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By Lasse Jensen
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Last updated 18 Marts 2002
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Obice da 75/18 modello 1934
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General |
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| Designer |
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75/18 modello 1934
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| Original
Manufacture |
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Ansaldo,
Italy |
| Original
Manufacture name |
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Obice da 75/18
modello 1934 |
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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, 75/18
modello 1934 |
| Naming
variants |
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| reversion
models |
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Field
version 75/18
modello 1935 |
| 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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| First
action date |
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| Production
time |
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1934-1942 |
| 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/18 |
| 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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102kg |
| Weight
(firing position) |
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780kg |
| 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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25° |
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| Traverse
Left |
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25° |
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| Elevation |
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+65° |
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| Depression |
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-10° |
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| Ammunition
types |
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| Maximum
Range |
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9200m -HE |
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| Muzzle
velocity |
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268m/s
-HE |
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| Rate
of Fire - 30s |
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~4-6
rounds |
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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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no |
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| Weight |
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| Wheels
(if any) |
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yes |
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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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By the 1930’s much of the Italian mountain
artillery material was obsolescent and overdue for replacement.
The Italian firm of Ansaldo undertook to produce a new mountain howitzer
design, based on a Skoda gun. By 1934 this had emerged as the Obice da 75/18 modello 34, a sound
and thoroughly useful little howitzer that was intended for the mountain
role and could thus be broken down into eight loads for transport.
In service 1934 to 1942
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References:
Vecio.it
Additional web resources.
Various web notes.
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