page_title: 7 cm Gebirgsgeschütz M 75
hierarchical_section_title: 7 cm Gebirgsgeschütz M 75
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Działo 7 cm M.75 Legionów Polskich. Stoi ogn. Konstler.
context_page_description: The 7 cm Gebirgsgeschütz M 75 was a mountain gun used by Austria-Hungary during World War I. Despite its 7 cm designation it actually fired a 66 mm projectile. The Austro-Hungarian Army rounded up to the nearest centimeter for their designations. It was obsolete upon introduction as it had a bronze barrel and no recoil mechanism so it had to be relaid after every shot. The gun had an early form of Krupp horizontal sliding-block breech and it fired separate-loading, bagged charges and projectiles. Due to its low profile, its breech could recoil into the ground so its angle of elevation was restricted which was a significant handicap for a mountain gun which needed high angles of elevation. For transport, the Gebirgsgeschütz M 75 could be broken down into two loads.
context_section_description: The 7 cm Gebirgsgeschütz M 75 was a mountain gun used by Austria-Hungary during World War I.  Despite its 7 cm designation it actually fired a 66 mm (2.6 in) projectile.  The Austro-Hungarian Army rounded up to the nearest centimeter for their designations.  It was obsolete upon introduction as it had a bronze barrel and no recoil mechanism so it had to be relaid after every shot.  The gun had an early form of Krupp horizontal sliding-block breech and it fired separate-loading, bagged charges and projectiles.  Due to its low profile, its breech could recoil into the ground so its angle of elevation was restricted which was a significant handicap for a mountain gun which needed high angles of elevation.  For transport, the Gebirgsgeschütz M 75 could be broken down into two loads.
caption: A Gebirgsgeschütz M 75 in action with the Polish Legion.
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