Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP

Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP
A 37 mm Infantry gun in the Brussels Army Museum.
Type	Infantry support gun Aircraft artillery
Place of origin	France
Service history
Used by	France United States Commonwealth of the Philippines Italy Poland
Wars	World War I World War II
Production history
Designer	Atelier de Puteaux
Produced	1916
Specifications
Weight	Combat: 108 kg (238 lbs) Travel: 160.5 kg (354 lbs)
Barrel length	74 cm (2 ft 5 in)

Caliber	37x94R mm (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)

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 Atelier de Puteaux). The tactical purpose of this gun was the destruction of machine gun nests. 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.

Description

For transport, this weapon could be broken down into 3 sections. In addition, wheels could be attached for towing. These guns were sometimes equipped with an armoured shield. They were all equipped with a removable APX telescopic sight.

U.S. high explosive ammunition for the TRP was the Mark II HE shell with a projectile weighing 0.67 Kilograms and a TNT bursting charge of 27.2 grams.^[2] The French Army used the Obus explosif Mle1916 HE round with a projectile weighing 0.555 Kilograms and a bursting charge of 30 grams. Captured rounds of this type were designated Sprgr 147(f) by the German military in World War II.

History

US gunners in action 1918. This gun does not have the flash suppressor

During the First World War, the U.S. acquired a number of these guns, which they designated 37mm M1916. During the interwar years the US Army adopted a .22 caliber device to train with the 37mm cannon as an economic measure that allowed training on indoor ranges.^[3] By 1941 the U.S. Army had put most of these into storage, scrapped them, or converted them for use as subcaliber devices for heavy guns. Some were used in the Philippines Campaign in 1941-42 due to shortages of the 37mm M3. The Japanese Type 11 was based on this design.

The French Army still had the cannon in service in 1940 as a substitute for the 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun, which was in short supply. After the defeat of France by Germany, the Wehrmacht began using the TRP under the designation 3.7 cm IG 152(f).

References

37mm M1916 in action with U.S. forces, 1918

↑ Johnson, Melvin M., Jr. (1944). Rifles and Machine Guns. William Morrow and Company. p. 385.
↑ OrData record on Mk II HE shell
↑ "Army Target Practice Now Use Tiny Rifles." Popular Science, November 1930, P. 73.

TM 9-2005 volume 3 Ordnance Materiel-General dated 1942
FM 23-75
TM 9-2300 standard artillery and fire control material. dated 1944
SNL A-7
SNL C-33

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French artillery of World War I

Infantry and Mountain guns	Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP Canon de 65 M (montagne) modele 1906 Canon Court de 105 M(montagne) modele 1909 Schneider

Heavy mortars	Mortier de 240 mm CT Mortier de 240 mm LT Mortier de 280 modèle 1914 Schneider

Field, Medium and Heavy guns	Canon de 75 modèle 1897 Canon de 105 mle 1913 Schneider Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider Canon de 155 C modèle 1915 St. Chamond Canon de 155mm GPF Canon de 194 mle GPF

French artillery of World War II

Anti-tank guns	25 mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun AC 37 anti-tank gun AC 47 anti-tank gun 47 mm APX anti-tank gun

Infantry and Mountain guns	Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP Canon de 65 M (montagne) modele 1906 Canon de 75 M(montagne) modele 1919 Schneider Canon de 75 M(montagne) modele 1928 Canon Court de 105 M(montagne) modele 1909 Schneider Canon Court de 105 M(montagne) modèle 1919 Schneider

Heavy mortars	Mortier de 280 modèle 1914 Schneider

Field, Medium and Heavy guns	Canon de 75 modèle 1897 Canon de 105 court mle 1934 Schneider Canon de 105 court mle 1935 B Canon de 105 L mle 1936 Schneider Canon de 105 mle 1913 Schneider Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider Canon de 155 C modèle 1915 St. Chamond Canon de 155mm GPF Canon de 194 mle GPF

United States artillery of World War I

Tank guns	Puteaux SA 18 QF 6 pounder 6 cwt Hotchkiss

Small and pack guns	Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP QF 2.95 inch Mountain Gun

Field, medium and heavy guns	3-inch M1902 field gun Canon de 75 modèle 1897 75 mm Gun M1916 75 mm Gun M1917 4.7 inch Gun M1906 6-inch howitzer M1908 Canon de 155mm GPF Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider BL 8 inch Howitzer Mk VI – VIII BL 9.2-inch howitzer 240 mm Trench Mortar

Anti-aircraft guns	75 mm Gun M1916 3-inch gun M1917 3-inch Gun M1918

Coast artillery guns	3-inch gun M1903 4.72-inch Armstrong gun 5-inch gun M1897 6-inch Armstrong gun 6-inch gun M1897 8-inch gun M1888 10-inch gun M1895 12-inch gun M1895 12-inch coast defense mortar 14-inch gun M1907 16-inch gun M1895 16-inch gun M1919 155 mm gun M1918MI

Railway artillery	8-inch gun M1888 10-inch gun M1895 12-inch coast defense mortar 12-inch gun M1895MIA1 14"/50 caliber railway gun

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Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP

Description

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