Service Data:
In Service: to
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Krupp
Number built:
Technical Data:
Type: Schiffskanone
Calibre: 173 mm
Length: 6.900 m
Weight: kg
Breech: horizontal sliding block, percussion fired
Recoil:
Carriage:
Elevation: -5° to +45°
Traverse: 360�
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 875 m/s
Effective range: 27,200 m
Shell Weight: 62.80 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
Other: Coastal
Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 17 cm SK L40 (17 cm Schiffskanone L40)
Gallery:
Heer Comments
Sources:
German Artillery in World War II. 1939-1945.
ISBN-10: 0887407625
German Artillery of World War Two.
ISBN-10: 1853672610
German infantry weapons of World War II.
ISBN-10: 0882543725
German Small Arms of World War II.
ISBN-10: 0896730239
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