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SURVIVING GUN FILE (# 818)



Romania	7.5cm GebirgsKanone 13				Mountain artillery

Contributor : Association 14/18 http://www.association14-18.org/ Lien vers post du blog		Location : Romania Bucarest Ferdinand the 1st military museum Coordinates : Lat : 44.44310 / Long : 26.07660		General comments on this surviving gun : Identical items in the same location : 1 Items covered by this file : 1


Front view of this little gun (that has lost its shield) and its huge recoil recuperating system		Lateral view. This German gun equipped the Romanian army during WW1 and was therefore used against Germany

Historic and technical information
Denomination : 7.5cm GebK 13			Origin : ( Krupp)
Historic context : This small mountain gun named '7.5cm Geb K M1913' was designed by Krupp for export in Chili, where it already delivered mounatin artillery weapons in the XIX th century. This modern gun, equipped with a recoil recuperation system and a shield could be disassembled into 6 separated loads for transportation in difficult landscapes. At the war outbreak in 1914, Germany bought the 4 guns being manufactured in Krupp's factories, and subsequently ordered the production of 69 others. These weapons were used during WW1 by the mountain troops from Germany and Austria, but also by Turkey (in unknown numbers).			Technical data : Complete description : *7.5cm M 13 mountain gun* Design year : 1913 Calibre : 75.00 mm Weight in firing position : 550 kg Weight for transportation : same, in 6 separated loads Tube length in calibres : 14.00 Grooves : 0 Projectile weight : 5.3 kg Initial speed : 300 m/s Fire rate : Range : 5400 m Elevation range : -10 to +30 degrees Direction range : 5 degrees total range
Sources
German Artillery of World War One Herbert Jager Crowood 2001 Wikipedia http://fr.wikipedia.org/