Cannone da 75/32 modello 37 | |
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Type | Field gun |
Place of origin | Italy |
Service history | |
Used by | Italy Nazi Germany Peru |
Wars | Second World War, Ecuadorian–Peruvian War |
Production history | |
Designer | Ansaldo |
No. built | 177 up to mid-1943 (unknown afterwards) |
Specifications | |
Mass | Travel: 1,250 kg (2,760 lb) Combat: 1,200 kg (2,600 lb) |
Barrel length | 2.574 m (8 ft 5.3 in) (with muzzle brake) L/32 |
Shell | 75 x 334mmR |
Shell weight | 6.3 kg (14 lb) |
Caliber | 75 mm (3.0 in) |
Carriage | Split-trail |
Elevation | −10° to +45° |
Traverse | 50° |
Muzzle velocity | 624 m/s (2,050 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 12.5 km (13,700 yd)[1] |
The Cannone da 75/32 modello 37 was an Italian field gun used during World War II. The designation indicates that the gun had a 75 mm caliber, the barrel was 32 caliber-lengths long and it was accepted for service in 1937.