Krupp 75mm field gun M. 1910

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 :360kgWeight of the breech-block :28 kgWeight in action :1000 kgWeight of ammunition wagon :1730 kgLength of the whole gun :4 mBarrel length :2.250 mLength of the bore :2.025 m (L/27)Barrel groovesnumber :28depth :0.75 mmwidth :5.92 mmShieldthickness :4 mmheight :94mm (foulded up)150mm (fully open)Cartridgesize :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° / ?Traversing angle :7°Recoil :1320 mmWheelsweight :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, prismatic wedge breech mechanism, traverse on pivot. It was equipped with Goerz panorama sight, but it was not fitted for an independent line of sight. The sight was graduated up to 5800 m.The shield was made of hardened Nickel steel and had a conical hood projecting forward for additional protection. It was composed by two parts. The upper shield was in two separate portions, the upper part mobile, the lower one fixed. It had two little windows for laying. The lower shield was mobile and could be folded up backwards for travelling.It employed also Ehrhardt (Rheinmetall) ammunition bought in 1908.The Turkish Army ordered 15 six-guns batteries of this model in 1910. Even if Bulgarian sources often refer to these guns as 75mm Krupp M. 1909, I prefer to use the denomination M. 1910, since they were ordered in 1910.Pictures from Red Cliffs, Australia