Mussolini inspecting new bombers, pre war photo. DVX

Fiat Br 20

This gun outpassed of 5 Km the range of the famous French 155 mm gun GPF, and of some dozens of meters the famous American 155 mm Long Tom. It had a normal cadence of fire of 1 shot per minute, and the possibility of a high cadence of 2 shots per minute. The Long Tom had a max of 40 shots per hour...
One group of 149/40s on 3 batteries was sent in nortehrn Africa, and 2 groups in Russia.
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Cannone da 149/40 mod.35

Briefing before an anti-guerrilla operation between a Knight of iron cross and an Ansaldo AB 41 crew. Balkans, summer 1943. DVX