8 cm FK M. 17

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8 cm Feldkanone M. 17
A 8 cm Feldkanone M. 17 at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum, Ft. Sill, OK
Type	field gun
Place of origin	Austria-Hungary
Service history
In service	1917-1945
Used by	Austria-Hungary Austria Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia Nazi Germany
Wars	World War I World War II
Production history
Manufacturer	Skoda
Specifications
Weight	1,319 kg
Length	2.297 m
Barrel length	2.078 m L/30

Caliber	76.5 mm
Carriage	box trail
Elevation	-10° to +45°
Traverse	8°
Rate of fire	10-12 rpm
Muzzle velocity	554 m/s
Effective range	11,400 m

The 8 cm Feldkanone M. 17 was a dual-purpose field and mountain gun used by Austria-Hungary during World War I. Between the wars it was used by Austria, Yugoslavia and possibly Czechoslovakia. Captured weapons were used by Nazi Germany under the designations 7.65 cm FK 17(ö) or (t) and 7.65 cm FK 303(j).

[edit] References

Englemann, Joachim and Scheibert, Horst. Deutsche Artillerie 1934-1945: Eine Dokumentation in Text, Skizzen und Bildern: Ausrüstung, Gliderung, Ausbildung, Führung, Einsatz. Limburg/Lahn, Germany: C. A. Starke, 1974
Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945. New York: Doubleday, 1979 ISBN 0-385-15090-3
Hogg, Ian V. German Artillery of World War Two. 2nd corrected edition. Mechanicsville, PA: Stackpole Books, 1997 ISBN 1-85367-480-X

German artillery of World War II

Tank & anti-tank guns