| 75 mm Schneider-Danglis 06/09 | |
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| Place of origin | Kingdom of Greece |
| Service history | |
| Used by | France, Bulgaria, Russia, Greece, Finland |
| Wars | World War I World War II Greco-Italian War Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Panagiotis Danglis |
| Designed | 1893 |
| Manufacturer | Schneider-Creusot, Putilov Works |
| Produced | 1908 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 616-627 kg (sources differ) |
| Barrel length | 1.25 m |
| Shell | 75mm L/16.7 |
| Shell weight | 6.5 kg |
| Caliber | 75mm |
| Barrels | 1 |
| Breech | swinging block |
| Recoil | hydro-pneumatic |
| Carriage | hinged box trail |
| Elevation | –6° to +28° |
| Traverse | +/- 3° |
| Muzzle velocity | 371 m/s |
| Effective firing range | 7 km |
The75 mm Schneider-Danglis 06/09 (Greek: Ορειβατικό πυροβόλο των 75χιλ. Schneider-Δαγκλής, υποδ. 1908) (French: Matériel de montagne à tir rapide de 75mm, type MPD) was a 75mmmountain gun used by multiple countries prior to, during and afterWorld War I.
The gun was designed by a Greek artillery officer, MajorPanagiotis Danglis, in 1893. It featured an inner barrel which could be removed from a combination outer barrel & breech mechanism, making for easier transportation. The carriage had rotating cranked axle stubs, allowing for high or low elevation. Underneath the gun was a cradle with a hydro-pneumatic recoil system, as well as an S-shaped shield and hinged box trail, the latter of which allowed the gun to be drawn by horses from fitted shafts. It was used by Greece during theGreco-Turkish War (1919–1922),Balkan Wars,World War I, andWorld War II. TheRussian Empire purchased several guns fromSchneider-Creusot inFrance, but also manufactured 400 licensed guns at thePutilov Works.Bulgaria captured 5 guns during World War I.Finland purchased an unknown quantity which were used during theWinter War.[1][2][3][4]
The 75 mm Schneider-Danglis 06/09 led to development of the 75 M.P., 75 M.P.C., 75 M.P.C.7 (75mm M1912) 75 M.P.D (75mm M1910) 75 M.P.D. 5 (75mm M1908), & 75 M.P.E. France sent two of the ten batteries of 75 M.P.D.s ordered by Greece in 1913, and six batteries that had been ordered byPeru. These were to have initially been sent toMontenegro but were diverted to Serbia after Montenegro surrendered toAustria-Hungary on 25 January 1916.[2][1]