8cm LEHKÝ KANON VZOR.17

8cm LEHKÝ KANON VZOR.17
Image: LK Vz.17 (Delostrelectvocsarmady1918-1939)
Year1917
Weapon TypeLight Field Gun
Origin & DesignerCzechoslovakia/Skoda
Numbers Produced267
Crew10
Calibre76.5mm (76.5x233R)
Elevation-8° to +45°
Traverse
BreechHorizontal Sliding Block
RecoilHydropneumatic
Gun SightVz. 17 Telescopic
Gun Mount[@gun_mounts]
CarriageBox Trail
Trailers[@trailers]
Gun Shield4.2mm
Armoured Plate[@armoured_plate]
Barrel Length2.290mm (L/30)
Overall Length4.53m
Width1.68m
Height1.50m
WeightWeight in Traction: 2.245 kg
Weight in Action: 1.335 kg
Round Weight6.64 kg (HE)
Muzzle Velocity520 m/s
Feed[@feed]
Magazine Capacity[@magazine_capacity]
Practical Rate of Fire[@practical_rate_of_fire]
Rate of Fire8 r.p.m.
Maximum Rate of Fire[@maximum_rate_of_fire]
Maximum Ceiling[@maximum_ceiling]
Maximum Ground Range[@maximum_ground_range]
Maximum Range10.500m
Armour Penetration[@armour_penetration]
TractionHorse Drawn (Six Horses)
Variants[@variants]
NotesThe LK Vz.17 (Lehký Kanon Vzor 17) first saw action in the first world war and used by the Austro-Hungarian army. It was still in use during the inter war period and was modernised. It was the standard field gun of the artillery regiments in infantry divisions, but was gradually replaced by the LK Vz.30 and by 1938 only around 267 were still in service.