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  • Canon de 65 M (montagne) modele 1906
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  • The Canon de 65 M (montagne) modele 1906 or (65 mm mle. 1906) was a French mountain gun which entered service with the regiments d'artillerie de montagne in 1906 and was one of the first soft-recoil guns in service. The carriage of the mle 1906 was hinged and could be broken down into four mule loads for transport. By 1939, the weapon was generally used as an infantry support gun. After 1940, the Germans would use these as 6.5 cm GebK 221(f). The gun was also used by Albania, Greece, Israel (1948 Arab-Israeli War, as Napoleonchik) and Poland.
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Range
  • 6.5
Velocity
  • 330.0
Origin
  • France
Rate
  • 18
is artillery
  • yes
Type
Caption
  • 65
Cartridge
  • fixed 65x175R mm
Wars
Weight
  • 400.0
Caliber
  • 65.0
Carriage
  • box trail
ammo wt
  • 4.4
Manufacturer
  • Schneider
Recoil
  • hydro spring
Elevation
  • −9° to +35°
Designer
  • Colonel Ducrest
abstract
  • The Canon de 65 M (montagne) modele 1906 or (65 mm mle. 1906) was a French mountain gun which entered service with the regiments d'artillerie de montagne in 1906 and was one of the first soft-recoil guns in service. The carriage of the mle 1906 was hinged and could be broken down into four mule loads for transport. By 1939, the weapon was generally used as an infantry support gun. After 1940, the Germans would use these as 6.5 cm GebK 221(f). The gun was also used by Albania, Greece, Israel (1948 Arab-Israeli War, as Napoleonchik) and Poland.