Canon de 75 modele 1897 mod.1938

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2450

Regimental artillery field gun (15 pcs)

Description

The French 75 mm field gun is a quick-firing field artillery piece adopted in March 1898. Its official French designation was: Matériel de 75 mm Mle 1897. The French 75 is widely regarded as the first modern artillery piece. It was the first field gun to include a hydro-pneumatic recoil mechanism, which kept the gun’s trail and wheels perfectly still during the firing sequence.

Canon de 75 mm mle 1897 modifié 1938 was a motorized artillery variant with wooden wheels replaced by metallic wheels with pneumatic tires.

Set consists of 15 fine 3D-printed models. Models are sold with print supports and need side-cutters or hobby knife to remove them.

3mm/1:600th scale, top quality battlefield elements

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