7.5 cm FK 16 nA

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7.5 cm Feldkanone 16 neuer Art
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FK 16nA
Type Field gun
Place of origin Nazi Germany
Service history
In service 1939-1945
Used by Nazi Germany
Wars World War II
Production history
Manufacturer Rheinmetall
Produced 1930s
Specifications
Weight 1,524 kg (3,360 lbs)
Barrel length 2.7 m (9 ft) L/36

Shell 75 × 200 mm. R
Shell weight 5.83 kilograms (12.9 lb) (HE)
6.8 kilograms (15 lb) (AP)
Caliber 75 mm (2.95 in)
Breech horizontal sliding block
Recoil hydro-pneumatic
Carriage box trail
Elevation -9° to +44°
Traverse
Muzzle velocity 662 m/s (2,172 ft/s)
Effective firing range 12,300 m (13,450 yds)
Filling TNT or amatol
Filling weight 0.52 kilograms (1.1 lb)

The 7.5 cm Feld Kanone 16 neuer Art (7.5 cm FK 16 nA) was a field gun used by Germany in World War II. Originally built as the World War I-era 7.7 cm FK 16, surviving guns in German service were re-barrelled during the early 1930s in the new standard 7.5 cm calibre. It was not modernized for motor towing and retained its original wooden spoked tires and two crew seats on the face of the gun shield.

See also

References

  • Engelmann, Joachim and Scheibert, Horst. Deutsche Artillerie 1934-1945: Eine Dokumentation in Text, Skizzen und Bildern: Ausrüstung, Gliederung, Ausbildung, Führung, Einsatz. Limburg/Lahn, Germany: C. A. Starke, 1974
  • Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945. New York: Doubleday, 1979 ISBN 0-385-15090-3
  • Hogg, Ian V. German Artillery of World War Two. 2nd corrected edition. Mechanicsville, PA: Stackpole Books, 1997 ISBN 1-85367-480-X


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