| 75 mm FRC M27 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Anti-aircraft gun |
| Place of origin | Belgium |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1927-1945 |
| Used by |
Belgium Nazi Germany |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Krupp |
| Designed | 1913 |
| Manufacturer | Fonderie Royale des Canons (FRC) |
| Produced | 1927[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 7,930 kg (17,480 lb) |
| Barrel length | 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in) L/52[1] |
|
| |
| Shell | Fixed QF |
| Shell weight | 6.4 kg (14 lb) |
| Caliber | 75 mm (3.0 in) |
| Breech | Vertical sliding wedge |
| Carriage | Dual-axle flatbed road carriage or railroad flatcar. |
| Elevation | 0° to +70° |
| Traverse | 360°[1] |
| Muzzle velocity | 700 m/s (2,300 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 7.5 km (25,000 ft) vertical ceiling[1] |
The 75 mm FRC M27 was a Belgian anti-aircraft gun built after the First World War and used during the Second World War.
History[]
The origins of the FRC M27 lie in the German Krupp 8.8 cm SK L/45 naval gun of 1913. In addition to its role aboard warships of the Imperial German Navy, it was also used as a shore based anti-aircraft gun and coastal artillery during the First World War.[2] The Belgians obtained a number of these guns either when the Germans retreated or as reparations following Germany's defeat during the First World War.[3]
The barrels were lined down to 75 mm by the Fonderie Royale des Canons (FRC) in 1927. The guns were given a muzzle break and mounted on a shielded, high angle mount on either a dual-axle flatbed road carriage or on a railroad flatcar. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of Belgium in 1940 were taken into Wehrmacht service as the 7.5 cm Flak(b).[1]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Chamberlain, Peter (1975). Anti-aircraft guns. Gander, Terry,. New York: Arco Pub. Co. p. 3. ISBN 0668038187. OCLC 2000222. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2000222.
- ↑ "SK 88 gun at Landships" (in en-gb). http://www.landships.info/landships/artillery_articles/SK_88.html.
- ↑ "Belgian AA guns • Axis History Forum" (in en-gb). https://forum.axishistory.com//viewtopic.php?t=191939.
References[]
- Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. Anti-Aircraft Guns. New York: Doubleday, 1979 ISBN 0-668-03818-7
External links[]
- https://forum.axishistory.com//viewtopic.php?t=191939
- http://www.landships.info/landships/artillery_articles/SK_88.html
- http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNGER_88mm-45_skc13.php
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