7,5-cm-GebK M1908 (7,5cm horský kanón)

7,5-cm-GebK M1908 (7,5 cm moutain gun)
7,5-cm-Gebirgskanone M1908
Manufacturer: Rheinmetall, Dusseldorf
Caliber: 75 mm
Weight: 529 kg
Max. range: 5750 m
Hub weight: 5.3 kg
12 pieces were made, all sent to German colonies in Africa. The cannon could be transported in 5 parts. It could be equipped with a shield to protect the operator.
A copy of the images from the Imperial War Museum in London was captured by South African troops in 1915.
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Mountain cannon r 75 mm M 1908

In 1904 Ehrhardt suggested a new 75-mm mountain cannon with variable length zákluzu as the first in the world. Ehrhardt model 1904 model was never adopted by the German army. The armaments received only 12 pieces of weapons for the so-called Schutztruppe ( the German colonial army in south and west Africa.

The cannon has a v-conclusion and hydropružinový brzdovratný system.

It is interesting that of all the 12 works have been preserved to the present day as in museums or as part of memorials.


Marking:
7.5 cm Gebirgskanone M 1908
7,5 cm Gebirgskanone L/17 M.08,
7.5 cm Geb L/17 M 1908

Manufacturer:
The Rheinische Metallwaaren und Maschinenfabrik of Düsseldorf.


TTD:
Caliber: 75mm
Barrel length : 1275 m (L/17)
Number of slots: 28
The weight of the grenade: 5.3 kg
Range: 5750 m
Ústňová speed: 300 m/s
Elevation angle: - 7° to + 38.5 degrees
Measured quantity: 5°
Transport: 4 parts, the shield, the barrel, cradle and the gun carriage, wheels
Ammo: 5 boxes of 6 on kolesně

Source+photos
Author archive
Kosar, Franz ,And the Pocket History of Artillery: Light Fieldguns,Allen Lane, London 1974,ISBN: 0711004854
http://www.bulgarianartillery.it
R. Will: Gebirgs und Kolonialartillerie Berlin 1910
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