Type medium field gun In service 1934-45 Wars World War II | Place of origin Belgium Used by Belgium
Nazi Germany Designer Cockerill | |
The Canon de 12 cm L mle 1931 was a medium field gun used by Belgium in World War II. Captured guns were taken into Wehrmacht service after the surrender of Belgium in May 1940 as the 12 cm K 370(b) where it was generally used on coast defense duties.
It was rather heavy for its size, but had a good range. The split trail had large spades that had to be pounded into the ground to anchor the weapon in place.
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Canon de 120mm L mle 1931 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA