Service Data:
In Service: 1917 to 1945
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Krupp
Number built:
Technical Data:
Type: Kanone
Calibre: 10.5 cm
Length: 4.725 m
Weight: 3,300 kg
Breech: horizontal sliding block, percussion fired
Recoil: hydrospring
Carriage: box trail
Elevation: -2° to +45°
Traverse: 6�
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 650 m/s
Effective range: 16,500 m
Shell Weight: 18.50 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
10 cm Kanone 17
10 cm Kanone 17/4
Other: Field Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 10 cm K 17 (10 cm Kanone 17)
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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