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This legendary French gun entered service in the Romanian Army during WW1, as part of the reorganization of 1917 when the bulk of the Entente supplies reached Romania. In 1926 there were still 126 pieces in the armyâ??s inventory and ten years later they underwent a process of refurbishing at the Resita Works, together with the Schneider-Putilov guns.
During WW2, the 75mm Puteaux gun model 1897/36 equipped a part of the divisional artillery regiments and served throughout the entire conflict. In 1944-45 it also equipped some of the horse artillery regiments. The losses were replaced by Polish Puteaux guns captured by the Wehrmacht and sold by to Romania, according to some sources.
| Specifications |
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| Caliber |
75mm |
| Max range |
8000-11000m |
| Barrel length |
2.72m |
| Length of rifling |
2.23m |
| Rifling grooves |
24 |
| Grooves depth |
0.5mm |
| Weight of breech |
27kg |
| Weight of recoiling mass |
461kg |
| Weight of gun in battery |
1140kg |
| Weight of wheel |
81kg |
| Length of gun in battery |
4.45m |
| Width of path |
1.51m |
| Recoil length |
114-122cm |
| Weight of gun in march w/ front wagon |
1970kg |
| Vertical field of fire |
-11/+18 degrees |
| Horizontal field of fire |
6 degrees |
| Max rate of fire |
28 rounds/minute |
| Practical rate of fire |
6 rounds/minute |
| Muzzle velocity |
525-577m/s |
| Firing mechanism |
straight hammer |
| Caisson capacity |
72 shells |
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