CANNONE DA 149/35 MODELLO 1901

CANNONE DA 149/35 MODELLO 1901
Image: 149/35A Modello 1901 (Wikipedia)
Year1901
Weapon TypeHeavy Gun
Origin & DesignerItaly/ARTE
Numbers Produced895
Crew12
Calibre149.1mm
Elevation-10° to +35°
Traverse
BreechShutter Type
RecoilNone
Gun Sight[@gun_sight]
Gun Mount[@gun_mounts]
CarriageBox Trail
Trailers[@trailers]
Gun Shield[@gun_shield]
Armoured Plate[@armoured_plate]
Barrel Length5.464mm (L/38.7)
Overall Length7.96m
Width1.56m
Height1.88m
Weight8.200 kg (In Action)
Round Weight45.96 kg (HE)
Muzzle Velocity651 m/s
Feed[@feed]
Magazine Capacity[@magazine_capacity]
Practical Rate of Fire[@practical_rate_of_fire]
Rate of FireOne Round Every Two Minutes
Maximum Rate of Fire[@maximum_rate_of_fire]
Maximum Ceiling[@maximum_ceiling]
Maximum Ground Range[@maximum_ground_range]
Maximum Range16.500m
Armour Penetration[@armour_penetration]
TractionMotorised (TP32 Tractor)
Variants[@variants]
NotesThe Modello 35A was one of the oldest guns used by the Italians in World War Two. It had no recoil system and ramps had to be used to re-set the gun after firing. The Italian army still had larger numbers of this gun in service at the start of the war and it saw action during the Spanish civil war. It was also used is action against the French, Greeks and Yugoslav armies in 1940-41 and many were issued to heavy gun batteries in North Africa and Sicily.