Krupp 75mm Brazilian field gun M. 1905

 

 

 

 

 

Bulgarian designation :

75-мм Бразилско оръдие

Brazilian designation :

Canhão Krupp 75mm C/28 M 905

Calibre :

75mm L/28

Weight of the barrel :

289.5 kg

Weight in action :

828 kg

Weight in marching order :

1356 kg

Weight of ammo wagon :

1245 kg

Barrel length :

2.100 m

Shield

weight :

70 kg

thickness :

4.5 mm

Shell weight :

5.5 kg

Shrapnel weight :

5.5 kg - 245 bullets x 11 g

Muzzle velocity :

490 m/s

Max. range :

6000 m

Elevation :

+ 17°

Traversing angle :

6°

Recoil :

1.12 m

Track :

1.48 m

Transport :

drawn by six horses

Ammunition :

gun limber – 32 shells, wagon limber – 40 shells, wagon body – 40 shells

8 ammunition wagons for every battery

Remarks :

Quick firing field gun, recoil system with hydraulic buffer and springs, single-motion wedge breech mechanism, traverse on pivot. It was equipped with goniometric telescopic sight, but it was not fitted for an independent line of sight.