The resulting shells helped overcome the shortages, but as they had to be manufactured in two pieces they were inherently weak, leading to shortages in other areas: over 600 French guns were destroyed by premature explosions in 1915, and their crews killed or injured.
The resulting shells helped overcome the shortages, but as they had to be manufactured in two pieces they were inherently weak at the base thus sometimes letting hot gases detonate the melinite inside the shell. Over 600 French 75mm guns were destroyed by premature explosions in 1915, and their crews killed or injured.