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Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1911
Model 1911 on display in Setermoen, Norway.
Type Mountain gun
Place of origin German Empire
Service history
Used by  Norway
  Nazi Germany
Production history
Designer Rheinmetall
ManufacturerRheinmetall
Produced1911
Specifications
Mass509 kg (1,122 lb)
Barrel length1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) L/17 [1]

Shell weight6.5 kg (14 lb 5 oz)
Caliber75 mm (2.95 in)
Elevation-5° to 36°
Traverse [1]
Muzzle velocity315 m/s (1,033 ft/s)
Maximum firing range6,900 m (7,500 yd) [1]

The 7.5 cm Gebirgskanone Model 1911 was a mountain gun manufactured for export in 1911 by the German firm Rheinmetall. Nine batteries were sold to Norway. During the 1940 Norwegian campaign, a number of these were captured by the Germans, who designated them 7.5 cm GebK 247(n). The crew were protected by an armoured shield. [1]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Chamberlain, Peter (1975). Infantry, mountain, and airborne guns. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco. p.  22. ISBN  0668038195. OCLC  2067391.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1911
Model 1911 on display in Setermoen, Norway.
Type Mountain gun
Place of origin German Empire
Service history
Used by  Norway
  Nazi Germany
Production history
Designer Rheinmetall
ManufacturerRheinmetall
Produced1911
Specifications
Mass509 kg (1,122 lb)
Barrel length1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) L/17 [1]

Shell weight6.5 kg (14 lb 5 oz)
Caliber75 mm (2.95 in)
Elevation-5° to 36°
Traverse [1]
Muzzle velocity315 m/s (1,033 ft/s)
Maximum firing range6,900 m (7,500 yd) [1]

The 7.5 cm Gebirgskanone Model 1911 was a mountain gun manufactured for export in 1911 by the German firm Rheinmetall. Nine batteries were sold to Norway. During the 1940 Norwegian campaign, a number of these were captured by the Germans, who designated them 7.5 cm GebK 247(n). The crew were protected by an armoured shield. [1]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Chamberlain, Peter (1975). Infantry, mountain, and airborne guns. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco. p.  22. ISBN  0668038195. OCLC  2067391.

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