| Saint-Chamond-Mondragón | |
| Origin: | Mexico |
| Type: | Field gun |
| Is Artillery: | yes |
| Service: | 1900-? |
| Designer: | Manuel Mondragón |
| Manufacturer: | Saint-Chamond |
| Weight: | Firing: 1090kg (2,400lb) Travel: 1770kg (3,900lb) with limber |
| Part Length: | 2.25m (07.38feet) L/28.5 |
| Cartridge: | Fixed QF 7.2kg (15.9lb) Shrapnel 5.32kg (11.73lb) High explosive |
| Caliber: | 75abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Velocity: | 550m/s |
| Range: | 6500m (21,300feet) |
| Breech: | Interrupted screw |
| Carriage: | Box trail |
| Elevation: | -8° to +17° |
| Traverse: | 5° L/R[1] |
The Canon de 75 modèle 1915 Saint-Chamond also known as the Canon de Tir Rapide 75 mm St Chamond or the Saint-Chamond-Mondragón was specified in the 1890s by Mexican General Manuel Mondragón, designed mostly by Colonel Émile Rimailho, and produced by the French arms manufacturer Saint-Chamond. It was widely used by different forces during the Mexican Revolution.[2] It was also used in modified form to arm some of the French Saint-Chamond tanks deployed during the First World War.Israel purchased a number of pieces from Mexico in 1948[3] 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.