Siderius

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Siderius was a company in the Netherlands during the 1920s and 1930s. The company was set up between World Wars I and II by Rheinmetall of Germany. Prohibitions against weapons production by that company had forced it to do business in other nations.

Siderius was dedicated primarily to the modernization of Krupp artillery in service with the Dutch Army. The most effective of its projects was the Siderius Model 02/04, a modification of the Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903. Several were in service both in Holland and its Pacific colonies. Parts captured by Germany in 1940 were employed in coastal defense under the German designation 7.5 cm Feldkanone 243(h).

Siderius Model 02/04[]

Specifications[]

Model: 02/04
Bore: 75 mm L/30
Length of the pipe: 225 cm
Weight: 1299 kg
Rise: -8o +40o
Training: 9o for each side
The ammunition: Diverse types of 6,5 garnets weighing kg
Initial speed: 500 m/s
Maximum reach: 10,600 m

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