Krupp 75mm field gun M. 1911

Bulgarian designation :75-мм скорострелно полско оръдие “Круп”Turkish denomination :7,5/30 sm. Krup seri ateşli sahra topCalibre :75mm L/30Weight of the barrel :345 kgWeight in action :1025 kg995 kg (for horse artillery)Weight in marching order :1940 kg (fully equipped)Weight of ammunition wagon :1730 kgLength of the whole gun :4.300 mWidth of the gun :1.740 mBarrel length :2.250 mLength of the bore :2.025 m (L/27)Barrel groovesnumber :28depth :0.75 mmwidth :5.92 mmHeight of the line of fire :955 mmShield thickness :4 mmCartridgesize :75 x 280 x 90 Rshelled :8.14 kgcharge :465 g of Rottweil smokeless powderH.E. Shellweight :6 kg - charge: 140 g of Picric acidfuze :percussionmax. range :5900 m (afterwards increased to 8000 m)Shrapnelweight :6.35 kg - charge : 75 g of black powder270 bullets x 11 g6.35 kg - charge : 75 g of black powder295 bullets x 10 gfuze :Doppelzünder C/20 - 290 gmax. range :5400 mMuzzle velocity :500 m/sElevation :+ 16° / - 10°Traversing angle :7°Recoil :1320 mmWheels :weight :140 kgheight :1.30 mtrack :1.48 mTransport :drawn by six horsesAmmunition :for Turkish Army: gun limber – 44, wagon limber – 48, wagon body – 4812 ammunition wagons for every batteryRemarks :Quick firing field gun, with recoil system with hydraulic buffer and springs, single-motion wedge breech mechanism, traverse on pivot. It was equipped with panorama sight, but it was not fitted for an independent line of sight. It employed also Ehrhardt (Rheinmetall) ammunition bought in 1908.In 1911 Turkish Army ordered 22 batteries (10 field and 12 horse) armed with this guns. They arrived during and after the Balkan War.