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Den 7,5 cm Gebirgsgeschütz 36 cm (7,5 cm GebG 36) var en 7,5 cm (3,0 tommer) tysk fjellkanon som ble brukt under andre verdenskrig. Minst 1,193 ble bygget mellom 1938 og 1945. Det var standard lette kanoner for de tyske fjelldivisjonene, både hæren og Waffen-SS, under andre verdenskrig.

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Den 7,5 cm Gebirgsgeschütz 36 cm (7.5 cm GebG 36) was a German mountain gun that was used during World War II. It was designed by Rheinmetall and produced by R. Wolf from 1938 to 1944. It was the main light artillery weapon of the German mountain divisions, both in the Army and the Waffen-SS.
Kanonen hadde en horisontal skyveblokk og en munningsbrems. Den kunne avfyre en granat på 5,75 kg eller 5,83 kg med en maksimal rekkevidde på 9,250 meter. Kanonen hadde et variabelt rekylsystem som forkortet rekylen etter hvert som høyden økte, slik at den kunne skyte i høye vinkler. Kanonen kunne slepes av hester eller deles opp i åtte pakker som skulle bæres av muldyr.
Den 7,5 cm GebG 36 was a reliable and effective weapon for mountain warfare, but it had some drawbacks. One of them was that the gun would jump when fired at low angles with the strongest propellant charge, due to the leverage effect of the short trail spades. This made it less suitable for anti-tank role, which was sometimes required in mountainous terrain. Another drawback was that the gun was relatively heavy and cumbersome compared to other mountain guns of similar caliber.