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SURVIVING GUN FILE (# 895)
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Germany
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Light artillery
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Contributor :
Bernard Plumier      http://www.passioncompassion1418.com
Dick Pope      Charlie Clelland      |
Location :
USA Boalsburg, PA Pennsylvania War Museum
Coordinates :
Lat : 40.78120 / Long : -77.79400
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General comments on this surviving gun :
The gun is integrated into a nice memorial, close to the museum. These modifications, and the memorial plate of the small monument close to, indicating the cross it supports has been offered by the village of Montblainville (55 - Meuse - France) near Varennes en Argonne let us think this captured gun might be a bunker gun from the position "Blinkstelle Brunhild".
Identical items in the same location :
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The tube has Prussian arms engraved. The breech markings are covered with a thick paint layer, but the date 1914 can hardly be read. |
One can observe the unusual modifications given to the original 7.7 FK 96 n/A design for conversion into close support gun, such as steel wheels design for use on rails and the end of the tail apparatus over the spade. |
Front view |
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Historic and technical information
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Denomination :     7.7cm Infanteriegeschütze L/27 | Origin :       ( Krupp)           | ||||
Historic context :
In his study conducted during the war, Colonel Bruchmüller outlined the need to provide frontline infantry with available and powerful field guns for close-range defense and mobile enough to accompany attacks. These guns had to remain camouflaged and silent during barrage or preparation fire to conceal their position and not rely on often disrupted communication with artillery units behind the lines.
The gun could be dismantled into two separate loads for transportation. However, due to its still heavy weight, it still required a team of four horses for mobility. As its ballistic performance was superior to the actual need for close-range fire, it would gradually be replaced by much lighter, more maneuverable infantry or mountain guns with shorter barrel lengths. |
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