1913
Specifications
Masstransport: 1,225 kg (2,701 lbs)
combat: 627 kg (1,382 lbs)
Barrel length1.25 m (4 ft 1 in) L/16.5[1]
Shell76.2 × 191 mm R
Shell weight6.23 kg (13 lb 12 oz)
Caliber76.2 mm (3 in)
CarriageBox-trail
Elevation-6° to +28°
Traverse50°[1]
Muzzle velocity387 m/s (1,270 ft/s)
Maximum firing range8,550 m (9,350 yds)[1]

Greek general and politician Panagiotis Danglis.

In 1909, the revised 76.2 mm gun was produced for Russia, which wanted to replace the low-powered 3-inch mountain gun M1904 designed by Obukhov plant. The Russians designated this as the 76 mm mountain gun M1909 (76-09) and developed several modifications (fortress 3-inch counter-assault gun M1910 and "short" gun M1913, 76 LK 10 and 76 LK 13 in Finnish service). In 1941, the Germans captured a number of 76-09s, which they referred to as 7.62 cm GebK 293(r). The guns were sometimes equipped with an armoured shield.

Museum examples

References
  1. Chamberlain, Peter (1975). Infantry, mountain, and airborne guns. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco. p. 4. ISBN 0668038195. OCLC 2067391.
  2. Armata górska wz. 1909 kal. 76,2 mm (pl)
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