The significance of the 'Soixante-Quinze', the French 75 mm Mod猫le 1897 field gun, one of the most famous guns of the Great War, is examined. The technical features that made the 75 revolutionary are summarized, including ammunition, breech mechanism, mounting and sighting. Its development ...
The French 75 has its origins in WWI, at Harry's New York Bar in Paris. The story goes that cocktail was named after the French 75mm field gun. All in all,The French 75 is a true crowd-pleaser — so much so that it’s found a well-earned spot on the list of the 50 most popu...
Much of France was a battleground, dotted with fearsome French artillery units, rolling their awe-inspiring 75mm field guns. This drink was named that year for that very gun, which may well have saved France and all the Allied powers from grievous defeat. We’ll drink to that! Most ...
One American unit, Battery F of the 149th Field Artillery Battalion, part of the 42nd Infantry Division, came up with the so-called Pirate Gun. This cannon was used to support an attack with direct fire right on the front lines. The night before the assault, the gun was towed b...
During the summer of 1918, as combat moved from the trenches into the open, the Saint-Chamond’s were used to engage German field gun batteries (Nahkampfbatterien) at a distance with their 75mm cannon. The Saint-Chamond proved reasonably effective in this specialist assault gun role. The ...
France/Federal Republic of Germany (1955?-1961) Anti-Tank Reconnaissance Vehicle – 1 to 2 Prototypes Built With the formation of the Bundeswehr in 1955, the new army of West Germany, a decision was made to acquire small tracked armored reconnaissance vehicles for use in the so-called Panzer...
They razz each other about films, cartoons, nothing in particular, but always the gun hovers over them like a death sentence, the black-and-white focal point for all the hatred they meet with, and all they can give back. Kassovitz has made only one film before (the droll race-comedy ...
His debut, Hippolyte et Aricie (1733), caused a great stir and was fiercely attacked by the supporters of Lully's style of music for its revolutionary use of harmony. Nevertheless, Rameau's pre-eminence in the field of French opera was soon acknowledged, and he was later attacked as...
Monfreid was famous for his travels in the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa coast from Tanzania to Aden, Yemen, the Arabian Peninsula and Suez, that he sailed in his various expeditions as adventurer, smuggler and gunrunner. Birthplace: Leucate, France Michel Butor Age: 98 Michel Butor (...
France (1936-1940) Light Infantry Tank – 100 Built Although relatively unknown, the FCM 36 was one of the French Army’s light tanks used during the battles of May and June 1940. Technically very advanced compared to other French vehicles of the type, it proved its effectiveness during a ...