09-09-2016, 07:22 AM,
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Schoenwulf
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What is the French 75AC?
The "75AC" appears as a French unit in Le Campagne de Tunisie, yet it is not listed in the Special Rules under any particular category, e.g. tank destroyers, where I thought it would appear. Based on the time of the campaign, late '42-early '43, the lack of an armor rating, and its fire values of 8-8DF and 3-4AT, it would seem that it should have been listed as a tank destroyer, but that section of the Special Rules states "The Italian Sem 47/32 and the American M6 are the only tank destroyers appearing in.....". So, is it like the M6, a motorized, unarmored TD? If not, how should it be played?
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09-09-2016, 08:05 AM,
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leonard
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RE: What is the French 75AC?
(09-09-2016, 07:22 AM)Schoenwulf Wrote: The "75AC" appears as a French unit in Le Campagne de Tunisie, yet it is not listed in the Special Rules under any particular category, e.g. tank destroyers, where I thought it would appear. Based on the time of the campaign, late '42-early '43, the lack of an armor rating, and its fire values of 8-8DF and 3-4AT, it would seem that it should have been listed as a tank destroyer, but that section of the Special Rules states "The Italian Sem 47/32 and the American M6 are the only tank destroyers appearing in.....". So, is it like the M6, a motorized, unarmored TD? If not, how should it be played? Hi Schoenwulf ! A real pleasure to read your AARs !! All these scenarios are really living through these. Thanks !
The French 75AC (AC stands for "autocanon"= self-propelled) truly is self propelled artillery but it is unarmored. These were improvised, field-modified trucks mounting standard 75mm Art pieces (model 1897) set up on a 360° marine mount (called "affut crinoline"). They were secretly built in Morocco and Algeria in late '41, when French armament was being controlled by Axis commissions. They were used against the US in '42 and reorganized before being sent to Tunisia.
The trucks usually were civilian trucks and the mount was bolted to the rear deck. Some were protected by a few armored plates. 40 75mm shells were the normal provision for one such gun. They equipped the 63e and 64e RAA.
See photos and drawings attached.
75AC Tunisie.docx (Size: 58.27 KB / Downloads: 13)
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09-10-2016, 01:12 AM,
(This post was last modified: 09-10-2016, 01:12 AM by rerathbun.)
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rerathbun
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RE: What is the French 75AC?
Quote:The French 75AC (AC stands for "autocanon"= self-propelled) truly is self propelled artillery but it is unarmored. These were improvised, field-modified trucks mounting standard 75mm Art pieces (model 1897) set up on a 360° marine mount (called "affut crinoline"). They were secretly built in Morocco and Algeria in late '41, when French armament was being controlled by Axis commissions. They were used against the US in '42 and reorganized before being sent to Tunisia.
The trucks usually were civilian trucks and the mount was bolted to the rear deck. Some were protected by a few armored plates. 40 75mm shells were the normal provision for one such gun. They equipped the 63e and 64e RAA.
See photos and drawings attached.
Very good info.
Shad, would it be possible to add a page for each of the units so we can display this kind of info? For guns and tanks we can include (open-source) photos. For infantry maybe a brief about the size of the standard infantry platoon and the guns/other weapons they carried.
For everyone else; I don't have the expertise to fill any of these pages (part of why I'd like to see them). Are there enough volunteers willing to provide the info to make adding the pages worthwhile?
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