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Germany's 7.5-cm FK 381,
7.5-cm Feldkanone 381
Krupp designed a 75 mm gun with a six-baffle muzzle brake, wooden spokes, and a steel tire rim for the Brazilian Army, which did receive 64 of them.1
During 1942, with the situation on the Eastern Front, the Germany Army needed more artillery.1 Krupp adapted it's Brazilian design to provide a replacement for the 7.5-cm leichte Feldkanone.1
Design
It had a two-baffle muzzle brake and solid wheels with rubber tires.1
| 7.5-cm Feldkanone 38 | |
|---|---|
| Caliber | 2.95"1 75 mm1 |
| Length of gun | 91.9"1 2.335 m1 |
| Rifling | |
| Length of rifling | |
| Weight traveling | 4,101 lb1 1,860 kg1 |
| Weight in action | 3,009 lb1 1,365 kg1 |
| Elevation | -5° to +45°1 |
| Traverse | 50°1 |
| Muzzle Velocity | 1,985'/sec1 605 m/sec1 |
| Range of shell | 12,575 yards1 11,500 m1 |
| Shell weight | 12.85 lb1 5.83 kg1 |
| Armor penetration | |
| Breech mechanism |
Sources:
- Artillery of World War II, Chris Chant, 2001
