Cannone since 90/53
| Cannone since 90/53 | |
|---|---|
| General Information | |
| Military designation: | Cannone since 90/53 |
| Manufacturer country: |
 Italy
|
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Ansaldo , Turin |
| Number of pieces: | 539 |
| Weapon Category: | Anti-aircraft gun |
| Technical specifications | |
| Pipe length: | 4.77 m |
| Caliber : |
9 cm |
| Caliber length : | L / 53 |
| Cadence : | 20 rounds / min |
| Elevation range: | −2 ° to +85 degrees |
| Side straightening area: | 360 |
The Cannone da 90/53 was an Italian anti-aircraft gun of the Second World War . The German Wehrmacht disarmed the Italian army in September 1943 after the armistice in Cassibile (" Axis case "). They captured the 90/53 and used them until the end of the war under the designation 9 cm FlaK 309 (i) ("i" for Italian).
history
The Cannone da 90/53 was created on the instruction of the Italian Ministry of War to develop an anti-aircraft cannon for defense against high-flying aircraft. The main benchmarks were the performance of the German 8.8 cm anti-aircraft gun and the US 90 mm M1 gun .
The 90/53 was a sturdy construction. For stability, the weapon was placed on a cross mount , which allowed a lateral directional range of 360 °. 1087 pieces were ordered; By September 1943, when Italy surrendered , 539 guns could be delivered. The weapon was mostly used to protect industrial companies in northern Italy. The wheels were removed for firing, after which the four struts sat on the ground. This gave the weapon an extraordinary stability, but limited its transportability. A quick loading of the weapon and the transport to a new firing position was severely restricted. However, this was less of a problem, as the weapon was more likely to be kept stationary in its anti-aircraft role. 48 units were mounted as Semovente 90/53 on armored chassis, others were installed on trucks .
Similar to the German 8.8 cm anti-aircraft gun , the 90/53 proved to be a very good anti-tank gun . After the Italian surrender, both the Germans and the British captured some of these guns and continued to use them.
Semovente 90/53 self-propelled gun , a Cannone da 90/53 on the M14 / 41 tank chassis
literature
- Alexander Lüdeke : Weapons Technology in the Second World War. Infantry weapons, unarmored vehicles, armored vehicles, artillery, special weapons, aircraft, ships. Parragon Verlag, Bath 2007, ISBN 978-1-4054-8584-5 .
- Terry Gander, Peter Chamberlain: Encyclopedia of German Weapons 1939-1945. Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-613-02481-0 .