Service Data:
In Service: to
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Krupp,
Rheinmetall-Borsig
Number built:
Technical Data:
Type: Ruckstossfreikanone
Calibre: 7.5 cm
Length: 1.211 m
Weight: 43,13 kg
Breech: shotgun pattern, percussion fired
Recoil:
Carriage:
Elevation: -3° to +45°
Traverse: 360�
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 170 m/s
Effective range: 2,000 m
Shell Weight: 4.00 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
7.5 cm Ruckstossfreikanone 43
Krupp
7.5 cm Ruckstossfreikanone 43 Rheinmetall-Borsig
Other: Recoilless
Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 7.5 cm RFK 43 (7.5 cm Ruckstossfreikanone 43)
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
For a complete list of
sources
