Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1901

Infobox Weapon
name=Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1901


caption=
origin=Germany
type=field gun
is_ranged=
is_bladed=
is_explosive=
is_artillery=yes
is_vehicle=
is_UK=
service=1901-1945
used_by=flag|Norway
flag|Nazi Germany
wars=World War II
designer=Rheinmetall
design_date=
manufacturer=Rheinmetall
production_date=
number=
variants=Horse- or Truck-drawn
weight=convert|1037|kg|lb
length=
part_length=convert|2.235|m|ft L/31
width=
height=
crew=
cartridge=convert|6.5|kg|lb
caliber=75 mm (2.95 in)
action=
rate=8 rpm
velocity=500 m/s (1,640 ft/s)
range=
max_range=convert|10600|m|yd
feed=
sights=
breech=
recoil=
carriage=pole trail
elevation=7° to +15° 30'
traverse=7°
blade_type=
hilt_type=
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head_type=
haft_type=
diameter=
filling=
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engine=
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speed=The Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1901 was a field gun used by Norway in World War II. 132 were bought before World War I and most were in service in 1939. The Norwegians designated it as the 7.5 cm feltkanon L/31 m/01. Captured examples after the Invasion of Norway were given the designation of 7.5 cm FK 246(n) or FK 01(n) in German service although it is uncertain if they were actually used by the Germans.

The original design had wooden spoked wheels for horse towing, but at lease twelve were modified for tractor towing with steel wheels and pneumatic tires during the winter of 1939-40.

References

* Chamberlain, Peter & Gander, Terry. "Light and Medium Field Artillery". New York: Arco, 1975
* 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 ISBN 0-385-15090-3

External Links

* [http://hem.fyristorg.com/robertm/norge/Weapons_reference.html 7.5 cm feltkanon m/01 on Norway 1940]