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unusual facts about French 75


French 75

The Canon de 75 modèle 1897, an innovative design that introduced, for the first time in field artillery history, a hydro-pneumatic recoil mechanism keeping the gun stable during firing and thus permitting high rates of accurate shell delivery.


Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy

The argument is thus made that the document was designed to prevent the Germans from discovering the development of the French 75.


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