Cannone da 152/45
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{{Infobox weapon
|name=Cannone da 152/45
|image=152-45 affusto piedistallo.png
|image_size=300
|caption=Cannone da 152/45's on pedestal mounts at the Ansaldo factory.
|origin=Kingdom of Italy
|type=Naval gun
Coastal artillery
Siege gun
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|service=1917–1945
|used_by=Kingdom of Italy
|wars=World War I
World War II
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|manufacturer=Ansaldo
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|weight=Naval gun: {{convert|7|LT|t|abbr=on|disp=flip}}
Siege gun: {{convert|16.67|t|LT|abbr=on}}
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|part_length={{convert|7.138|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} L/46.7
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|cartridge=Separate loading bagged charge and projectile
|cartridge_weight={{convert|47|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
|caliber=152.4 mm (6 in)
|action=
|rate=1 rpm
|velocity={{convert|830|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}}
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|max_range={{convert|19.4|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
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|breech=Welin breech block
|recoil=Hydro-spring
|carriage=Box trail
|elevation=-5° to +45°
|traverse=Casemate: 60°
Siege gun: 10°
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The Cannone da 152/45 modello 1911 was an Italian naval gun built by the Ansaldo company. It formed the secondary armament of the two Andrea Doria-class dreadnought battleships built during World War I. A number of guns were also converted to siege artillery and coastal artillery roles and served during both world wars.
Variants
- Coastal artillery - An unknown number of guns were mounted on shielded pedestal mounts as coastal artillery during both world wars.{{Cite web|url=http://www.anb-online.it/armi/armi-moderne/2170-cannone-da-15245-s-1911-per-postazioni-a-terra/|title=2170 – CANNONE da 152/45 S. 1911 per postazioni a terra {{!}} Associazione Navimodellisti Bolognesi|website=www.anb-online.it|language=it-IT|access-date=2018-07-01}}
- Naval artillery - The secondary armament of this class of two ships consisted of sixteen 45-calibre 152-millimetre (6 in) guns, mounted in single casemates along the sides of the hull underneath the main guns.{{Cite book|title=Naval weapons of World War One : guns, torpedoes, mines and ASW weapons of all nations : an illustrated directory|last=Friedman|first=Norman|date=2011|publisher=Seaforth Pub|isbn=9781848321007|location=S. Yorkshire|pages=240|oclc=751804655}} These guns could traverse 60 degrees, depress to −5 degrees and had a maximum elevation of +20 degrees. The gun mounts had a reputation of being wet in heavy seas and when the ships were modernized these gun positions were removed and the surplus guns were redeployed.{{Cite book|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921.|last=Gardiner|first=Robert|date=1985|publisher=Naval Institute Press|others=Gray, Randal|isbn=0870219073|location=Annapolis, Md.|pages=260|oclc=12119866}}
- Siege artillery - This version consisted of mounting surplus barrels on a large box trail carriage to address the Italian Army's need for siege artillery and long-range counter-battery work. The carriage had a large open section in the middle that allowed the gun to reach high elevation angles. In order to deploy the guns, a large pit had to be dug to allow the breech to recoil and also allowed the gun crew to service the breech. At the front of the pit, there was a platform to anchor the gun, allowing for limited traverse. 53 were in Italian service in 1939 mostly in Northern Italy. The German designation for the gun was the 15.2 cm K 411(i).{{Cite book|title=Heavy artillery|last=Chamberlain|first=Peter|date=1975|publisher=Arco|others=Gander, Terry|isbn=0668038985|location=New York|oclc=2143869}}
Photo Gallery
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File:152-45 S 11 sabotino 17.jpg|A 152/45 at Monte Sabatino in 1917.
File:Erbeutetes Schiffsgeschütz der Sdobba-Batterie 17.11.17. (BildID 15610919).jpg|A 152/45 captured by Austro-Hungarian forces.
File:Cannone da 152 su platforma.jpg| A 152/45 on its firing platform
References
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Category:World War II field artillery
Category:World War I artillery of Italy
Category:World War II artillery of Italy
Category:Gio. Ansaldo & C. artillery
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