From 1920 to 1925, the Ordnance Department modified the M1897 gun by placing it on a new carriage designed to address the shortcomings of the box trail carriage that included limited traverse, limited elevation, and limited range. The new weapon was standardized in 1926 as the "75 mm gun M1 on carriage M2A1."

One of the main versions was the M1897A4 which remained in service right up to the start of WW2, but by 1941 it had given way to the more modern and heavier 105mm Howitzer as the standard weapon of the Field Artillery Regiments, some were mounted on the M3 Half-Track and used as Self-Propelled Guns.

1897年研制成功，是世界上最早的弹性炮架火炮。 其射速、射击精度和机动性能，比刚性炮架结构的同口径火炮有明显提高。 用于为野战部队提供火力支援。 此炮是第一次世界大战前性能最好的速射炮之一，各国很快竞相仿制，并在第一次世界大战中大量使用 [1]。 也叫法国M1897型75mm 加农炮 、法国75毫米快炮、法国75毫米速射火炮、法国施奈德M1897型75mm炮、意大利炮、高卢炮。 19世纪20世纪之交，火炮大革新正如火如荼的进行，而这期间一种具有划时代性 …

2023年6月2日 · Commonly known as the French 75, this gun is widely regarded as the first modern artillery piece. The French 75 was designed as an anti-personnel weapon system for delivering large volumes of time-fused shrapnel shells on enemy troops advancing in the open.

间战期间，美陆军对该型火炮进行了现代化升级，产生了数个版本，其中最为重要的便是75mm 1897A4型野战炮。 该炮一直服役直1941年，随后逐渐退出一线部队。

The information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre, the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance.

M1897A4 and M1897A2 - The M1897A4 gun is a modification of the 75-mm gun, M1897 (French). The modification consists of the removal of rollers and sweeper plates with felt pads, and elimination of a portion of the jacket of the gun which is replaced by steel rails and bronze strips attached to supports on the gun.

2015年6月23日 · 01 75mm Gun M1897A4. US M1897 75mm Howitzer . Caliber - 75mm Action - Recoil Muzzle Velocity - fps Rate of Fire - rounds per minute Range - yds Weight of Round - Length of Round - in Barrel Length - Weight - 3,400lbs Gun Carriage - 1941D M2A3 Parish Steel Produced By - Barrel - France, Carriage - Pressed Steel Co. Entered Service - 1917 - 1917

2021年6月30日 · This is the American 75mm Gun 1897A4 (modernized version of French gun) at the Army museum on Fort Dix, NJ, USA. I took these pictures on 26 June, 2021. Please log in to post quick replies.

This M1897 75mm field gun of the American Expeditionary Forces’ (AEF) Battery C, 6th Field Artillery, 1st Division, fired the first U.S. shot of World War I on 23 October 1917.