Cannone da 75/27 modello 06

Cannone da 75/27 modello 06
Cannone da 75/27 modello 06
	Front view of a battered Cannone da 75/27 modello 06 at Museum of World War I, Kobarid (Caporetto), Slovenia
Type	Field gun
Place of origin	German Empire
Service history
In service	1906?–1945
Used by	Italy; Nazi Germany
Wars	World War I; World War II
Production history
Designer	Krupp
Variants	Cannone da 75/27 modello 12
Specifications
Mass	1,080 kg (2,380 lb)
Barrel length	2.25 m (7 ft 5 in) L/30
Shell	Fixed QF 75 x 185mm R[1]
Shell weight	6.3 kg (14 lb)
Caliber	75 mm (2.95 in)
Breech	horizontal sliding-block
Recoil	hydro spring
Carriage	Pole trail
Elevation	-10° to +16°
Traverse	7°
Rate of fire	4-6 rpm
Muzzle velocity	502 m/s (1,647 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	Horizontal: 6.8 km (4.2 mi); Vertical: 4 km (13,000 ft)

The Cannone da 75/27 modello 06 was a field gun used by Italy during World War I and World War II. It was a license-built copy of the Krupp Kanone M 1906 gun. It had seats for two crewmen attached to the gunshield as was common practice for the period. Captured weapons were designated by the Wehrmacht during World War II as the 7.5 cm Feldkanone 237(i).

Variants

Special fortress versions were produced as the Cannone da 75/27 modello 06 in Casmatta and Caverna. These had different carriages suitable for static use.

A high-angle pedestal mount for anti-aircraft use was produced and these were assigned to coastal defense and second line units during World War II.[2]

In 1915 the anti-aircraft version formed the basis of Italy's first truck mounted artillery called the Autocannone da 75/27 CK. Eventually twenty-seven batteries of five guns were formed during World War I.[3]

Between the wars, many guns were modernized for tractor-towing with pressed-steel wheels and rubber rims. These weighed some 65 kg (143 lb) more than the original version with spoked wooden wheels.

The Cannone da 75/27 modello 12 was a modello 06 modified for greater elevation (-12° to +18° 30') and lighter weight (only 900 kg (2,000 lb)). Only small numbers seem to have been produced. The Germans designated captured guns as the 7.5 cm Feldkanone 245(i).

Notes

"75-77 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES". www.quarryhs.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
Chamberlain, Peter (1975). Anti-aircraft guns. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco Pub. Co. p. 27. ISBN 0668038187. OCLC 2000222.
Riccio, Ralph (2010). Italian truck-mounted artillery in action. Pignato, Nicola., Spraggins, Matheu. Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal Publications. ISBN 9780897476010. OCLC 917891702.

References

Chamberlain, Peter & Gander, Terry. Light and Medium Field Artillery. New York: Arco, 1975
Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945. New York: Doubleday, 1979 ISBN 0-385-15090-3

External links

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[1] "75-77 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES". www.quarryhs.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-09-04.

[:0-2] Chamberlain, Peter (1975). Anti-aircraft guns. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco Pub. Co. p. 27. ISBN 0668038187. OCLC 2000222.

[3] Riccio, Ralph (2010). Italian truck-mounted artillery in action. Pignato, Nicola., Spraggins, Matheu. Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal Publications. ISBN 9780897476010. OCLC 917891702.

Italian artillery of World War I
Anti-aircraft guns	Cannone da 76/45 S 1911
Field, Medium and Heavy guns	Cannone da 75/27 modello 06 Cannone da 75/27 modello 12 Cannone da 75/27 modello 11 8 cm FK M. 5 Obice da 100/17 modello 14 Obice da 105/14 Cannone da 105/28 Cannone da 105/32 Obice da 149/12 Cannone da 149/23 Cannone da 149/35 A Cannone da 152/45
Infantry and Mountain guns	Cannon 37F Cannone da 65/17 modello 13 Cannone da 70/15
Naval and coastal defense guns	Cannon 76/40 Model 1916 Cannone da 76/45 S 1911 Cannon 102/35 Model 1914 Cannon 102/45 Cannon 152/32 Model 1887 Cannone da 190/45 EOC 8 inch 45 caliber EOC 10 inch 40 caliber EOC 10-inch /45 naval gun Obice da 280 305 mm /46 Model 1909 100-ton gun BL 13.5 inch naval gun Mk I – IV Cannone navale da 381/40
Railroad artillery	Cannone da 381/40 AVS
Superheavy and Siege artillery	Mortaio da 210/8 D.S. Mortaio da 260/9 Modello 16 Obice da 280 Obice da 305/17

Italian artillery of World War II
Tank guns	Breda Model 35 Cannone da 37/40 Cannone da 47/32 Cannone da 47/40 Cannone da 75/34
Anti-tank guns	Solothurn S-18/1000 Cannone da 47/32 Obice da 75/18 modello 35 Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 Cannone da 90/53 Cannone da 105/25
Infantry and Mountain guns	Cannone da 37/10 modello 15 Cannone da 47/32 Cannone da 65/17 modello 13 Cannone da 70/15 Obice da 75/18 modello 34
Field, Medium and Heavy guns	Cannone da 75/27 modello 06 Cannone da 75/27 modello 12 Cannone da 75/27 modello 11 Obice da 75/18 modello 35 Cannone da 75/32 modello 37 Obice da 100/17 modello 14 Obice da 105/14 Cannone da 105/28 Cannone da 105/32 Obice da 149/12 Cannone da 149/28 Cannone da 149/35 A Cannone da 149/40 modello 35 Obice da 149/19 modello 37 Cannone da 152/45 Obice da 210/22
Superheavy and Siege artillery	Mortaio da 210/8 D.S. Mortaio da 260/9 Modello 16 Obice da 280 Obice da 305/17
Railroad artillery	Cannone navale da 381/40
Anti-aircraft guns	Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/77 (Scotti) Breda Model 35 Cannone-Mitragliera da 37/54 (Breda) Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 Cannone da 75/49 Cannone da 90/53