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This seems to be an Obus de 75mm Michelin, used massively by the Breguet bombers in 1917-1918:
The earlier French bombs made from a 75mm shell were not so efficient.
Bombs based upon 75mm shells gave way soon to the much more efficient bombs made from a body of 90mm shells that remained in service with the French Air Force....till after ww2!!!
Here the data of the 10kg Type made P made from 90mm shells
The bomb suspension on the body of the shell, like on the photo in your post, suits the Michelin bomb racks (thence for 10kg bombs "type M" )
Michelin bombs were named according to the caliber of the shell's body used: "75 Michelin", "115 court Michelin" , "115 long Michelin" and the rarely used "155 Michelin".
To these we must add, as previously written, the bombs based upon 90mm shells, that were called initially "90 Michelin", but very fast known as "10kg type M" and "10kg type P" bombs (according to the type of suspension).
It's from the Manuel du bombardier 1918 - I have cleaned the scans of the chapter bombs and fuzes. I think I'll upload them in the download section as I see that a number of members are interested.
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