Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34

Cannone da 75/46
Cannone da 75/46 at Mount Circeo, 1943.
Type	Anti-aircraft gun
Place of origin	Italy
Service history
Used by	Italy Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designed	1934
Specifications
Weight	Travelling: 4,405 kg (9,711 lb) Combat: 3,300 kg (7,300 lb)
Barrel length	3.45 m (10 ft) L/46

Shell weight	6.5 kg (14 lb 5 oz) (HE)
Caliber	75 millimetres (3.0 in)
Elevation	–2° to +90°
Traverse	360°
Muzzle velocity	750 m/s (2,500 ft/s)

The Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 was an Italian anti-aircraft gun used during World War II. The designation means it had a caliber of 75 mm, the barrel was 46 caliber-lengths long and it was accepted in service in 1934.

History

In German use it was renamed 7.5-cm Flak 264/3(i).

References

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Artillery by Chris Chant, published by Amber Books, ISBN 1-84509-248-1

Italian artillery of World War II

Tank guns	Breda Model 35 Cannone da 37/40 Cannone da 47/32 M35 Cannone da 47/40 Cannone da 75/34

Anti-tank guns	Solothurn S-18/1000 Cannone da 47/32 M35 Obice da 75/18 modello 35 Cannone da 75/32 modello 37 Cannone da 75/34 Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 Cannone da 90/53 Cannone da 105/25

Infantry and Mountain guns	Cannone da 47/32 M35 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 105/28 Cannone da 105/32 Cannone da 149/35 A Cannone da 149/40 modello 35 Obice da 149/19 modello 37 Obice da 210/22

Railroad artillery	Cannone navale da 381/40

Anti-aircraft guns	Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/77 (Scotti) Breda Model 35 Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 Cannone da 90/53

Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34

History

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References