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  • Saint Chamond-Mondragón
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  • The Saint Chamond-Mondragón 75mm gun was specified in the 1890s by Mexican General Manuel Mondragón, designed mostly by colonel Rimailho and produced by the French arms manufacturer St Chamond. It was widely used by different forces during the Mexican Revolution. It was also used in modified form to arm most of the French Saint Chamond tanks deployed during the First World War.
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Caption
  • St Chamond 75 mm gun in the IDF History Museum.
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  • 75.0
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  • single trail
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  • The Saint Chamond-Mondragón 75mm gun was specified in the 1890s by Mexican General Manuel Mondragón, designed mostly by colonel Rimailho and produced by the French arms manufacturer St Chamond. It was widely used by different forces during the Mexican Revolution. It was also used in modified form to arm most of the French Saint Chamond tanks deployed during the First World War. Israel purchased a number of pieces from Mexico in 1948 and used them in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Because of its Mexican origin, the gun was known in Israel as Cucaracha. Three surviving pieces are on display in Israeli museums: two in the Israel Defense Forces History Museum in Tel Aviv, and one in Beyt ha-Gdudim museum in moshav Avihayil.