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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the field guns category.
01 / Overview
7.5 cm mountain cannon L/15
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1890–
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FIELD GUNS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
72
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
50
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the field guns category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
- Service Entry Year1891
- Crew6
- Carriage TypeSplit Trail
- In ServiceNo
◈Ordnance7MOD.7
- Calibre75 mm
- Barrel Length (calibres)15
- Ordnance Typebreech-loading rifled gun
- Breech TypeSliding Block
- Recoil SystemHydro-Pneumatic
- Muzzle BrakeNo
- Bore EvacuatorNo
▣Performance5MOD.5
- Maximum Range (standard)6.5 km
- Muzzle Velocity300 m/s
- Rate of Fire (sustained)10
- Elevation-10 to +40 degrees
- Traverse6 degrees
◇Ammunition9MOD.9
- Projectile Weight6.8 kg
- Ammunition TypesHE, shrapnel
- Charge Zones3
- HE RoundYes
- Smoke RoundNo
- Illumination RoundNo
- Cluster / DPICMNo
- Precision-Guided RoundNo
- MRSI CapableNo
◆Fire Control5MOD.5
▤Mobility7MOD.7
- Self-PropelledNo
- Prime Movermules, humans, horses
- Emplacement Time5
- Displacement Time5
- Shoot-and-ScootNo
- AutoloaderNo
- Protected Crew CabNo
⬢Dimensions1MOD.1
- Length1.12 m
▲Production1MOD.1
- Production Start1,891 year
◎Self-Propelled Chassis1MOD.1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1890Production started
136
years in service
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
FIELD GUNS RANKING Field Guns · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
227FIELD GUNS72PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · FIELD GUNS876GERMANY · ALL WEAPONS203PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FIELD GUNS
ⓘ Rankings are within theField Gunscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
Recoil system using a combination of liquid and compressed gas to absorb and return energy from firing.
A breech mechanism in artillery where a solid block slides horizontally to open and close the breech for loading.
A towed artillery carriage configuration where the gun is transported with its two wheels separated, allowing for easier deployment and lower profile when in firing position.
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