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By Lasse Jensen
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Last updated 07 April 2002
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Obice da 75/13 modello 1915
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General |
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| Designer |
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Obice da 75/13 modello 1915
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| Original
Manufacture |
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Italy |
| Original
Manufacture name |
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Obice da
75/13
modello 1915 |
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| Is
this a license build gun? |
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no, based
on a Skoda design |
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| License
Manufacture |
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| Customer
Aim |
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Domestic
military |
| Prototype
naming |
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| Indented
country naming |
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Italy,
75/13
modello 1915 |
| Naming
variants |
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| reversion
models |
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| Licenses
build variants |
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| Export
variants |
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| Nature
of weapon |
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Mountain
howitzer |
| Introduction
date |
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1921 |
| First
action date |
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| Production
time |
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1921-1959 |
| Production
number |
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| Crew |
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Gun
dimension |
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| Caliber,
bore |
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75mm |
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| Caliber,
length/bore |
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L/13 |
| Muzzle
brake |
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| Recoil
system |
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| Breech
mechanism |
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| Barrel
length (all) |
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| Barrel
length (ex breech) |
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| Barrel
weight (all) |
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106kg |
| Weight
(firing position) |
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613kg |
| Weight
(traveling order) |
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| Length
(firing position) |
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| Length
(traveling order) |
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| Width
(firing position) |
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| Width
(traveling order) |
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| Height
(firing position) |
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| Height
(traveling order) |
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| Ground
Clearance (towing) |
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Gun
performers |
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| Traverse
Right |
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+3.5° |
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| Traverse
Left |
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+3.5° |
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| Elevation |
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+50° |
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| Depression |
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-10° |
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| Ammunition
types |
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6.5kg HE1
(m.21)
6.4kg HE2 (m.32) |
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| Maximum
Range |
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~8000m -HE? |
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| Muzzle
velocity |
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| Rate
of Fire - 30s |
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| Rate
of Fire - 4m |
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| Rate
of Fire - 10m |
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| Rate
of Fire - 1h, sustained |
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Carriage |
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| Name |
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| Variants |
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| Shield |
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yes |
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| Weight |
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| Wheels
(if any) |
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yes, later mods |
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| Tyres
(if any) |
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yes, unknown type |
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Towing
vehicle |
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| Primary
type |
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| Trailer |
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 History
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Under construction
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Pictures
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location |
unknown
location |
unknown
location |
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References:
Vecio.it
Avanti
savoia
Additional web resources.
Various web notes.
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