General Characteristics
- Caliber: 75 mm
- Barrel length: L/46
- Rifling: 32 Grooves, right-hand increasing twist, 1/24 to 1/18.
- Length with the carriage: 6.2 metres (20.3 ft)
- Length: 3.45 metres (11.3 ft)
- Width: 2 metres (6.6 ft)
- Height: 1.25 metres (4.1 ft)
- Weight (combat ready): 1,425 kilograms (3,142 lb)
- Traverse: 65°
- Elevation: -5° to + 22°
- Rate of fire: 14 rounds per minute
- Engagement range: 1,800 metres (5,906 ft)
- Indirect range: 7,678 metres (25,190 ft) m (HE shell)
- Projectile weight: 3.18 kilograms (7.0 lb) to 6.8 kilograms (15.0 lb)
| Round | Muzzle velocity | Penetration of armour 90 degrees incidence at 500 metres (1,640 ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Armour piercing | 792 m/s (2,598 ft/s) | 132 millimetres (5.2 in) |
| APCR | 933 m/s (3,061 ft/s) | 154 millimetres (6.1 in) |
| HE | 550 m/s (1,804 ft/s) | n/a |
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