Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP
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The Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP (37mm mle.1916) was a French infantry support gun, first used during World War I. TRP stands for tir rapide, Puteaux ("fast-firing", designed by the Puteaux arsenal). The tactical purpose of this gun was the destruction of machine gun nests.
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Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP | |
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Type | Infantry support gun Aircraft artillery |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
Used by | France United States Commonwealth of the Philippines Italy Poland North Vietnam |
Wars | World War I World War II First Indochina War |
Production history | |
Designer | Atelier de Construction de Puteaux |
Produced | 1916 |
Specifications | |
Mass | Combat: 108 kg (238 lbs) Travel: 160.5 kg (354 lbs) |
Barrel length | 74 cm (2 ft 5 in) |
Shell | 37 x 94mm .R |
Caliber | 37mm (1.45 in) |
Elevation | -8° to 17° |
Traverse | 35° |
Rate of fire | Sustained: 25 rpm |
Muzzle velocity | 367 m/s (1,200 ft/s)[1] |
Effective firing range | 1,500 m (1,600 yd) |
Maximum firing range | 2,400 m (2,600 yd) |
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It was also used on aircraft such as the Beardmore W.B.V and the Salmson-Moineau. Fighter ace René Fonck used a 37mm mle.1916 on a SPAD S.XII.