Cannone da 149/35 A

The Cannone da 149/35 A was a heavy gun which served with Italy during World War I and World War II. It was already an old-fashioned weapon when introduced around 1900. It lacked a recoil system of any kind and could not traverse. The gun recoiled up two ramps placed behind the wheels and had to be re-laid after every shot. Wheel plates were added to absorb more recoil energy and to help the gun cross soft ground. Despite these serious drawbacks, being cheap and easy to manufacture, the gun was produced in large numbers and saw extensive use during World War I. Some 895 were still in Italian service in June 1940 and saw use in World War II in Italy and North Africa, as well for coastal defense in France and the Balkans. Weapons captured by the Germans after the Italian surrender in 1943 seem to have been scrapped or ignored as there is no record of them in German service.

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1900 — 1945 Cannone da 149/35 A

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World War I

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Italian Army - World War I - Camouflaged Italian Cannone da 149-35 A battery at Pietratagliata in the Val Fella valley

Artillerie à longue portée dans le Trentin - Médiathèque de l'architecture et du patrimoine - AP62T080410

Erbeutete Geschütze bei Brazzano.2.11.17. (BildID 15609671)

Verschluss für 149mm G.Kanone zerlegt. (BildID 15511713)

Jn Udine eroberte Kanonen 3.11.17. (BildID 15610638)

Erbeutete Geschütze bei Mincigos. (BildID 15512441)

Einige itl.Geschütze. Monfalcone. Anfang Mai. 1918. (BildID 15664831)

Italian battery of 149-35 and 120-25 guns captured by the British

Erbeutete Geschütze bei vermegliano 30.10.17 (BildID 15609503)

Gesprengtes itl. Geschütz.Monfalcone, Anfang Mai 1918. (BildID 15664789)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Italian Army - World War I - Camouflaged Italian Cannone da 149-35 A battery at Pietratagliata in the Val Fella valley		Commons
commons	image		Artillerie à longue portée dans le Trentin - Médiathèque de l'architecture et du patrimoine - AP62T080410		Commons
commons	image		Erbeutete Geschütze bei Brazzano.2.11.17. (BildID 15609671)		Commons
commons	image		Verschluss für 149mm G.Kanone zerlegt. (BildID 15511713)		Commons
commons	image		Jn Udine eroberte Kanonen 3.11.17. (BildID 15610638)		Commons
commons	image		Erbeutete Geschütze bei Mincigos. (BildID 15512441)		Commons
commons	image		Einige itl.Geschütze. Monfalcone. Anfang Mai. 1918. (BildID 15664831)		Commons
commons	image		Italian battery of 149-35 and 120-25 guns captured by the British		Commons
commons	image		Erbeutete Geschütze bei vermegliano 30.10.17 (BildID 15609503)		Commons
commons	image		Gesprengtes itl. Geschütz.Monfalcone, Anfang Mai 1918. (BildID 15664789)		Commons