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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the field guns category.
01 / Overview
8 cm FK M. 5
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1907–1918
Quantity
8
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FIELD GUNS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
28
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
75
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the field guns category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
- Service Entry Year1907
- Combat Weight1,065 kg
- Carriage TypeBox Trail
- In ServiceYes
◈Ordnance4MOD.4
- Calibre76.5 mm
- Barrel Length (calibres)30
- Breech TypeSliding Block
- Recoil SystemHydro-Spring
▣Performance4MOD.4
- Maximum Range (standard)7 km
- Muzzle Velocity500 m/s
- ElevationM 5/8: -7° 30' to +18°; M 5/8 MP: -5° to +73°
- Traverse7°52'
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1907Production started
- 1914First deployment: World War I
- 1918Production ended
119
years in service
11
years in production
8
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 6 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries6country
05 / MASS Score
FIELD GUNS RANKING Field Guns · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
123FIELD GUNS28PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · FIELD GUNS115AUSTRIA · ALL WEAPONS83PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FIELD GUNS
ⓘ Rankings are within theField Gunscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
A towed artillery carriage configuration where the gun is mounted between two wheels with a box-like structure connecting them.
A breech mechanism in artillery where a solid block slides horizontally to open and close the breech for loading.
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