France
75 mm/62.5 (2.95") Model 1908
Updated 03 March 2012

An anti-torpedo boat gun used on pre-dreadnoughts.
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Battleship Danton
The 75 mm (2.95") guns are in the hull casemates

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Gun Characteristics
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Designation 75 mm/62.5 (2.95") Model 1908
Ship Class Used On Danton
Date Of Design 1908
Date In Service 1911
Gun Weight N/A
Gun Length oa N/A
Bore Length about 184.5 in (4.688 m)
Rifling Length N/A
Grooves N/A
Lands N/A
Twist N/A
Chamber Volume N/A
Rate Of Fire about 10 rounds per minute
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Ammunition
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Type Fixed
Weight of Complete Round N/A
Projectile Types and Weights Original:  HE - 14.1 lbs. (6.4 kg)
World War II:  HE - 13.6 lbs. (6.2 kg)
Bursting Charge N/A
Projectile Length N/A
Propellant Charge N/A
Muzzle Velocity Original - 3,051 fps (930 mps)
World War II - 2,822 fps (860 mps)
Working Pressure N/A
Approximate Barrel Life N/A
Ammunition stowage per gun N/A
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Range
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Elevation 14.1 lbs. (6.4 kg) HE Shell
Range @ 20 degrees about 10,000 yards (9,140 m)
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Mount / Turret Data
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Designation Single Casemate Mounts
   Danton (16)
Weight  N/A
Elevation about -10 / +20 degrees
Elevation Rate N/A
Train about +140 / -140 degrees
Train Rate N/A
Gun recoil N/A
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Data from
"Naval Weapons of World War Two" by John Campbell
Page History

30 September 2005 - Benchmark
03 March 2012 - Updated to latest template