7 cm Gebirgsgeschütz M 75
| 7 cm Gebirgsgeschütz M 75 | |
|---|---|
 A Gebirgsgeschütz M 75 in action with the Polish Legions. | |
| Type | Mountain gun |
| Place of origin | Austria-Hungary |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1875–1918 |
| Used by | |
| Wars | |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Škoda |
| Designed | 1875 |
| Manufacturer | Škoda |
| Produced | 1875[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 199 kg (439 lb) |
| length | 990 mm (3 ft 3 in) L/15 |
| Width | 737 mm (2 ft 5 in) |
| Height | 644 mm (2 ft 1 in) |
| Crew | 4[1] |
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The 7 cm Gebirgsgeschütz M 75 was a bronze-steel mountain gun used by Austria-Hungary during World War I. Despite its 7 cm designation, it actually fired a 66 mm (2.6 in) projectile. The Austro-Hungarian Army used rounded centimeter designations for its artillery pieces.[1]
The gun was equipped with an early form of the Krupp horizontal sliding-block breech and used separate-loading, bagged charges and projectiles. Its low-profile design allowed the breech to recoil into the ground, restricting its elevation and limiting its effectiveness as a mountain gun, where high angles of elevation were particularly important. For transport, the Gebirgsgeschütz M 75 could be broken down into two loads.[1][5]
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Ortner, M. (2007). The Austro-Hungarian Artillery from 1867 to 1918: Technology, Organization and Tactics. Wien: Militaria. ISBN 9783902526137. OCLC 232999331.
- ↑ Report of the Major Commanding the King's Guard and Volunteer Forces, to the Honorable John O. Dominis, Commander-in-chief. Jan 1884 · Hawaiian Gazette Office
- ↑ Report of the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii, to the Secretary of the Interior. 1902 · Washington Government Printing Office
- ↑ Taylor, Albert P. Hawaii Past and Present. The Honolulu Mercury Volume II December 1929 – May 1930. pp. 383–384.
- ↑ "7cm M 75 GebirgsKanone". www.passioncompassion1418.com. Retrieved 2024-08-27.