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List of 120 mm Italian naval guns

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to push a 23.49-kilogram (51.8 lb) projectile to a velocity of 950 metres per second (3,100 ft/s). Velocity was later reduced to 920 metres per second (3,000 ft/s), which gave a maximum range of 19.6 kilometres (12.2 mi) at 45°  elevation or 18.2 kilometres (11.3 mi) at
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pushed 51-pound (23 kg) projectiles at 850 metres per second (2,800 ft/s) to a range of 15.5 kilometres (9.6 mi) at the maximum elevation of 33° ; but dispersion was increased by using a common cradle for the 16.6-ton twin mount.
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submarines. They fired a 22-kilogram (49 lb) projectile at 730 metres per second (2,400 ft/s). Range was 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) at the maximum elevation of 32° .
381:. The guns elevated to 50°  to fire a 19.8-kilogram (44 lb) shell at 400 metres per second (1,300 ft/s) to an effective range of 4 kilometres (2.5 mi). 146:. They fired a 51-pound (23 kg) projectile at 750 metres per second (2,500 ft/s). Range was 12.6 kilometres (7.8 mi) at the maximum elevation of 30° . 413:
These horizontal sliding breech block guns in common-cradle twin mountings weighing 21.6 tonnes with maximum elevation of 42°  were the main armament of other
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These horizontal sliding breech block guns in common-cradle twin mountings weighing 21.6 tonnes with maximum elevation of 40°  were the main armament of some
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These horizontal sliding breech block guns in 34-tonne common-cradle twin turrets with maximum elevation of 42°  formed the secondary battery of the rebuilt
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where they fired 42.7-pound (19.4 kg) projectiles at a velocity of 730 metres per second (2,400 ft/s) to a ceiling of 7.8 kilometres (26,000 ft).
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These horizontal sliding breech block guns in common-cradle twin mountings weighing 22.8 tonnes with maximum elevation of 35°  were the main armament of
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These horizontal sliding breech block guns in 12-tonne single mounts with maximum elevation of 45°  replaced the star shell howitzer of
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and were later used for coastal artillery. They fired a 22.75-kilogram (50.2 lb) projectile at 840 metres per second (2,800 ft/s).
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These horizontal sliding breech block guns in common-cradle twin mountings with maximum elevation of 33°  were the main armament of
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This gun was a twin mounting of the 1918 gun with maximum elevation increased to 32° . These guns were the main armament of
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block guns in 20-tonne common-cradle twin mountings with maximum elevation of 45°  were the main armament of
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Closely mounting these twin 12-centimetre (4.7 in) guns in a common cradle tended to increase dispersion of
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These guns were developed from the older 40-calibre models and installed as coastal artillery and aboard
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These guns with a maximum elevation of 30°  were installed as coastal artillery and aboard
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These guns were the OTO version of the Vickers Terni 1924 guns.
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35°  elevation. Variants of similar designs were built by
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with a horizontal sliding breech block were mounted aboard
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were built with these guns as the main armament, and
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These guns formed the original secondary battery of
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guns used a charge of 9.7 kilograms (21 lb) of
536: 183: 34:and were widely used on various other ships and 348: 195:. A charge of 7.6 kilograms (17 lb) of 162:45-calibre Schneider-Canet-Armstrong 1918/19 133: 420: 408: 396: 257: 150:45-calibre Schneider-Canet-Armstrong 1918 512: 73: 14: 537: 508: 506: 504: 502: 500: 498: 496: 494: 384: 336: 321: 288: 235: 203: 95:guns used as coastal artillery and as 492: 490: 488: 486: 484: 482: 480: 478: 476: 474: 188:These guns were the main armament of 112: 24: 471: 87:40-caliber Armstrong 1889 and 1891 25: 561: 28:Italian 120 millimetre naval guns 254:were re-armed with these guns. 30:were standard main armament on 515:Naval Weapons of World War Two 13: 1: 184:45-calibre Vickers Terni 1924 349:15-calibre OTO 1933 and 1934 7: 10: 566: 464: 134:45-caliber Armstrong 1918 208:These were the original 18:120 mm Italian naval gun 513:Campbell, John (1985). 421:50-caliber Ansaldo 1940 409:50-caliber Ansaldo 1937 397:50-calibre Ansaldo 1936 258:50-calibre Ansaldo 1926 144:armed merchant cruisers 353:These were star shell 83: 77: 345:-class battleships. 545:Naval guns of Italy 417:-class destroyers. 405:-class destroyers. 393:-class destroyers. 385:50-calibre OTO 1936 337:50-calibre OTO 1933 322:50-calibre OTO 1931 289:45-calibre OTO 1931 236:45-calibre OTO 1926 204:27-calibre OTO 1924 91:These were British 429:-class destroyers 128:-class battleships 84: 32:Italian destroyers 379:-class destroyers 357:installed aboard 331:-class destroyers 299:Ettore Fieramosca 295:quick-firing guns 283:-class destroyers 262:These horizontal 252:-class destroyers 245:-class destroyers 215:Ettore Fieramosca 193:-class destroyers 93:QF Mark I and III 36:coastal artillery 16:(Redirected from 557: 550:120 mm artillery 529: 528: 510: 197:smokeless powder 171:class destroyers 113:50-calibre M1909 44:smokeless powder 21: 565: 564: 560: 559: 558: 556: 555: 554: 535: 534: 533: 532: 525: 511: 472: 467: 423: 411: 399: 387: 362:-class cruisers 351: 343:Conte di Cavour 339: 324: 291: 260: 238: 206: 186: 164: 156:auxiliary ships 152: 136: 126:Conte di Cavour 115: 89: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 563: 553: 552: 547: 531: 530: 523: 469: 468: 466: 463: 422: 419: 410: 407: 398: 395: 386: 383: 350: 347: 338: 335: 323: 320: 293:These 3.2-ton 290: 287: 264:sliding breech 259: 256: 237: 234: 205: 202: 185: 182: 163: 160: 151: 148: 135: 132: 114: 111: 88: 85: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 562: 551: 548: 546: 543: 542: 540: 526: 524:0-87021-459-4 520: 516: 509: 507: 505: 503: 501: 499: 497: 495: 493: 491: 489: 487: 485: 483: 481: 479: 477: 475: 470: 462: 460: 456: 452: 448: 444: 440: 436: 432: 428: 418: 416: 406: 404: 394: 392: 382: 380: 378: 373: 372: 367: 363: 361: 356: 346: 344: 334: 332: 330: 319: 317: 315: 310: 306: 305: 300: 296: 286: 284: 282: 277: 276: 271: 270: 265: 255: 253: 251: 246: 244: 233: 231: 227: 224: 222: 217: 216: 211: 201: 198: 194: 192: 181: 179: 178: 172: 170: 159: 157: 147: 145: 141: 131: 129: 127: 122: 121: 110: 108: 105: 103: 98: 94: 81: 76: 72: 70: 66: 62: 58: 54: 50: 45: 41: 37: 33: 29: 19: 514: 458: 454: 450: 446: 442: 438: 435:Camicia Nera 434: 430: 426: 424: 414: 412: 402: 400: 390: 388: 376: 370: 365: 359: 352: 342: 340: 328: 325: 313: 308: 304:Pietro Micca 303: 298: 292: 280: 274: 268: 261: 249: 242: 239: 220: 214: 207: 190: 187: 176: 168: 165: 153: 137: 125: 120:Andrea Doria 119: 116: 101: 99:guns aboard 90: 80:fall of shot 27: 26: 459:Mitragliere 439:Carabiniere 431:Bombardiere 311:-class and 107:battleships 539:Categories 455:Legionario 269:Navigatori 226:submarines 140:troopships 97:star shell 366:Maestrale 355:howitzers 329:Maestrale 210:deck guns 69:Armstrong 61:Schneider 38:. The 50- 451:Lanciere 173:and the 102:Littorio 465:Sources 447:Geniere 443:Corsaro 427:Soldati 415:Soldati 403:Soldati 377:Soldati 309:Balilla 281:Folgore 275:Freccia 243:Turbine 230:Messina 221:Balilla 212:aboard 177:Eritrea 57:Vickers 49:Ansaldo 40:calibre 521:  457:, and 391:Oriani 371:Oriani 316:-class 223:-class 175:sloop 104:-class 314:Calvi 250:Sella 191:Sauro 169:Leone 65:Canet 519:ISBN 374:and 364:and 360:Zara 278:and 218:and 142:and 123:and 67:and 53:OTO 541:: 473:^ 461:. 453:, 449:, 445:, 441:, 437:, 433:, 368:, 333:. 307:, 301:, 285:. 272:, 180:. 158:. 109:. 63:, 59:, 55:, 51:, 527:. 82:. 20:)

Index

120 mm Italian naval gun
Italian destroyers
coastal artillery
calibre
smokeless powder
Ansaldo
OTO
Vickers
Schneider
Canet
Armstrong

fall of shot
QF Mark I and III
star shell
Littorio-class
battleships
Andrea Doria
Conte di Cavour-class battleships
troopships
armed merchant cruisers
auxiliary ships
Leone class destroyers
sloop Eritrea
Sauro-class destroyers
smokeless powder
deck guns
Ettore Fieramosca
Balilla-class
submarines

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