2-674: 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 . It was also used in modified form to arm some of
4-912: The French Saint-Chamond tanks deployed during the First World War . Israel purchased a number of pieces from Mexico in 1948 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 . This article relating to artillery
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