In Service: 1944 to 1945
Manufacturer: Rheinmetall-Borsig Number built:
Type: Sonder Gerät Calibre: 77 mm Length: 1,600 mm Weight: kg Rate of fire: rounds per minute Muzzle velocity: m/s Effective range: m Variants: Other: Armaments Articles:
The 77 mm SG 113 (77 mm Sonder Gerät 113) was a recoilless anti-tank cannon designed produced by Herman Göring Werke of Brunswick a subsidiary of Rheinmetall-Borsig in 1944. The 77 mm SG 113 was a single shot weapon that was activated electromagnetically by a sensor that was fitted to the nose of the aircraft. it could either fire a single shot or full battery of six. The 77 mm SG 113 underwent extensive testing at Rechlin Lutwaffe facilities in late 1944 with a Hs 129 and Fw 190 The 77 mm SG 113 (77 mm Sonder Gerät 113) recoilless anti-tank cannon was installed in the following Luftwaffe aircraft Focke-Wulf 190 Henschel Hs 129
The Warplanes of the Third Reich. ISBN-10: 0385057822 Flying Guns World War II. ISBN-10: 1840372273 German Aircraft Guns WW I WW II. ISBN-10: 091196410X For a complete list of sources
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