75mm Cannon

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A 75mm cannon was a common caliber of field gun during World War I, and thus among the first weapons chosen for use on one of the war's major developments: the tank.

The French Canon de 75 modèle 1897, regarded as the first modern artillery piece due to its recoil-mitigating design, was strongly proposed for use on the Saint-Chamond gun carrier by Colonel Emile Rimailho, the cannon's designer and the tank's technical director. The Saint-Chamond owes some its uncommon design and reputation for unreliability to housing a full-sized cannon, rather than shortened cannons as may be seen on the FT-17 and the first British tanks.

Battlefield 1
The 75mm Cannon is the driver's main weapon for the Saint-Chamond tank.

Five ammunition types are available, of which two at most are used by the driver:


 * Case (Field Assault Package): Anti-infantry shrapnel shell.
 * Delayed HE (Gas Assault Package): This shell detonates a split-second after impacting a surface. The initial hit deals light damage, perhaps enough to wound infantry, but negligible to walls or armor. The bursting shell has a wide blast area, and can completely level a small structure. It may function somewhat like an airburst when glancing off surfaces.
 * Gas (Gas Assault Package): Explosive shell containing poison gas. Does moderate damage to buildings, allowing the shell to fill the room behind a struck wall. A distinctive "gas escaping" sound plays when this shell is fired.