A German 5.3 cm Fahrpanzer at the Royal Military History Museum, Brussels, Belgium
Place of origin
German Empire
Service history
In service
1892–1945
Wars
Balkan Wars World War I
Production history
Designer
Hermann Gruson
Designed
1890
Manufacturer
H. Gruson Eisengiesserei & Maschinenfabrik Buckau
Produced
1892
Specifications
Mass
Travel: 2,940 kg (6,480 lb) Combat: 2,240 kg (4,940 lb)[1]
Barrel length
1.3 m (4 ft 3 in) L/24.5
Shell
Fixed QF 53 x 176 R[2]
Shell weight
1.75 kg (3 lb 14 oz)
Caliber
5.3 cm (2.1 in)
Breech
Falling block action
Carriage
Horse cart for transport, 60 cm (24 in) military gauge tracks
Elevation
-10° to +10°
Traverse
360°[1]
Rate of fire
30–35 rpm
Muzzle velocity
495 m/s (1,620 ft/s)
Maximum firing range
3 km (2 mi)[1]
5.7 cm Fahrpanzer
Place of origin
German Empire
Service history
Wars
Balkan Wars World War I
Specifications
Mass
Travel: 3,600 kg (7,900 lb) Combat: 2,550 kg (5,620 lb)[3]
Barrel length
1.46 m (4 ft 9 in) L/25.6
Shell
Fixed QF 57 x 250 R[2]
Shell weight
2.7–4 kg (5 lb 15 oz – 8 lb 13 oz)
Caliber
5.7 cm (2.2 in)
Breech
Falling block action
Carriage
Horse cart for transport, 60 cm rail track on site
Elevation
-10° to +10°
Traverse
360°[3]
Rate of fire
30–35 rpm
Muzzle velocity
495 m/s (1,620 ft/s)
Maximum firing range
5.5 km (3 mi)[3]
The Fahrpanzer was a mobile artillery piece made prior to World War I in Germany, implemented in several German fortifications from 1890 onwards and exported to several foreign military powers prior to the outbreak of hostilities.
^ abcFleischer, Wolfgang (February 2015). German artillery:1914-1918. Barnsley. p. 110. ISBN 9781473823983. OCLC 893163385.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ ab"48-57 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES". www.quarryhs.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
^ abc"Gruson 57mm 1892". www.bulgarianartillery.it. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
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