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SURVIVING GUN FILE (# 818)
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Romania
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Mountain artillery
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Contributor :
Association 14/18      http://www.association14-18.org/
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Location :
Romania Bucarest Ferdinand the 1st military museum
Coordinates :
Lat : 44.44310 / Long : 26.07660
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General comments on this surviving gun :
Identical items in the same location :
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Items covered by this file : 1 |
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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 |
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Historic and technical information
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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. |
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