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Monday, April 25th 2011, 11:49pm

French Anti-Tank Weapons

Summary

AT Guns
- Canon leger de 25 antichar SA-L mle 1934
- Canon de 47 antichar SA mle 1937
- Canon de 75mm L/36.3 Mle1897/33
- Canon de 75 antichar SA mle 1939 (Canon de 75mm L/53 TAZ Mle1939)
- Canon anti-aérien de 75mm modèle 1939 - An anti-aircraft gun equipped with a 6x scope to be useful for anti-tank roles.

Other AT Weapons
- Mle 1943 CSR-81 (81mm recoilless rifle)
- LGPR-41AC (40mm recoilless rifle / grenade launcher)

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Monday, April 25th 2011, 11:50pm

Canon leger de 25 antichar SA-L mle 1934



Canon leger de 25 antichar SA-L mle 1934
Calibre: 25-mm (0.98 in)
Length of piece: 1.8 m (? in)
Weight: travelling ? kg (? Ib)
and in action 496 kg (1,093 Ib)
Elevation: -5 degrees to +21 degrees
Traverse: 60 degrees
Muzzle velocity: 918 m (3,012 ft) per second
Range: 1800 m (1,968 yards)
Shell weight: 0.32 kg (0.7 Ib)

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Monday, April 25th 2011, 11:50pm

Canon de 47 antichar SA mle 1937



Canon de 47 antichar SA mle 1937
Calibre: 47-mm (1.85 in)
Length of piece: 2.49 m (? in)
Weight: travelling 1090 kg (2,403 Ib)
and in action 1050 kg (2,315 Ib)
Elevation: -13 degrees to +16.5 degrees
Traverse: 68 degrees
Muzzle velocity: 855 m (2,805 ft) per second
Range: 6,500 m (7,110 yards)
Shell weight: 1.725 kg (3.8 Ib)

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Monday, April 25th 2011, 11:59pm

Canon de 75 antichar SA mle 1897 modifié 1938

Canon de 75mm L/36.3 Mle1897/33
Caliber : 75x350R mm
Length : 4.98m
Barrel length : 2721 mm (2229 mm rifling)
Width : 1.51m
Weight in action : 1500 kg
Weight in travel : 1550 kg
Elevation : -6° to +50°
Traverse : 58°
Practical AT range : 800m (maximum range 11100m)
Rate of fire : up to 28 rpm (10-12 rpm in sustained fire)
Crew : 1 NCO + 6 men
Penetration : 50mm /30° at 400m with obus de rupture Mle1910M (APHE) (V° = 580 m/s)

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Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 1:47am

Canon de 75mm L/53 TAZ Mle1939

Canon de 75mm L/53 TAZ Mle1939 (Schneider)
(TAZ = triflèche tous azimuts)
Caliber: 75x518R mm
Barrel length: 4000 mm (3250 mm rifling)
Weight: 2090 kg
Rate of fire: 20 rpm
Muzzle velocity: 700 m/s
Traverse: 360°
Elevation: 40°
Maximum range: 13000 m
Penetration: 80mm at 1000m (HE)

The 75mm Mle1939 had a 3-trail carriage permitting a 360° traverse. It is replacing all past 75mm AT guns at the divisional level. This gun can use both Brandt sub-caliber 75/57mm shells and Brandt HEAT projectiles, undergoing testing in 1940 to provide additional armour-piercing antitank performance. This gun is used both as an antiaircraft gun and an antitank gun, while a modified (shortened) version is used on the Transall FT-37 Lefebvre heavy tank. A follow-on version with the full-length barrel also appeared on the Char-8 Montbrun medium tank.

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Friday, June 28th 2013, 9:27pm

Mle 1943 CSR-81
Type: Recoilless Rifle
Weight: 17.2 kg, 20 kg (with wheels)
Length: 1475 mm
Crew: 2 men
Caliber: 81 mm
Shell: HEAT
Rate of Fire: 4-5 rounds per minute
Range: 500 meters

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Friday, June 28th 2013, 9:27pm

LGPR-41AC
Type: Recoilless Rifle
Weight: 3 kg (unloaded), 5.1 kg (ready to fire)
Length: 1.2 m
Crew: 2 men
Caliber: 40mm barrel, 85mm shell
Shell: HEAT
Rate of Fire: 3-4 rounds per minute
Range: 150 m (effective), 200 m (maximum)
Penetration: 180mm armour @ 100m range

The LGPR-41AC is a 40mm recoilless rifle which fires a modified version of the hand-thrown Grenade anti-char mle1942.