Cannone da 149/35 A

Cannone da 149/35 A
Cannone da 149/35 A
	A cannone da 149/35 A in Redipuglia
Type	Heavy gun
Place of origin	Italy
Service history
In service	1900-1945
Used by	Italy
Wars	World War I, World War II
Production history
No. built	unknown; 870 guns available in June 1940 (plus 28 in fixed armored turrets) [1]
Specifications
Mass	8,220 kilograms (18,120 lb)
Barrel length	5.722 metres (18.77 ft) L/38.7
Shell	45.96 kilograms (101.3 lb)
Caliber	149.1 mm (5.87 in)
Recoil	none
Carriage	Box trail
Elevation	–10° to +35°
Traverse	0°
Rate of fire	1 rpm
Muzzle velocity	651 m/s (2,136 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	16,500 metres (18,000 yd)

The Cannone da 149/35 A was a heavy gun which served with Italy during World War I and World War II. It was already an old-fashioned weapon when introduced around 1900. It lacked a recoil system of any kind and could not traverse. The gun recoiled up two ramps placed behind the wheels and had to be re-laid after every shot. Wheel plates were added to absorb more recoil energy and to help the gun cross soft ground. Despite these serious drawbacks, being cheap and easy to manufacture, the gun was produced in large numbers and saw extensive use during World War I. Some 895 were still in Italian service in June 1940 and saw use in World War II in Italy and North Africa, as well for coastal defense in France and the Balkans. Weapons captured by the Germans after the Italian surrender in 1943 seem to have been scrapped or ignored as there is no record of them in German service.

The 149/35 was intended to replace the older Cannone da 149/23[2] which had been introduced in the Italian army in 1882.[3][4]

References

"CANNONE DA 149/35 MODELLO 1901 - Quartermaster Section".
"Canon de 149/35". Archived from the original on 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
Luca Girotto (2002). 1866-1918: Soldati e fortezze tra Asiago ed il Grappa. Rossato. p. 63. ISBN 978-88-8130-080-8.
"Swisscom - Webhosting". Archived from the original on 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2013-09-06.

Chamberlain, Peter & Gander, Terry. Heavy Artillery. New York: Arco, 1975 ISBN 0-668-03898-5

External links

149/35A howitzer during World War I in the Carnian Alps

Side view of a 15 GRC Ret (later known as Cannone da 149G and it:149/23), dating back to 1882

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[1] "CANNONE DA 149/35 MODELLO 1901 - Quartermaster Section".

[2] "Canon de 149/35". Archived from the original on 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2013-09-06.

[Girotto2002-3] Luca Girotto (2002). 1866-1918: Soldati e fortezze tra Asiago ed il Grappa. Rossato. p. 63. ISBN 978-88-8130-080-8.

[4] "Swisscom - Webhosting". Archived from the original on 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2013-09-06.

Italian artillery of World War I
Anti-aircraft guns	Cannone da 76/45 S 1911 Cannone da 75/27 A.V.
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
Mortars	Bombarda da 58 A Bombarda da 58 B 15 cm Mörser M1881 Bombarda da 240 mm
Infantry and Mountain guns	Cannon 37F Cannone da 65/17 modello 13 Cannone da 76/17 S modello 12 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 210/9 modello 14 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 Cannone da 76/17 S modello 12 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 75/27 A.V. Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 Cannone da 75/49 Cannone da 90/53