Canon de 90 mle 1877 de Bange

Canon de 90 mle 1877 de Bange History

The

de Bange 1877 field gun, as the name suggests, arrived in 1877 and served with the French army during the First World War (1914-1918) and during the Second World War (1939-1945) Served in the hands of different people. The series was used to replace the aging Reffye and Lahitole guns, which were in turn adopted in the early to mid-1870s.

Industry and projectiles advanced so rapidly during this period that a quick exchange of recently acquired weapons might prove to be commonplace - especially with Europe seemingly unable to stay out of various wars.

Designer Charles Ragon de Bange's 90mm gun had a traditional layout at the time - it was mounted with a tapered barrel on a mounting system on a two-wheeled frame with heavy spokes and a fixed trailing arm . The barrel is breech-loading, a major advantage of older muzzle-loading guns. Like many field guns of that period, the de Bange gun did not have any kind of recoil mechanism, which meant that the rifle crew had to "retrain" the gun after each successive shot - a problem the French eventually solved by introducing a good gun 75mm gun de 75 Modele 1897 - has a serviceable recoil system, making it the world's first modern gun.

The breech design of the

de Bange allows for proper sealing around the combustion chamber prior to ignition. A hinged "cap" is used to cover the breech when closed and connects the required seals with the help of a rotating helical design.

A few crew members are still required to get the gun to work - although they no longer have to handle the muzzle end like previous field gun designs.

Although it was obsolete at the time of the First World War in July 1914, every gun was needed in the French war effort, so the available stock of de Bange 90mm guns remained in service until a better replacement emerged goods (there was actually a shortage of ammunition, which only exacerbated the situation in France). For lack of something better, the British Army was also armed with French guns at one point during the First World War.

The weapon's range was so great that it was used until World War II, when France provided Finland with about 100 of them to prevent defeat by the invading Soviet Union. Almost no quarter of these weapons ended up in Finnish hands, although the Finns managed to use them until mid-1944, when the history of this weapon finally came to an end.

Specification

Basic

Roles

Armor

Depends on the ammunition carrier.

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