The 7.5 cm Feldkanone 16 neuer Art (7.5 cm FK 16 nA) was a field gun used by Germany in

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-era 7.7 cm FK 16, surviving guns in German service were re-barrelled during the early 1930s in the new standard 7.5 cm calibre. It was not modernized for motor towing and retained its original wooden spoked wheels and two crew seats on the face of the

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. File:FK16nARightSideFortSill2005.jpg, Right side of FK 16 nA on display at U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum, Ft. Sill, OK. File:FK16nALeftSideFortSill2005.jpg, Left side of FK 16 Na at U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum, Ft. Sill, OK. File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-10045, Reichswehr-Manöver.jpg, More distanced view of FK16 nA. File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-00675, Strausberg, Herbstparade der Reichswehr.jpg, FK 16 nA in transport. File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-11934, Reichswehr, Soldaten mit Geschütz.jpg, Closer view of FK 16 nA in action

References

* Engelmann, Joachim and Scheibert, Horst. ''Deutsche Artillerie 1934-1945: Eine Dokumentation in Text, Skizzen und Bildern: Ausrüstung, Gliederung, Ausbildung, Führung, Einsatz''. Limburg/Lahn, Germany: C. A. Starke, 1974 * Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. ''Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945''. New York: Doubleday, 1979 * Hogg, Ian V. ''German Artillery of World War Two''. 2nd corrected edition. Mechanicsville, PA: Stackpole Books, 1997 World War II field artillery World War II artillery of Germany 75 mm artillery Military equipment introduced in the 1930s {{Germany-WWII-stub

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