7.5 cm felt cannon M / 1901
| 7.5 cm felt cannon M / 1901 | |
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| General Information | |
| Military designation: | 7.5 cm feltkanon M / 1901, 7.5 cm field cannon 246 (n) |
| Manufacturer country: | The German Imperium |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Rheinmetall |
| Start of production: | 1901 |
| Number of pieces: | 138 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Pipe length: | 2.235 m |
| Caliber : |
7.5 cm |
| Caliber length : | L / 31 |
| Cadence : | 8 rounds / min |
| Elevation range: | −7 ° to +15.5 degrees |
| Side straightening area: | 7 ° |
The 7.5 cm feltkanon M / 1901 was a Norwegian field cannon that was captured by the Wehrmacht in World War II . The German name was 7.5 cm field cannon 246 (n) .
history
At the end of the 19th century, Norway and Sweden formed an artillery committee, which was made up of six officers from both countries. The aim of the committee was to equip the outdated artillery contingents of both countries with the most modern artillery of the time. For this purpose, nine different models with a caliber of 7.5 cm were tested. The French 7.5 cm Schneider Canet cannon and the German 7.5 cm field cannon Model 1901 from Rheinmetall were shortlisted . The Norwegian officers preferred the German model and bought 138 pieces in 1901. In Norway, the gun was introduced as the 7.5 cm feltkanon M / 1901 and remained in service until 1947. The field cannon was modified and modernized again and again. A sleigh carriage and a rubber tire carriage for the motorized train were designed.
In the Russian-Finnish winter war of 1940, the Norwegian government supported the Finns with twelve guns of this type and 7166 shells. The Finnish name for this gun was 75 K 01 . The field cannons were also in use when the war continued from June 1941.
During the attack on Norway, the German Wehrmacht captured all of the guns still in Norway and put them into service as 7.5 cm field cannon 246 (n) (n for Norwegian). They served as coastal guns or as anti-tank guns in the German occupation forces in Norway .
After the end of World War II, Norway took over the German guns again and incorporated them into the new Norwegian army , but as early as 1947 they were replaced by newer models.
description
The original version of the field cannon had a carriage with spoked wheels for the horse and crew train. It also had a hydraulic pipe brake and the protective shield was removable. At first it still had an open sight that only allowed a direct aiming at a target. It was not until 1911 that it received a panorama telescope that also enabled indirect serving. At least twelve field cannons were equipped with rubber tires for the motorized train. The 1037 kilogram guns could fire 6.5 kilogram shells about 10,000 meters.
literature
- Peter Chamberlain, Terry Gander: Light and Medium Field Artillery. Arco, New York NY 1975, ISBN 0-668-03820-9 ( World War 2 Fact Files ).
- Terry Gander, Peter Chamberlain: Weapons of the Third Reich. An Encyclopedic Survey of all Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945. Doubleday, Garden City NY 1979, ISBN 0-385-15090-3 .
Web links
- Robert Mårtensson: Norwegian weapons . Retrieved July 25, 2010.