Italy
102 mm/35 (4") Schneider-Armstrong Model 1914-1915
Updated 23 September 2012
Based upon a British design, these guns had a vertical sliding breech block mechanism.  Used on torpedo boats and medium sized submarines.  Many were later used as improvised AAA weapons in Sicily and Southern Italy in 1942-1943.

This gun or a variation was also used on the Argentine Salta class submarines.
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102 mm gun on unidentified "Squalo" or "Bandiera" class submarine
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102 mm/35 gun formerly on Submarine Chaser Albatros
Image courtesy of Museo Tecnico Navale della Spezia
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Gun Characteristics
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Designation 102 mm/35 (4") Schneider-Armstrong Model 1914-1915
Ship Class Used On Torpedo Boats:  Pilo, Audace and Diana classes
Submarines:  Mameli, Pisani, Bandiera, Squalo, Bragadin, Argonauta and Settembrini classes
Plus various light units and auxiliaries
Date Of Design About 1914
Date In Service 1917
Gun Weight 1.2 tons (1.22 mt)
Gun Length oa N/A
Bore Length about 140 in (3.556 m)
Rifling Length N/A
Grooves N/A
Lands N/A
Twist N/A
Chamber Volume N/A
Rate Of Fire 7 rounds per minute
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Ammunition
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Type Fixed
Weight of Complete Round AP- N/A
HE - N/A
Projectile Types and Weights AP - 33.7 lbs. (15 kg)
HE - 30.3 lbs. (13.74 kg)
Bursting Charge N/A
Projectile Length N/A
Propellant Charge N/A
Muzzle Velocity 2,461 fps (750 mps)
Working Pressure N/A
Approximate Barrel Life N/A
Ammunition stowage per gun N/A
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Range
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Elevation With 30.3 lbs. (13.74 kg) HE Shell
Range @ 45 degrees 12,800 yards (11,700 m)
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Mount / Turret Data
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Designation Single Mountings
Weight about 4.92 tons (5.0 mt)
Elevation -5 / +45 degrees
Elevation Rate Manually operated, only
Train 360 degrees
Train Rate Manually operated, only
Gun recoil N/A
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Data from
"Naval Weapons of World War Two" by John Campbell
"Italian Warships of World War II" by Aldo Fraccaroli
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Special help from Georg v. Rauch
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