French "75"/50
Caliber = 7.5 cm (3.0 inch)
Shell weight = 6 kg (13 lbs)
Muzzle velocity = 863 m/s (2832 fps)
Relative ballistic performance: 0.79
Muzzle energy = 2.237 megajoules = 824.2 foot-tons
Relative muzzle energy: 1.00
Barrel length: 50 calibers
Elevation Range
Time Velocity Fall Angle
2.5 deg 3900 meters
6.6 sec 420 m/s 4.0 deg
5.0 deg
5700 meters 11.9 sec 302 m/s 9.9 deg
7.5 deg 6900 meters 16.4 sec 250 m/s
16.5 deg
10.0 deg 7800 meters
20.5 sec 221 m/s 23.4 deg
12.5 deg
8500 meters 24.3 sec 205 m/s 30.1 deg
15.0 deg 9100 meters 27.9 sec 197 m/s
36.5 deg
20.0 deg 10000 meters 34.4
sec 192 m/s 47.0 deg
25.0 deg
10600 meters 40.5 sec 195 m/s 55.3 deg
30.0 deg 11100 meters 46.2 sec 201 m/s
61.6 deg
35.0 deg 11300 meters 51.6
sec 207 m/s 66.5 deg
40.0 deg
11300 meters 56.7 sec 213 m/s 70.3 deg
45.0 deg 11100 meters 61.5 sec 219 m/s
73.4 deg
50.0 deg 10800 meters 66.0
sec 224 m/s 75.9 deg
Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor
(Relative armor quality, 9.00)
Maximum penetration: 0.82 cm
Elevation Range
Belt Deck
Maximum range = 11300 meters at 38.4 deg elevation
Maximum altitude = 8600 meters at 85.0 deg elevation