World War 1, Europe, Western Front, German Artillery,1917
1917German shells, 77 mm
The 7.7 cm Feldkanone 96 neuer Art (7.7 cm FK 96 n.A.) was a field gun used by Germany in World War I. The gun combined the barrel of the earlier 7.7 cm FK 96 with a recoil system, a new breech and a new carriage. Existing FK 96s were upgraded over time. The FK 96 n.A. was shorter-ranged, but lighter than the French or the British Ordnance QF 18 pounder gun; the Germans placed a premium on mobility, which served them well during the early stages of World War I. However, once the front had become static, the greater rate of fire of the French gun and the heavier shells fired by the British gun put the Germans at a disadvantage. The Germans remedied this by developing the longer-ranged, but heavier 7.7 cm FK 16.
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There are over 50 of the various models of 7,7 cm gun in Australia, the remnants of several hundred trophy guns allocated to municipalities at the end of World War One. IN Western Australia examples may be found at Boulder, Broome, Kalgoorlie, Narrogin and York.
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
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