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7 qt. Quantity Fluid Recoil Cylinder f. Model 95 (1935) 75-mm Gun. The Model 95 75-mm gun has an appearance similar to the Model 90 75-mm gun. It is derived from the Model 1933 Schneider 75, which it closely resembles. Since it weighs only 400 pounds more than the Model 41 cavalry gun, it is possible that the Model 95 may be intended to replace that weapon. However, its use on Saipan and its close resemblance to the heavier Model 90 may indicate that the latter weapon is too heavy for efficient horse-draft, and too complex for the capabilities of Japanese industry.
HE, APHE, shrapnel, pointed, incendiary, smoke, illuminating. (For further data, see fig. 86). Horizontal sliding wedge. Continuous pull percussion (Krupp type). 5 lb. 4 lb. -- -Over-all Length: 17 ft. 29 ft. 4 in. - Traveling ... Width: 4 ft. 6 in. ------------------5 ft. 2 in. -----------------4 ft. 10 in. 1 ft. 4 in. Road Clearance ------------- Horse-drawn-six horses. 8 miles per day. Practical Speed on Good Roads 2 minutes. ---Axle. -.. Spring. -- Hand friction brake (ordinary wagon brake).
Battery of motorized Model 90 (1930) 75-mm guns in action in China. Figure 16. Model 90 (1930) 75 -amm gun, motorized. 35 use of pintle traverse in its construction, but this is diminished by the use of spade plates which makes trail shifting a rather lengthy process. The Model 90 appears to be adapted from the 85-mm Schneider Model 1927 built for Greece. It is believed that early models had the original Schneider interrupted thread breechblock, while newer guns have sliding wedge breechblocks.