Saint Chamond-Mondragón


St Chamond 75 mm gun in the IDF History Museum.
Type	Field gun
Place of origin	Mexico
Production history
Designer	Manuel Mondragón
Manufacturer	St Chamond
Specifications
Caliber	75 mm
Breech	interrupted screw
Carriage	single trail

The Saint Chamond-Mondragón 75mm gun was specified in the 1890s by Mexican General Manuel Mondragón, designed mostly by colonel Rimailho and produced by the French arms manufacturer St Chamond. It was widely used by different forces during the Mexican Revolution.^[1] It was also used in modified form to arm most of the French Saint Chamond tanks deployed during the First World War.

Israel purchased a number of pieces from Mexico in 1948^[2] and used them in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Because of its Mexican origin, the gun was known in Israel as Cucaracha. Three surviving pieces are on display in Israeli museums: two in the Israel Defense Forces History Museum in Tel Aviv, and one in Beyt ha-Gdudim museum in moshav Avihayil.

Rear view.
Mexico, 1915.

Notes

References

Commons has media related to Canon de Tir Rapide 75 mm St Chamond.

Givati, Moshe - The Armor Craftsmen - The History of the 7100 Restoration and Maintenance Center, MoD 1998 ().
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