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 Sai...
France (1950s) Heavy Tank – Fake After the liberation of the country in 1944-1945, France found itself with a serious need to rebuild its military industry, damaged by years of war and occupation, if it wanted to remain a serious player in international politics as well as a respected ...
Armament:75mm main gun one/two 7.5mm or 7.62mm machine guns Crew:3 Driver, commander & gunner Weight:14.76 tons Dimensions:length 4.88m width 2.51m height 2.3m Powerpack:Sofan model 8Gxb 8 cylinder petrol generating 250hp Speed:road 60km/h ...