It was developed by the firm F.R.C., the Herstal-based Fonderie Royale de Canons, not to be confused with the French F.R.C.

In contrast, the Light Troops version was equipped with pneumatic tires for greater road mobility.

[6] They were also attached to Belgian combat vehicles of WWII as support weapons, such as the T-13 tank destroyer and the 'Canon antichar automoteur Vickers-Carden-Loyd Mk.VI'.

For instance, armor-piercing rounds could penetrate 47 millimetres (1.9 in) of armored steel at a range of 300 metres (980 ft).

[3] This type of damage was largely attributed to the heavy caliber design with a shell weight of 1.52 kilograms (3.4 lb) for the armor-piercing rounds.

Repositioning of the Belgian anti-tank gun was aided by the Vickers Utility B armored tractors in the infantry divisions, the Alvis Hefty 4wd heavy car in the Chasseur Ardennais or the Ford Marmon Herrington armored tractors in the cavalry units.