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Rollers at muzzle,
part of recoil device BREECH-LO

Trail ◀ FRENCH CANON DE The Canon de 75mm Modèle
75MM MODÈLE 1897 1897 used a hydro-pneumatic
Date 1897 recoil mechanism that kept
the trail and wheels stationary
Origin France
when firing, making the model
Weight 1.7 tons (1.54 tonnes) widely regarded as the first
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Length 8 ⁄4ft (2.7m) modern artillery gun. It could
fire 15 rounds per minute. ADING AR
Caliber 75mm
Range 4.28 miles (6.9km)
Elevated barrel
Carriage wheel TILLER

Reinforced
wrought-iron Y
barrel High bracket

◀ KRUPP 8.9CM FIELD GUN
Handwheel for
elevating gun Date 1895
Origin Germany
Weight 1.25 tons (1.13 tonnes)
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Length 8 ⁄2ft (2.6m)
Steel carriage lacks Caliber 8.9cm
recoil control
This rifled breech-loading field gun
was fitted with high brackets to
make it sit in an elevated position
in the carriage, and enable it to
fire over the parapet of a fortified
site. It is thought to have been
captured by British forces from
Boers at Pietersburg (modern-day
Polokwanè), South Africa, in 1901.
Wooden
brake block

Wooden wheels

▼ 7.7CM FK 96 NA The 7.7cm Feldkanone 96 neuer
Date 1905 Art was an upgraded version of
the FK 96, featuring improvements
Origin Germany to the carriage and the breech, and
Barrel reused Length (Barrel) 6 ⁄4ft (2.1m) the addition of a recoil system. It
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from FK 96 was the standard German field gun
Caliber 77mm
at the start of World War I, and
Range 4.84 miles (7.8km)
although reliable, its elevation was
limited. A crew of five could fire
ten rounds per minute.

Seat for two crew members

Trail was sometimes
dug in to improve
elevation and range