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313:Ansaldo Model 1934 guns were mounted triple
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546:World War II artillery of Italy
327:turrets forward and aft on the
259:152 mm /55 Model 1934–1936
493:Naval Weapons of World War Two
269:. These guns were used on the
248:Maximum firing range
243:910 m/s (3,000 ft/s)
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189:152 millimeters (6.0 in)
393:BL 6 inch Mk XXIII naval gun
387:Canon de 152 mm Modèle 1930
371:- 44.4 kg (98 lb)
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395: : British equivalent
365:- 50 kg (110 lb)
358:The gun was able to fire:
282:Littorio-class battleships
278:Condottieri-class cruisers
179:50 kilograms (110 lb)
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417:6"/47 caliber Mark 16 gun
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265:in the years before
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485:References
473:Campbell,
460:Campbell,
347:Ammunition
298:OTO Melara
162:55 caliber
119:OTO Melara
209:Elevation
128:1934-1936
67:1934-1953
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376:See also
320:Littorio
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