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75mm guns could and did knock out the KV. Even an HE shell could mission-kill it. Armor was as little as 70mm at various points. Hit it multiple times in a single spot and it would crack given the 'quality' of Soviet armor. And here are the US AP values for their version of the French 75...

Good question. Not sure to be honest. The 75s were so light though that they'd actually be reasonably fast in use and could use the Russian ponies, which while weaker than standard draft horses they were well suited to heavy work and the climate. Slightly lighter than the PAK 40, which was...

With a purpose built carriage and sights they did actually do quite well in French service, but those were expensive and the Germans cheaped out due to being unable to afford the proper stuff. I thought the French did as an additional fire asset. That's kind of what gave me the idea. I get...

I'm not sure how that is relevant to anything I wrote.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_de_75_mod%C3%A8le_1897#World_War_II_service Historically over 3,500 French 75mm artillery pieces were modified to serve as anti-tank guns where they performed relatively poorly. What if instead of this the guns were kept as artillery pieces and used...