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Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34

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Cannone da 75/46
Cannone da 75/46 at Mount Circeo, 1943.
TypeAnti-aircraft gun
Place of originItaly
Service history
Used by Italy
 Nazi Germany
WarsWorld War II
Production history
Designed1934
Specifications
MassTravelling: 4,405 kg (9,711 lb)
Combat: 3,300 kg (7,300 lb)
Barrel length3.45 m (10 ft) L/46

Shell weight6.5 kg (14 lb 5 oz) (HE)
Caliber75 millimetres (3.0 in)
Elevation–2° to +90°
Traverse360°
Muzzle velocity750 m/s (2,500 ft/s)
Maximum firing range8,300 m (27,200 ft)

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.

History

In German use it was renamed 7.5-cm Flak 264/3(i).

See also

References

  • Artillery by Chris Chant, published by Amber Books, ISBN 1-84509-248-1