Rheinmetall-Borsig was given the task to develop a new artillery weapon for the mountain infantry in 1935.
It entered service in 1938. It had variable recoil and a large pepperpot type muzzle brake.
It could be broken down into eight loads. It was fairly easy for the troops to handle it and it had good stability.
Rheinmetall and Bohler offered designs, and Bohler's was chosen.
Only four were produced.
|7.5-cm Gebirgsgeschütz 36|
|Length of gun||57"
|Length of rifling|
|Weight in action||1,653 lb
|Elevation||-10° to +70°|
|Range of shell||10,390 yards
|Shell weight||12.85 lb