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SURVIVING GUN FILE (# 1398)



Italy	Cannone da 76/40 A 1897 contraerei				AA artillery

Contributor : Bernard Plumier http://www.passioncompassion1418.com Lien vers post du blog		Location : Italy Rovereto Museo Storico Italiano della Guerra Coordinates : Lat : 45.88890 / Long : 11.04790		General comments on this surviving gun : Identical items in the same location : 1 Items covered by this file : 1


This weapon is presented on a platform carriage M1917		Unknown markings		Zoom on the shooting abacus

Historic and technical information
Denomination : 76/40 A 1897 contraerei			Origin : ( Ansaldo) ( Armstrong )
Historic context : The 'Cannone da 76/40 A 1897' was a naval gun developped on the basis of the Armstrong QF 12-Pdr 12 cwt gun, and adapted later as an anti-aircraft weapon. Severalmodels existed made by Armstrong and by Ansaldo, and mainly fifferentiated by the carriage type (terrestrial pivot carriage M 1915, naval pivot carriage M 1916, or platform carriage M 1917). The 76/40 was used during WW1, and until the end of WW2.			Technical data : Complete description : *76 mm / 40 calibres A 1897 antiaircraft gun* Design year : 1917 Calibre : 76.00 mm Weight in firing position : 2676 kg Weight for transportation : Tube length in calibres : 40.00 Grooves : 16 progressive angle, to the right Projectile weight : 6.016 kg (explosif) Initial speed : 690 m/s Fire rate : 12 rounds / min Range : 7900 m Elevation range : -5 to +75 degrees Direction range : 360 degrees total range
Sources
L'Artiglieria Italiana Nella Grande Guerra Andrea Curami Alessandro Massignan Gino Rossato 1998 Wikipedia http://fr.wikipedia.org/ http://www.regioesercito.it/ http://www.regioesercito.it/