Cannone da 75/27 modello 06

Cannone da 75/27 modello 06
Cannone da 75/27 modello 06
	Front view of a battered Cannone da 75/27 modello 06 at Museum of World War I, Kobarid (Caporetto), Slovenia
Type	Field gun
Place of origin	German Empire
Service history
In service	1906?–1945
Used by	Italy; Nazi Germany
Wars	World War I; World War II
Production history
Designer	Krupp
No. built	2000+
Variants	Cannone da 75/27 modello 12
Specifications
Mass	1,080 kg (2,380 lb)
Barrel length	2.25 m (7 ft 5 in) L/30
Shell	Fixed QF 75 x 185mm R
Shell weight	6.3 kg (14 lb)
Caliber	75 mm (2.95 in)
Breech	horizontal sliding-block
Recoil	hydro spring
Carriage	Pole trail
Elevation	-10° to +16°
Traverse	7°
Rate of fire	4-6 rpm
Muzzle velocity	502 m/s (1,647 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	Horizontal: 6.8 km (4.2 mi); Vertical: 4 km (13,000 ft)

TypeField gun

PlaceoforiginGerman Empire

Inservice1906?–1945

UsedbyItaly
Nazi Germany

The Cannone da 75/27 modello 06 was a field gun used by Italy during World War I and World War II. It was a license-built copy of the Krupp Kanone M 1906 gun.^[3] It had seats for two crewmen attached to the gunshield as was common practice for the period. Captured weapons were designated by the Wehrmacht during World War II as the 7.5 cm Feldkanone 237(i).^[4]

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v t e 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 Obice da 149/13 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 calibre EOC 10 inch 40 caliber EOC 10-inch 45-calibre Obice da 280 305 mm /46 Model 1909 100-ton gun BL 13.5-inch Mk I – IV naval gun 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

v t e Italian artillery of World War II
Tank guns	Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/65 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 guns	Cannone da 75/27 modello 06 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
Medium guns	Cannone da 105/28 Cannone da 105/32 Obice da 149/12 Obice da 149/13
Heavy guns	Cannone da 149/28 Cannone da 149/35 A Cannone da 149/40 modello 35 Obice da 149/19 modello 37 Cannone da 152/37 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 Mortaio da 305/10 Obice da 305/17 Obice da 380/15 Obice da 420/12
Railroad artillery	Cannone navale da 381/40
Anti-aircraft guns	Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/65 Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/70 Cannone-Mitragliera da 37/54 Cannone da 75/27 A.V. Cannone da 75/27 C.K. Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 modello 40 Cannone da 75/49 Cannone da 90/53 Cannone da 102/35

Cannone da 75/27 modello 06

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