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7.5 cm FK 38

Field	Value
name	7.5 cm Feldkanone 38
image	Krupp_75L26_field_gun_M1937.jpg
origin	Germany
type	Field gun
is_explosive	yes
is_artillery	yes
service	1939–45
used_by	Nazi Germany
Brazil
wars	World War II
manufacturer	Krupp
production_date	1939–42
number	144
weight	1,366 kg (3,011 lbs)
part_length	2.55 m L/34
cartridge	Fixed QF 75 x 397mm R
cartridge_weight	5.85 kg (HE)
6.3 kg (AP)
caliber	75 mm (2.95 in)
rate	8–10 rpm
velocity	605 m/s (1,985 ft/s)
max_range	11,500 m (12,576 yds)
breech	semi-automatic horizontal sliding-block
carriage	split trail
elevation	-5° to +45°
traverse	50°
filling	TNT
filling_weight	1.06 kg

Brazil 6.3 kg (AP) The 7.5 cm Feldkanone 38 (7.5 cm FK 38) was a field gun used by Germany and Brazil in World War II. Built by Krupp to satisfy an order by the Brazilian Army some 64 were delivered before the war began. In 1942 the remainder of the order was completed and 80 were delivered to the Heer.

Design

The FK 38 had a longer barrel than the 7.5 cm FK 18 that was fitted with a cylindrical muzzle brake. Originally this was an unusual 6 slot design, but it was later replaced by a standard German four port design. Early versions had wood-spoked wheels, but later models had pressed steel wheels with solid rubber tires and had sprung axles for motor transport. It used a semi-automatic version of the original breech mechanism and fixed ammunition instead of the original separate-loading rounds. These changes likely boosted its rate of fire over the FK 18 considerably.

Notes

References

Engelmann, Joachim and Scheibert, Horst. Deutsche Artillerie 1934-1945: Eine Dokumentation in Text, Skizzen und Bildern: Ausrüstung, Gliederung, Ausbildung, Führung, Einsatz. Limburg/Lahn, Germany: C. A. Starke, 1974
Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945. New York: Doubleday, 1979
Hogg, Ian V. German Artillery of World War Two. 2nd corrected edition. Mechanicsville, PA: Stackpole Books, 1997

References

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