152/50 A. Mod. 1918 | |
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Type | Coastal artillery |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
In service | 1918–1945 |
Used by | Italy Regia Marina |
Wars | Second World War |
Production history | |
Designer | Armstrong |
Designed | 1918 |
Manufacturer | Armstrong of Pozzuoli |
Specifications | |
Mass | 35,804 t (pedestal mounting) |
Height | from rollers to gun-axis: 1,910 m (cupola mounting) 1,300 m (pedestal mounting) |
Shell weight | 47 kg |
Caliber | 152.4 mm |
Barrels | constant right-hand rifling at 58 lines |
Recoil | 500 mm |
Elevation | -1°/+20° (cupola mounting) -4°/+28° (pedestal mounting) |
Traverse | 360° |
Muzzle velocity | 830 metres per second |
Maximum firing range | 19.7 km (12 mi) |
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