Ansalso 47/32

[yantaylor]

Hi, I wanted to find the difference between to two types of Italian guns in service, these are the 47/32 modello 35 and modello 39, now every site I have been on does not give any real difference between the two models, but when I went on Jaeger Platoon their data is slightly different, so here is what I have got;

47/32 M35
Elevation: -15 to +56 degrees
Traverse: 62 degrees
Barrel Length: 1.680mm
Weight in action: 305 kg
Weight in Traction: 315 kg
Range: 7000m

47/32 M39
Elevation: -10 to +60 degrees
Traverse: 50 degrees
Barrel Length: 1.830mm
Weight in Action: 330 kg
Weight in Traction: ????????
Range: 9000m

The shell size were also different;
47/32 M35 - 47x195
47/40 M39 - 47x328

I cannot find the amounts made, except for 928 & 1.040 for the M35, nothing for the M39.

The difference between the Ansaldo and Böhler is also evident in the barrel;

Böhler; L/39 (Dutch) AND (L/40) Latvia
Ansaldo; 47/32 (L/32) …. Would this be L/36 if measured by US/UK standards? If so what would the 47/40 come out as, L/44 maybe?

I also found two different round size for the Dutch Böhler. don’t which one is correct,
47x185R
47X227R

The weight was 356 kg AP & 5.46 kg HE.

Best Wishes
Yan.