9 cm Feldkanone M 75/96

Infobox Weapon
name=9 cm Feldkanone M 75/96


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origin=Austria-Hungary
type=field gun
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service=1898-1918
used_by=flag|Austria-Hungary
wars=World War I
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design_date=1895-1898
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weight=convert|1084|kg|lb
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part_length=convert|2.06|m|in
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caliber=87 mm
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rate=6 rpm
velocity=440 m/s
range=convert|5000|m|yd (shrapnel)
max_range=convert|6000|m|yd (HE)
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breech=flat wedge with Broadwell obduration
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speed=The 9 cm Feldkanone M 75/96 was a field gun was used by Austria-Hungary during World War I. It was a modernized version of the M 75 field gun. Virtually all of the original guns were upgraded during 1898. For cost reasons it retained the bronze barrel of the original gun, although it was actually redesigned to withstand the more powerful propellants coming into use. A touch hole lock was added to prevent accidental misfiring when the breech was open. A spring-mounted spade brake helped to reduce recoil from 5-6 meters to 80 centimeters, although it was useless if the spade could not be buried into the ground. A depression lever was added to elevate the carriage's trail to allow the gun greater depression in mountainous areas. Many guns had shields added after the outbreak of World War I.

References

* 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

* Łukasz Chrzanowski. "Artyleria Austro-Węgierska 1860-1890" Przemyśl, Wydawnictwo FORT, 2008, ISBN: 978-83-923657-7-8