Canon de 65 M(montagne) modele 1906
The
Canon de 65 M(montagne) modele 1906 (
65mm mle.1906) was a
French mountain gun which entered the
regiments d'artillerie de montagne in
1906. By
1939, the weapon was generally used as an
infantry support gun. This was one of the first
soft-recoil guns. After
1940, the
Germans would use these as
6.5cm GebK 221(f). The gun was also used by
Albania,
Greece, and
Poland.
Statistics
- Calibre: 65mm
- Elevation: -9°30' to 35°
- Muzzle Velocity: 330m/s
- Range: 6500m
- Traverse: 6°
- Weight: 400kg
- Weight of Shell: 4.4kg
