Service Data:
In Service: 1938 to 1945
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Krupp
Number built:
Technical Data:
Type: Leichte Feldkanone
Calibre: 7.5 cm
Length: 1.940 m
Weight: 1,120 kg
Breech: horizontal sliding block, percussion fired
Recoil: hydro pneumatic
Carriage: split trail
Elevation: -5° to +45°
Traverse: 30�
Rate of fire: 10 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 485 m/s
Effective range: 9,425 m
Shell Weight: 5.83 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
Other: Field Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 7.5 cm le FK 18 (7.5 cm Leichte Feldkanone 18)
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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