7.7 cm Kanone in Haubitzlafette | |
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Type | Field gun |
Place of origin | German Empire |
Service history | |
Used by | German Empire |
Wars | World War I |
Production history | |
Designer | Rheinmetall |
Specifications | |
Weight | 1,300 kilograms (2,900 lb) |
Barrel length | 2.7 metres (110 in) (L/35) |
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Caliber | 77 millimetres (3.0 in) |
Breech | horizontal sliding wedge |
Carriage | box trail |
Elevation | -10° to +38° |
Muzzle velocity | 488 m/s (1,601 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 10,000 metres (11,000 yd)? |
The 7.7 cm Kanone in Haubitzlafette (7.7 cm gun on howitzer carriage) was a field gun used by Germany in World War I. It consisted of the barrel of the 7.7 cm FK 16 mounted on the carriage of the 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09 in an attempt to get more elevation and range than the old 7.7 cm FK 96 n.A.. The Allies captured one example on 17 April 1916, but it is uncertain just how many were made and if they remained in service once the 7.7 cm FK 16 was introduced.