Cannone da 70/15

Cannone da 70/15
Cannone da 70/15
	Two guns captured by the Austrians during 1916.
Type	Mountain gun
Place of origin	Italy
Service history
In service	1903-1945
Used by	Italy
Wars	World War I, World War II
Production history
Designed	1902-1904
Specifications
Mass	387 kg (853 lb)
Barrel length	1.15 m (3 ft 9 in) L/16.4
Shell	70 x 86 mm R[1]
Shell weight	4.84 kg (10 lb 11 oz)
Caliber	70 millimetres (2.8 in)
Recoil	none
Carriage	Box trail
Elevation	-12° to 21°
Traverse	0°
Muzzle velocity	353 m/s (1,158 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	6.6 km (4.1 mi)

The Cannone da 70/15 was a mountain gun was used by Italy during World War I. By World War II it had been relegated to the infantry gun role in units assigned to Italian East Africa.

It lacked a modern recoil system and was virtually obsolescent upon its introduction in 1904. But it took the Italians almost a decade to field the Cannone da 65/17 modello 13 as its replacement. It was gradually phased out of the mountain role and transferred to the infantry as an infantry gun.

It was broken-down into four loads for transport.

Photo Gallery

Two guns converted to anti-aircraft use that were captured by the Austrians.
A 70/15 in position on Monte Ortigara
A captured gun and limber.

References

"48-57 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES". www.quarryhs.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-10-02.

Chamberlain, Peter and Gander, Terry. Infantry, Mountain and Airborne Guns.

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[1] "48-57 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES". www.quarryhs.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-10-02.

Italian artillery of World War I
Anti-aircraft guns	Cannone da 76/45 S 1911
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 Cannone da 149/23 Cannone da 149/35 A Cannone da 152/45
Infantry and Mountain guns	Cannon 37F Cannone da 65/17 modello 13 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 caliber EOC 10 inch 40 caliber EOC 10-inch /45 naval gun Obice da 280 305 mm /46 Model 1909 100-ton gun BL 13.5 inch naval gun Mk I – IV Cannone navale da 381/40
Railroad artillery	Cannone da 381/40 AVS
Superheavy and Siege artillery	Mortaio da 210/8 D.S. Mortaio da 260/9 Modello 16 Obice da 280 Obice da 305/17

Italian artillery of World War II
Tank guns	Breda Model 35 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 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 75/32 modello 37 Obice da 100/17 modello 14 Obice da 105/14 Cannone da 105/28 Cannone da 105/32 Obice da 149/12 Cannone da 149/28 Cannone da 149/35 A Cannone da 149/40 modello 35 Obice da 149/19 modello 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 Obice da 305/17
Railroad artillery	Cannone navale da 381/40
Anti-aircraft guns	Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/77 (Scotti) Breda Model 35 Cannone-Mitragliera da 37/54 (Breda) Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 Cannone da 75/49 Cannone da 90/53