7.7 cm Infanteriegeschütz L/27

7.7 cm Infanteriegeschütz L/27
A 7.7 cm Infanteriegeschütze L/27 at the Taber Alberta War Memorial. Notice the lack of seats, small diameter wheels, no lower shield, and shield extended over the wheels.
Type	Infantry gun
Place of origin	German Empire
Service history
In service	1917-1918
Used by	German Empire
Wars	World War I
Production history
Designer	Krupp
Manufacturer	Krupp
Specifications
Mass	845 kg (1,863 lb)
Barrel length	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) L/27
Shell	6.85 kg (15 lb 2 oz)
Caliber	77 mm (3.03 in)
Breech	Horizontal sliding-wedge
Carriage	Box trail
Elevation	-15° to +12°
Traverse	6°
Muzzle velocity	approx 400 m/s (1,312 ft/s)
Effective firing range	4,600 m (5,000 yd)
Maximum firing range	7,800 m (8,500 yd) (trail dug in)

The 7.7 cm Infanteriegeschütz L/27 was an infantry gun used by Germany in World War I. It was intended to replace the 7.7 cm Infanteriegeschütz L/20, but only saw limited service.

It was another variant of the 7.7 cm FK 96 n.A. using the tube, breech and carriage of the older gun. The carriage was modified with smaller wheels set closer together and lacked the crew seats and lower part of the shield. It was transported in two loads.

Only enough guns for eighteen batteries had been ordered and delivered in the Spring of 1917 as the Germans continued their search for the ideal infantry gun by ordering the Austrian Skoda 7.5 cm Gebirgskanone 15.

Gallery

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  Two guns captured near the Marne in 1918
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  A captured gun

References

• Jäger, Herbert. German Artillery of World War One. Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire: Crowood Press, 2001 ISBN 1-86126-403-8