Service Data:
In Service: 1939 to 1945
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Rheinmetall-Borsig
Number built:
Technical Data:
Type: Feldkanone
Calibre: 7.5 cm
Length: 2.700 m
Weight: 1,524 kg
Breech: horizontal sliding block, percussion fired
Recoil: hydro pneumatic
Carriage: box trail
Elevation: -9° to +44°
Traverse: 4�
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 662 m/s
Effective range: 12,300 m
Shell Weight: 5.83 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
Other: Field Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 7.5 cm FK 16 (7.5 cm Feldkanone 16)
Gallery:
Heer Comments
Sources:
German Artillery in World War II. 1939-1945.
ISBN-10: 0887407625
German Artillery of World War Two.
ISBN-10: 1853672610
German infantry weapons of World War II.
ISBN-10: 0882543725
German Small Arms of World War II.
ISBN-10: 0896730239
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