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By Lasse Jensen
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Last updated 18 Marts 2002
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Cannone da 75/27 modello 1906
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General |
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Designer |
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75/27 modello 1906, with wooden
wheels
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Original
Manufacture |
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Krupp,
Germany |
Original
Manufacture name |
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7.5cm
M.1906 |
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Is
this a license build gun? |
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yes |
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License
Manufacture |
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Italy |
Customer
Aim |
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Domestic
military |
Prototype
naming |
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Indented
country naming |
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Italy,
75/27
modello 1906 |
Naming
variants |
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Germany
-'7.5cm FK 237(i)' |
reversion
models |
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-1940, modernized
with metal wheels and rubber rims.
- Fortress models |
Licenses
build variants |
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Export
variants |
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Nature
of weapon |
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Field gun |
Introduction
date |
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First
action date |
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Production
time |
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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/27 |
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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3.15m |
Barrel
length (ex breech) |
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Barrel
weight (all) |
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345kg |
Weight
(firing position) |
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1015kg |
Weight
(traveling order) |
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1670kg |
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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+16° |
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Depression |
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-10° |
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Ammunition
types |
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??kg -HE |
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Maximum
Range |
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10.240m -HE
8.400m - HE (fortress version) |
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Muzzle
velocity |
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533m/s -HE |
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Rate
of Fire - 30s |
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Rate
of Fire - 4m |
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~10-15
rounds |
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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 |
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Tyres
(if any) |
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yes, 1940 mod, 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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More
Pictures
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75/27
M.1906 |
7.5cm FK
237(i), with 1940 mods. |
75/27
M.1906, with 1940 mods. |
75/27
M.1906, in Vallo Alpino
defence line |
75/27
M.1906, in Vallo Alpino
defence line |
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unknown
location |
unknown
location |
unknown
location |
unknown
location |
unknown
location |
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References:
JED
Military Enthusiasts Directory
Additional web resources.
Various web notes.
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