In the British service, the howitzer was issued to two mountain artillery regiments, two airlanding light artillery regiments, raiding support regiment and was temporary used by some other units.
The 75mm pack howitzer is a mobile, general purpose, field artillery piece. It is manually operated, single loaded, and uses fixed and semifixed ammunition. The firing mechanism is a continuous pull (self-cocking type., actuated by pulling a lanyard. The recoil mechanism is a hydropneumatic type, having a floating piston and a pneumatic respirator. It is used for either direct or indirect fire and can be elevated to high angles to deliver plunging fire on a target.
Selected Tabulated Data;
- Weight (Howitzer and Carriage w/accessories........ 1,440 pounds
- Caliber..................................................................... 75mm (2.95 inch)
- Maximum Range (Shell, H. E., M48)...................... 9,620 yards
- Rate of Fire (first ten minutes)................................. 5 rounds per minute
- Prolonged Rate of Fire............................................ 150 rounds per hour
- Estimated Barrel Life.............................................. 20,000 rounds
- Time to Emplace (pack loads)................................. 3 minutes
- Maximum Elevation............................................... 800 mils (45 degrees)
- Maximum Depression............................................ –89 mils (–5 degrees)
- Maximum Total Traverse....................................... 106 mils (6 degrees)
- Crew....................................................................... 7 + 1 driver
