Obice da 210/22: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
CARAVAGGISTI (talk | contribs) m Ansaldo link |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
The '''Obice da 210/22 modello 35''' was a heavy artillery piece developed by [[Italy]] before [[World War II]], produced by [[Ansaldo]], and used during that war by Italy, [[Hungary]], and [[Germany]]. |
The '''Obice da 210/22 modello 35''' was a heavy artillery piece developed by [[Italy]] before [[World War II]], produced by [[Italian Ansaldo company|Ansaldo]], and used during that war by Italy, [[Hungary]], and [[Germany]]. |
||
== Specifications == |
== Specifications == |
||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
== Derivatives and designations == |
== Derivatives and designations == |
||
* '''Obice da 210/22 modello 35''': Original howitzer design ordered by the Italian Army, designed by the [[Italian Arms and Munitions Technical Service]] (STAM), and produced by [[Ansaldo]] at [[Pozzuoli]]. Production was slow, and many were sold to Hungary. By August 1942, only twenty were in Italian service. |
* '''Obice da 210/22 modello 35''': Original howitzer design ordered by the Italian Army, designed by the [[Italian Arms and Munitions Technical Service]] (STAM), and produced by [[Italian Ansaldo company|Ansaldo]] at [[Pozzuoli]]. Production was slow, and many were sold to Hungary. By August 1942, only twenty were in Italian service. |
||
* '''21 cm 39.M''': Hungarian service designation for modello 35s purchased from Italy. |
* '''21 cm 39.M''': Hungarian service designation for modello 35s purchased from Italy. |
||
* '''21 cm 40.M''': Hungarian-produced version featuring carriage modifications. |
* '''21 cm 40.M''': Hungarian-produced version featuring carriage modifications. |
||
Revision as of 20:55, 29 January 2007
The Obice da 210/22 modello 35 was a heavy artillery piece developed by Italy before World War II, produced by Ansaldo, and used during that war by Italy, Hungary, and Germany.
Specifications
General specifications for the Obice da 210/22:
- Calibre: 210 mm (8.26 in)
- Barrel length: 5 m (16 ft 4.85 in)
- Travelling weight: 24,000 kg (53,000 lb) in two loads
- Action weight: 15,900 kg (35,000 lb)
- Elevation: 0 ° to +70 °
- Traverse: 75 °
- Muzzle velocity: 560 m/s (1,800 ft/s)
- Maximum range: 15.4 km (16,850 yd)
- Shell weight: 101 kg (223 lb) or 133 kg (293 lb) depending on ammunition
Derivatives and designations
- Obice da 210/22 modello 35: Original howitzer design ordered by the Italian Army, designed by the Italian Arms and Munitions Technical Service (STAM), and produced by Ansaldo at Pozzuoli. Production was slow, and many were sold to Hungary. By August 1942, only twenty were in Italian service.
- 21 cm 39.M: Hungarian service designation for modello 35s purchased from Italy.
- 21 cm 40.M: Hungarian-produced version featuring carriage modifications.
- 21 cm 41.M: Final Hungarian-produced version which entered production in 1943.
- 21 cm Haubitze 520(i): German designation for modello 35s captured after the Italian surrender in 1943, and for further production from Ansaldo up until the end of hostilities.