7.7 cm FK 96 n.A.

7.7 cm Feldkanone 96 neuer Art
7.7 cm FK 96 n.A. at The Tank Museum Bovington
TypeField gun
Place of originGerman Empire
Service history
In service1905
Used bySee users
WarsWorld War I
Production history
Designed1904
Produced1905
No. built5,086
Specifications
Mass1,020 kg (2,250 lb)
Barrel length2.080 m (6 ft 10 in) L/27
Width1.53 m (5 ft)
Crew5

Shell77 x 234 mm R[1] or 77 x 227 mm R[2]
Shell weight6.8 kilograms (15 lb)
Caliber77 mm (3 in)
Breechhorizontal sliding-wedge
Recoilhydro-spring
CarriagePole trail
Elevation-12° 56' to +15° 8'
Traverse7° 15'
Rate of fire10 rpm
Muzzle velocity465 m/s (1,530 ft/s)
Effective firing range5,500 m (6,000 yd)
Maximum firing range8,400 m (9,200 yd)
with trail dug in

The 7.7 cm Feldkanone 96 neuer Art (7.7 cm FK 96 n.A.) was a field gun used by Germany in World War I.

  1. ^ "77-77 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES". www.quarryhs.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-01-17. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  2. ^ "Krupp 77mm field gun M. 1896 new pattern". Bulgarian Artillery. Retrieved 2022-08-14.

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