Name | Caliber (inches) | Muzzle velocity (foot-seconds) | Max range (yards) | Rate of fire (RPM) | Remarks | |
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37/54-mm AA gun Breda | 1.46 | 2,620 | 7,700 13,500 ft |
125 | 75 | 6-rd loading tray; twin-barreled model also in use; mobile platform; barrel, 54 cals; fires HE with time fuze and HE tracer with percussion fuze; a very effective gun. |
45-mm mortar Brixia (Model 35) | 1.77 | 272 | 587 | 30 | Tripod mount; weight in action 34 lbs: 1-lb bomb; standard light mortar. | |
47/32-mm AT gun | 1.85 | 2,050 | 7,600 | 12-14 | Barrel, 32 cals; 60° traverse; penetrates 1¼-in armor at 90° at 800 yds; also used as infantry support gun. | |
65/17-mm infantry gun | 2.58 | 1,130 | 7,100 | |||
70-mm infantry gun | 2.76 | 1,160 | 7,100 | Weight, 850 lbs. | ||
75-mm infantry gun (1934) | 2.97 | 1,180 | ||||
75/13-mm mountain howitzer | 2.97 | 1,240 | 9,000 | On wheels or 7-load pack; weight, 1,350 lbs. | ||
75/18-mm gun-howitzer (Models 34 and 35) | 2.97 | 1,430 | 10,200 | Model 34: 1,760 lbs; mountain artillery. Model 35: 2,420 lbs; towed or self-propelled. | ||
75/27-mm gun-howitzer (Model 06) | 2.97 | 1,730 | 11,200 | 8 | 4 | Weight in action, 1 ton; elevation -10° to +16°; models 11 and 12 have smaller MV and range, greater elevation and traverse. See par. 7c. |
75/34-mm field gun | 2.97 | 1,650 | 13,500 | Weight, 2,750 lbs; towed; expected to become standard in mobile division, replacing 75/27. | ||
75/46-mm AA gun (Model 34) | 2.97 | 2,350 | 14,100 27,200 ft |
Mobile gun. | ||
75/50-mm AA gun | 2.97 | 3,200 | 17,000 27,500 ft |
Tractor-drawn. | ||
76/40-mm AA gun | 2.99 | 2,620 | 9,000 15,750 ft |
125 | 70 | Water-cooled jacket; elevation -10° to +90°. |
77/28-mm field gun | 3.03 | 1,710 | 7,700 | Weight, 2,200 lbs. | ||
81-mm mortar (Model 35) | 3.19 | 836 | 4,429 (light bomb); 1,640 (heavy bomb) | Weight, 129 lbs, bomb wt, 7½ lbs; a new improved model has been introduced. A 15-lb bomb is sometimes used. | ||
90/50-mm multipurpose gun | 3.55 | 2,755 | 19,000 39,400 ft |
Weight, 5¾ tons; tractor-drawn. | ||
100/17-mm mountain howitzer (Models 16 and 34) | 3.94 | 1,800 | 10,000 | 6 | 4 | Carried in 3 loads. |
102/35-mm AA gun | 4.02 | 2,477 | 14,425 31,100 ft |
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105/28-mm field gun | 4.14 | 1,850 | 14,800 | |||
105/32-mm field gun | 4.14 | 17,500 | ||||
105/40-mm field gun | 4.14 | 18,500 | Weight, 9,900 lbs. | |||
149/12-mm howitzer | 5.87 | 985 | 7,200 | |||
149/13-mm howitzer (Model 14) | 5.87 | 1,130 | 9,560 | |||
149/35-mm gun | 5.87 | 2,200 | 19,100 | Weight, 15,400 lbs. | ||
149/40-mm gun | 5.87 | 24,000 | ||||
152/13-mm howitzer | 5.98 | 1,240 | 10,400 | Weight, 7,920 lbs. | ||
152/45-mm gun | 5.98 | 2,730 | 21,200 | Weight, 36,820 lbs. | ||
210/8-mm mortar | 8.27 | 1,130 | 9,200 | Weight, 17,600 lbs. | ||
210/22-mm howitzer (Model 35) | 8.27 | 1,730 | 17,500 | Weight, 34,320 lbs. | ||
280/16-mm coast defense howitzer | 11.03 | 12,760 | ||||
305/17-mm howitzer (Model 17) | 12.0 | 1,790 | 19,200 | |||
305/50-mm coast defense gun | 12.0 | 23,650 | ||||
381/40-mm railway gun | 15.0 | 2,500 | 26,200 |