7.5 cm FK 18
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| 7.5 cm Feldkanone 18 | |
|---|---|
 Export version on a Brazilian parade | |
| Type | Field gun |
| Place of origin | Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1938–45 |
| Used by | Nazi Germany |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Krupp |
| Produced | 1938–40 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1,120 kg (2,649 lbs) |
| Barrel length | 1.94 metres (6 ft 4 in) |
| Shell | separate-loading, cased-charge and projectile 75 x 260mm R[1] |
| Shell weight | 5.83 kilograms (12.9 lb) (HE) 6.8 kilograms (15 lb) (AP) |
| Caliber | 75 mm (2.95 in) |
| Breech | horizontal sliding-block |
| Recoil | hydro-pneumatic |
| Carriage | split trail |
| Elevation | -5° to +45° |
| Traverse | 60° |
| Rate of fire | 8–10 rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 485 m/s (1,591 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 9,425 m (10,307 yds) |
| Filling | TNT |
| Filling weight | 0.52 kilograms (1.1 lb) |
The 7.5 cm Feldkanone 18 (7.5 cm FK 18) was a field gun used by Germany in World War II. It was designed to replace the 7.5 cm FK 16 nA, a World War I-era 7.7 cm FK 16 rebarreled in 75 mm during the early Thirties. The development of the FK 18 had a low priority, and it was not until 1938 that the gun was issued to the Heer.
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