The Canon de 65 M(montagne) modele 1906 (65mm mle.1906) was a French mountain gun which entered the regiments d'artillerie de montagne in 1906. By 1939, the weapon was generally used as an infantry support gun. This was one of the first soft-recoil guns. After 1940, the Germans would use these as 6.5cm GebK 221(f). The gun was also used by Albania, Greece, and Poland. Mountain guns are artillery pieces designed for use during mountain combat. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Infantry support guns are artillery designed for direct-fire against infantry targets. ... The recoil when firing a gun is the backward momentum of a gun, which is equal to the forward momentum of the bullet or shell, due to conservation of momentum. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Specifications

• Calibre: 65 mm
• Elevation: −9°30′ to +35°
• Muzzle velocity: 330 m/s
• Range: 6.5 km
• Traverse: 6°
• Weight: 400 kg
• Shell weight: 4.4 kg

The word caliber (American English) or calibre (British English) comes from the Italian calibro, itself from the Arabic quâlib, meaning mould. ... In ballistics, the elevation is the angle between the horizontal plane and the direction of the barrel of a gun, mortar or heavy artillery. ... A guns muzzle velocity is the speed at which the projectile leaves the muzzle of the gun. ... Metre per second (U.S. spelling: meter per second) is an SI derived unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector), defined by distance in metres divided by time in seconds. ... The range of a vehicle is the maximum distance it can cover without needing to be refueled or recharged. ...

See also

• Artillery
• List of artillery