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SURVIVING GUN FILE (# 940)
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Austro-Hungaria
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Light artillery
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Contributor :
Jason (Wikimedia commons) Long      http://commons.wikimedia.org/
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Location :
USA Fort Sill, OK Field Artillery Museum
Coordinates :
Lat : 34.65630 / Long : -98.37580
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General comments on this surviving gun :
Identical items in the same location :
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Items covered by this file : 1 |
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Markings unknown |
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Historic and technical information
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Denomination :     8cm M 17 FK | Origin :       ( Skoda)           | ||||
Historic context :
In 1915 arose the idea of developping a new modern fieldgun better than the 8cm M05/08 FK. The performances of this latter gun type, particularly the 6000 to 7000 m range and 6.7 kg projectile power were found insufficient for the static warfare, and the wear or destroy losses were an opportunity to replace it with more modern equipments. |
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