Canon de 75 mle GP II

Canon de 75 mle GP11
Type	Field gun
Place of origin	Belgium
Service history
In service	1919?-1945
Used by	Belgium  Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Cockerill
Manufacturer	Cockerill
Specifications
Weight	2,477 kilograms (5,461 lb) (travelling) 1,510 kilograms (3,330 lb) (combat)
Barrel length	2.806 metres (9 ft 2.5 in) L/37.4
Shell	Fixed QF 75 x 150mm R 6.125 kilograms (13.50 lb)
Caliber	75 mm (2.95 in)
Carriage	Box trail
Elevation	-7° to +43°
Traverse	8°
Muzzle velocity	579 m/s (1,899 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	11 kilometres (6.8 mi)

The Canon de 75 mle GP II was a field gun used by Belgium during World War II. Cockerill mounted lengthened Canon de 75 mle TR barrels on ex-German 7.7 cm FK 16 gun carriages received as reparations after World War I. After 1940, the Wehrmacht designated captured guns as the 7.5 cm FK 234(b) and used them to equip occupation units in Belgium.

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