Image: 90/53 Modello 41C (Italian Defense Magazine)
Year
June 1939
Weapon Type
Medium Anti-Aircraft Gun
Origin & Designer
Italy/Ansaldo
Numbers Produced
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Crew
7
Calibre
90mm (90x600)
Elevation
-2° to +85°
Traverse
360°
Breech
Horizontal Sliding Block
Recoil
Hydropneumatic
Gun Sight
[@gun_sight]
Gun Mount
Cruciform
Carriage
Twin Wheeled Carriages
Trailers
[@trailers]
Gun Shield
[@gun_shield]
Armoured Plate
[@armoured_plate]
Barrel Length
4.736mm (L/53)
Overall Length
5.240m
Width
2.30m
Height
2.50m
Weight
Weight in Traction: 8.950 kg Weight in Action: 6.240 kg
Round Weight
18.4 kg (HE) 11.8 kg (AP)
Muzzle Velocity
850 m/s
Feed
[@feed]
Magazine Capacity
[@magazine_capacity]
Practical Rate of Fire
[@practical_rate_of_fire]
Rate of Fire
19 r.p.m.
Maximum Rate of Fire
17.465m
Maximum Ceiling
11.300m
Maximum Ground Range
[@maximum_ground_range]
Maximum Range
[@maximum_range]
Armour Penetration
109mm @ 500m @ 30° 90mm @ 500m @ 30°
Traction
[@traction]
Variants
[@variants]
Notes
The 90/53 Modello 41C was the towed version of the excellent 90/53 anti-aircraft gun. It was up there with the German 88mm and the British 3.7in and saw service in many roles. But it was not produced in sufficient quantities to have any real effect.