OTO Melara Model 56/14 pack howitzer | |
---|---|
![]() Italian mountain artillery troops with a Mod 56 in the Dolomites | |
Type | Pack howitzer |
Place of origin | Italy |
Service history | |
In service | 1957–present |
Used by | See Operators |
Production history | |
Designer | OTO Melara |
Designed | 1955–1956 |
No. built | 2,500+[1] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 1,290 kg (2,840 lb) |
Length | 3.65 m (12 ft 0 in) |
Barrel length | 1.47 m (4 ft 9.9 in) L/14 |
Width | 1.5 m (4 ft 11.1 in) |
Height | 1.9 m (6 ft 2.8 in)[2] |
Crew | 7 |
Shell | Semi-fixed 105 x 372 mm R |
Shell weight | 14.9 kg (33 lb)[3] |
Calibre | 105 mm (4.13 in) |
Breech | Vertical sliding-block |
Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic |
Carriage | Split trail |
Elevation | -7° to +65° |
Traverse | 56°[2] |
Rate of fire | Maximum: 8 rpm for short periods Sustained: 4 rpm for 30 minutes |
Muzzle velocity | 416.0 m/s (1,360 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 10,000 m (10,900 yd)[2] |
The OTO-Melara Mod 56 is an Italian-made 105 mm pack howitzer built and developed by OTO Melara. It fires the standard US type M1 ammunition.