The Canon de 75 mm modèle 1924 was a French naval anti-aircraft gun designed after World War I. It served aboard battleships, cruisers and destroyers during World War II. In Polish service it was known as the 75 mm Armata przeciwlotnicza wz.1922/1924. In German service it was known as the 7.5 cm Flak M.22-24(f) and was used to arm Germany's Atlantic Wall fortifications.[1]
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BibliographyEdit
Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN0-87021-459-4.
Jordan, John & Moulin, Jean (2015). French Destroyers: Torpilleurs d'Escadre & Contre-Torpilleurs 1922–1956. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN978-1-84832-198-4.
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French 75 mm/50 (2.95") Model 1922, 1924 and 1927
October 21, 2023
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