The 10 cm Kanone 17 was a 100-mm-caliber field gun employed by the German Imperial Army during the Great War. Introduced in 1917, it was fielded again by the Wehrmacht during World War II. It was designed and manufactured by Krupp, which exported the 10 cm K 17 gun to Sweden, Austria, and Romania. It saw extensive combat service on the Eastern Front. With a maximum range of 16.5 km, some of them were also used in coastal defense.
Specifications
Type: medium field cannon
Country of origin: Germany
Manufacturer: Krupp
Caliber: 100mm
Barrel length: 4.725 m (15 ft 6 in)
Breech: horizontal sliding block
Weight: 3.3 metric tons
Elevation: -1º to +45º
Below, the German 10-cm gun of WW1
