| 7.5 cm Feldkanone 16 neuer Art | |
|---|---|
FK 16 nA at U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum, Ft. Sill, OK | |
| Type | Field gun |
| Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1939–1945 |
| Used by | Nazi Germany, Brazil |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Rheinmetall |
| Produced | 1930s |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1,524 kg (3,360 lbs) |
| Barrel length | 2.7 m (9 ft) L/36 |
| Shell | 75 × 200 mm. R |
| Shell weight | 5.83 kilograms (12.9 lb) (HE) 6.8 kilograms (15 lb) (AP) |
| Caliber | 75 mm (2.95 in) |
| Breech | horizontalsliding-block |
| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic |
| Carriage | box trail |
| Elevation | -9° to +44° |
| Traverse | 4° |
| Muzzle velocity | 662 m/s (2,172 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 12,300 m (13,450 yds) |
| Filling | TNT oramatol |
| Filling weight | 0.52 kilograms (1.1 lb) |
The7.5 cm Feldkanone 16 neuer Art (7.5 cm FK 16 nA) was a field gun used by Germany inWorld War II. Originally built as theWorld War I-era7.7 cm FK 16, surviving guns in German service were re-barrelled during the early 1930s in the new standard 7.5 cm calibre. It was not modernized for motor towing and retained its original wooden spoked wheels and two crew seats on the face of thegun shield.
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