Cannone da 152/45

Infobox Weapon
name=Cannone da 152/45


caption=
origin=Italy
type=heavy gun
is_ranged=
is_bladed=
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is_artillery=yes
is_vehicle=
is_UK=
service=1917-1945
used_by=flag|Italy
wars=World War I, World War II
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weight=convert|16672|kg|lb
length=
part_length=convert|7.138|m|in L/46.7
width=
height=
crew=
cartridge=convert|47|kg|lb
caliber=152.4 mm (6 in)
action=
rate=1 rpm
velocity=830 m/s (2,723 ft/s)
range=
max_range=convert|19400|m|yd
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sights=
breech=
recoil=
carriage=box trail
elevation=-5° to +45°
traverse=10° or 60°
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speed=The Cannone da 152/45 was a heavy gun which served with Italy during World War I and World War II. It was an expedient mating of a naval gun barrel placed on a land carriage to fulfill the Italian Army's need for long-range counter-battery work. The carriage was placed on a firing platform which had to be dug into the ground. A pit had to be dug into the ground to allow the gun to fire at high elevations. Some 53 were in Italian service in 1939.

References

* Chamberlain, Peter & Gander, Terry. "Heavy Artillery". New York: Arco, 1975 ISBN 0-668-03898-5