Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34
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Cannone da 75/46 at Mount Circeo, 1943.
The Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 was an Italian anti-aircraft gun used during World War II. The designation means it had a caliber of 75 mm, the barrel was 46 caliber-lengths long and it was accepted in service in 1934.
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History
In German use it was renamed 7.5-cm Flak 264/3(i).
Characteristics
- Caliber: 75 mm
- Length of barrel: 3.45 m
- Weight: travelling 4405 kg, firing 3300 kg
- Maximum effective ceiling: 8300 m
- Elevation: –2º to +90º
- Traverse: 360º
- Muzzle velocity: 750 m/s
- Rate of fire:
- Shell weight: 6.5 kg
- Users: Italy, Germany
See also
- Italian Army equipment in World War II
- Cannone da 90/53 - another contemporary Italian anti-aircraft gun
References
| 40x40px | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cannone da 75/46. |
- Artillery by Chris Chant, published by Amber Books, ISBN 1-84509-248-1
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