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Aberdeen Proving Ground
Tank Park and Museum

French 75mm Model 1897 Artillery

article and photos by Russ Lockwood



Introduced in 1897, this 75mm artillery piece used advanced recoil and breech mechanisms for its time. Although passed by the British 18lber and German 77mm field pieces in WWI, it still did yeoman service in the French and American armies. Over 17,000 produced by the end of the war.


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