Cannone da 70/15

The Cannone da 70/15 was a mountain gun was used by Italy during World War I. By World War II it had been relegated to the infantry gun role in units assigned to Italian East Africa.

Cannone da 70/15
Two guns captured by the Austrians during 1916.
TypeMountain gun
Place of originItaly
Service history
In service1903-1945
Used byItaly
WarsWorld War I, World War II
Production history
Designed1902-1904
Specifications
Mass387 kg (853 lb)
Barrel length1.15 m (3 ft 9 in) L/16.4

Shell70 x 86 mm R[1]
Shell weight4.84 kg (10 lb 11 oz)
Caliber70 millimetres (2.8 in)
Recoilnone
CarriageBox trail
Elevation-12° to 21°
Traverse
Muzzle velocity353 m/s (1,158 ft/s)
Maximum firing range6.6 km (4.1 mi)

It lacked a modern recoil system and was virtually obsolescent upon its introduction in 1904. But it took the Italians almost a decade to field the Cannone da 65/17 modello 13 as its replacement. It was gradually phased out of the mountain role and transferred to the infantry as an infantry gun.

It was broken-down into four loads for transport.

References

  1. "48-57 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES". www.quarryhs.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  • Chamberlain, Peter and Gander, Terry. Infantry, Mountain and Airborne Guns.


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