7.5 cm FK 7M85

7.5 cm FK 7M85

Infobox Weapon
name=7.5 cm Feldkanone 7M85


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origin=Germany
type=field gun
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service=1945
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wars=World War II
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design_date=1944-45
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production_date=1945
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weight=1,788 kg (3,942 lbs)
length=3.7 m (12 ft)
part_length=2.471 m (8 ft)
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crew=
cartridge=fixed
caliber=75 mm (2.95 in)
action=
rate=12-15 rpm
velocity=550 m/s (1,804 ft/s)
range= 10,275 m (11,237 yds)
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breech=semi-automatic horizontal sliding block
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carriage=split trail
elevation=-5° to +42°
traverse=30° 30'
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The 7.5 cm Feldkanone 7M85 (7.5 cm FK 7M85) was a field gun used by Germany in World War II.

Design

The FK 7M85 was designed to a requirement issued in 1944 for a dual-purpose anti-tank and artillery gun that could be produced quickly. The gun, cradle and recoil system from the 7.5 cm PaK 40 anti-tank gun was adapted to the 10.5 cm leFH 18/40 carriage. Interestingly the leFH 18/40 carriage was adapted from the PaK 40 so this design essentially returned the gun to its original carriage, albeit adapted with an extra 20° of elevation.

Nomenclature

In 1944-5 the Germans changed their system of artillery designations from the old "year" system. Each weapon was to have a number showing their caliber group, a letter denoting ammunition group, and the last two digits were from the weapon drawing number. In this case 7 denoted 75 mm caliber using the M group of ammunition. The shells were all to be designated as M with a 4 digit number, the first three were the drawing number and the last was the shell's category from the following list:

References

* Englemann, Joachim and Scheibert, Horst. "Deutsche Artillerie 1934-1945: Eine Dokumentation in Text, Skizzen und Bildern: Ausrüstung, Gliderung, Ausbildung, Führung, Einsatz". Limburg/Lahn, Germany: C. A. Starke, 1974

* Hogg, Ian V. "German Artillery of World War Two". 2nd corrected edition. Mechanicsville, PA: Stackpole Books, 1997 ISBN 1-85367-480-X


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