Obice da 210/22

Obice da 210/22 modello 35
Obice da 210/22 modello 35
	The 210/22 gun
Type	Howitzer
Place of origin	Italy
Service history
Used by	Italy; Nazi Germany; Hungary
Wars	World War II
Production history
Manufacturer	Ansaldo
No. built	approx 85 by Sep 1943 (small number built for Germany post armistice)
Specifications
Mass	Combat:15,885 kg (35,020 lb); Travel: 24,000 kg (53,000 lb) in two loads
Barrel length	5 m (16 ft 5 in) L/23.8
Shell	HE; 101 kg (223 lb)
Caliber	210 mm (8.3 in)
Recoil	Hydro-pneumatic
Carriage	Split trail
Elevation	0° to +70°
Traverse	75°
Muzzle velocity	560 m/s (1,800 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	15,400 m (16,800 yd)

The Obice da 210/22 modello 35 was an Italian heavy howitzer designed by the Italian Arms and Munitions Technical Service (STAM) and accepted into service by the Royal Italian Army in 1938. A total of 346 were ordered and the gun was produced by Ansaldo at their Pozzuoli factory. However production was slow and approximately 85 were produced by September 1943. After Italy surrendered Germany seized as many as they could and a factory in Northern Italy continued to produce a small number for the German Army. The carriage was split trail with four wheels which raised from the ground for firing and the gun was trunnioned under the breech to allow for maximum recoil and elevation.

Derivatives and designations

21 cm 39.M: Hungarian designation for guns 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 guns captured after the Italian surrender in 1943 and kept in production until the end of the war.

References

^ From N. Pignato and F. Cappellano, art. Cit. page 8 appears that 9 were delivered by 1939, 30 in 1941, 30 in 1942 and 16 in 1943

Hogg, Ian Twentieth-Century Artillery. New York: Barnes & Nobles, 2000 ISBN 0-7607-1994-2
https://web.archive.org/web/20170401233549/http://ww2photo.se/gun/ita/ha/210-22.htm

[1] From N. Pignato and F. Cappellano, art. Cit. page 8 appears that 9 were delivered by 1939, 30 in 1941, 30 in 1942 and 16 in 1943

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v t e Italian artillery of World War II
Tank guns	Breda Model 35 Cannone da 37/40 Cannone da 47/32 Cannone da 47/40 Cannone da 75/34
Anti-tank guns	Solothurn S-18/1000 Cannone da 47/32 Obice da 75/18 modello 35 Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 Cannone da 90/53 Cannone da 105/25
Infantry and Mountain guns	Cannone da 37/10 modello 15 Cannone da 47/32 Cannone da 65/17 modello 13 Cannone da 70/15 Obice da 75/18 modello 34
Field, Medium and Heavy guns	Cannone da 75/27 modello 06 Cannone da 75/27 modello 12 Cannone da 75/27 modello 11 Obice da 75/18 modello 35 Cannone da 75/32 modello 37 Cannone da 76/17 S modello 12 Obice da 100/17 modello 14 Obice da 105/14 Cannone da 105/28 Cannone da 105/32 Obice da 149/12 Cannone da 149/28 Cannone da 149/35 A Cannone da 149/40 modello 35 Obice da 149/19 modello 37 Cannone da 152/45 Obice da 210/22
Superheavy and Siege artillery	Mortaio da 210/8 D.S. Mortaio da 260/9 Modello 16 Obice da 280 Obice da 305/17
Railroad artillery	Cannone navale da 381/40
Anti-aircraft guns	Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/77 (Scotti) Breda Model 35 Cannone-Mitragliera da 37/54 (Breda) Cannone da 75/27 A.V. Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 Cannone da 75/49 Cannone da 90/53

Derivatives and designations

See also

References