7.7 cm FK 96 , full name 7.7 cm Feldkanone 96 ( German: 7.7-cm field gun of 1896 ) - German 77-mm field gun of World War I.
| 7.7 cm FK 96 | |
|---|---|
 Calculation of the FK 96 gun in 1902 | |
| Type of | field gun |
| A country |  German Empire |
| Service History | |
| In service | German Empire |
| Wars and conflicts | World War I |
| Production history | |
| Constructor | Krupp |
| Designed by | 1896 |
| Manufacturer | Krupp |
| Options | 7.7 cm FK 96 nA |
| Specifications | |
| Weight kg | 919 |
| Barrel length mm | 2150 |
| Caliber mm | 77 mm |
| Gate | horizontal sliding |
| Carriage | fixed |
| Rate of fire rounds / min | eight |
| starting speed projectile, m / s | 465 |
Description
The FK 96 was a further development of the Krupp FK 73, but no improvement in the recoil system was achieved. The gun ceased to be mass-produced after the 75-mm gun of the 1897 model entered service in France. Only in 1904 did the production of similar guns resume: 7.7 cm FK 96 nA with a preserved barrel from the previous model, which became one of the main guns of the German army. The 1896 sample was labeled 7.7 cm FK 96 aA , where aA stands for “alte Art” (with German - “old sample”), and nA , respectively, as “neuer Art” (with German - “new sample”) . Some of these old-style guns were used by the Boers during the Second Boer War of 1899-1902 .
Similar guns
British 15 lb cannon BL
C64
Literature
- Jäger, Herbert. German Artillery of World War One. Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire: Crowood Press, 2001 ISBN 1-86126-403-8
- Ortner, M. Christian. The Austro-Hungarian Artillery From 1867 to 1918: Technology, Organization, and Tactics. Vienna, Verlag Militaria, 2007 ISBN 978-3-902526-13-7