SA 50
Rifled tank gun / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 75 SA 50 (French: 75 mm Semi-Automatique Modèle 1950; English: 75 mm Semi-Automatic 1950 Model) also called 75 Mle 50 or CN 75-50 is a French 75 mm high-velocity rifled gun. Although originally designed for the AMX-13 light tank, the SA 50 has also been used on the EBR wheeled reconnaissance vehicle and foreign medium tanks such as the Israeli upgraded Super Sherman.
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75 SA 50 | |
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Type | Rifled tank gun |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
In service | 1956-present |
Production history | |
Designer | Arsenal de Bourges (ABS) |
Designed | 1950 |
Manufacturer | Arsenal de Bourges (ABS) |
Produced | 1952-1959 |
No. built | 2200 |
Variants | CN 90 F3 (D 960) |
Specifications | |
Length | 4.64 m (15 ft 3 in) |
Barrel length | 61.5 calibres |
Shell | 75×597mmR |
Shell weight | 6.4 kg (APC-T shot POT-51A) |
Calibre | 75 mm (2.95 in) |
Barrels | autofrettaged |
Action | semi-automatic horizontal sliding-wedge breech |
Breech | horizontal sliding-wedge |
Recoil | 330 mm |
Carriage | FL 10 or modified D50878 (Israeli Super Sherman) turret |
Elevation | -6° to +14° (FL 10) |
Traverse | 360° |
Rate of fire | up to 14 rounds per minute |
Muzzle velocity | 1000 m/s |
Maximum firing range | 8000 m (with HE shells) |
Sights | APX L 862 |
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