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Cannone da 75/27 modello 11
| Field | Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | Cannone da 75 modello 11 | ||||||
| image | Cannone da 75 modello 11 Hameenlinna 1.jpg | ||||||
| image_size | 300 | ||||||
| caption | Cannone da 75/27 modello 11, displayed in Hämeenlinna Artillery Museum. | ||||||
| origin | France | ||||||
| type | Field gun | ||||||
| is_artillery | yes | ||||||
| service | 1912–45 | ||||||
| used_by | Kingdom of Italy | ||||||
| Nazi Germany | |||||||
| Finland | |||||||
| wars | World War I | ||||||
| World War II | |||||||
| manufacturer | Vickers-Terni, Armstrong | ||||||
| number | 1341 | ||||||
| weight | 1,076 kg (travel) | ||||||
| (combat)<ref>[http://ww2photo.mimerswell.com/gun/ita/fg/75-27.htm Cannone da 75/27 modello 11 on ww2photo.mimerswell.com]</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url | http://www.esercito.difesa.it/root/equipaggiamenti/mez_sto_art_ita_7527_11.asp | title=Cannone da 75/27 modello 11 on the official web site of the Italian Army (in Italian) | access-date=2011-05-01 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529205815/http://www.esercito.difesa.it/root/equipaggiamenti/mez_sto_art_ita_7527_11.asp | archive-date=2009-05-29 | url-status=dead }} |
| part_length | 2.13 m L/28.4p | ||||||
| cartridge | Fixed QF 75 x 185mm R | ||||||
| cartridge_weight | 6.35 kg | ||||||
| caliber | 75 mm (2.95 in) | ||||||
| rate | 4-6 rpm | ||||||
| velocity | 510 m/s (1,670 ft/s) | ||||||
| max_range | 10,240 m | ||||||
| breech | Nordenfelt eccentric screw | ||||||
| recoil | hydro spring dual recoil | ||||||
| carriage | Split trail | ||||||
| elevation | -15° to +65° | ||||||
| traverse | 52° 9' |
Nazi Germany Finland World War II
1,015 kg (combat)
The Cannone da 75/27 modello 11 was a French-designed field gun produced in Italy prior to World War I. It was introduced in 1912, designed by Joseph-Albert Deport. It was taken into service by Italy for use with its infantry divisions into World War I, and was built there in large numbers. The gun was designed with two notable features. It was the first artillery piece to introduce the split trail, as well as the last to utilize its novel dual-recoil system. The former became a very popular feature on artillery pieces through to the modern day. The later, while functional, did not get repeated. The dual-recoil system consisted of a small tubular recoil under the barrel which in turn traveled in a traditional rectangular cradle. This lessened heat transfer from the gun barrel to the recoil mechanism effectively, but was not necessary for the added complexity.
Some guns had two crew seats on the front of the gun shield.
The gun was used by the Italian army throughout World War I and remained on strength well into World War II. Many pieces even saw service with German forces fighting in Northern Italy from 1943 until the end of the war, as the 7.5 cm Feldkanone 244(i). Modello 11s were retired from active service in 1950.
One cannon was also sold to Finland in 1929 where it was designated as "75 K 11".
References
Bibliography
- 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
References
- "CANNONE DA 75/27 MODELLO 11 - Quartermaster Section".
- [http://ww2photo.mimerswell.com/gun/ita/fg/75-27.htm Cannone da 75/27 modello 11 on ww2photo.mimerswell.com]
- "Cannone da 75/27 modello 11 on the official web site of the Italian Army (in Italian)".
- "75-77 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES".
- "Landships II".
- (August 19, 2019). "75-mm field gun – Cannone da 75/27 modello 11 - War History".
- "Cannone da 75 modello 1911 Deport".
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