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| − | Comparing to the foreign equivalents of a similar calibre the 100 mm/47 O.T.O. Mod. 1928 is rather underwhelming weapon, showing its age when matched against more modern counterparts. For starters it lacks {{Annotation|HE-VT|High-explosive variable time fuse | + | Comparing to the foreign equivalents of a similar calibre the 100 mm/47 O.T.O. Mod. 1928 is rather underwhelming weapon, showing its age when matched against more modern counterparts. For starters, it lacks {{Annotation|HE-VT|High-explosive variable time fuse}} shells that its British and Soviet equivalents have access to, and thus it offers a much lower anti-air potential with its plain {{Annotation|HE-TF|High-explosive with time fuse}} shell. The filler in the high-explosive shells is also one of the lowest, thus being limited in the amount of damage done. This is made worse by a very low rate of fire (owning it to a fully manual operation of the gun by the crew), low targetting speed and a low muzzle velocity. |
| − | There are two upsides however: | + | There are two upsides however: unusually for the calibre (and owning it to the dated design), the gun comes with a dedicated {{Annotation|APHE|Armour-piercing high-explosive}} shell that can penetrate the hulls of most destroyers and even a number of cruisers, though a low number of guns and the inaccuracy of the AI gunners against bluewater ships make it an unlikely mean of sinking enemy warships. The other saving grace of these guns is their long range, similar to the foreign equivalents, which allows them to harass enemy bombers long before they get ready to drop their bombs, thus discouraging enemy from attempting engagement. |
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== Usage in battles == | == Usage in battles == | ||
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| − | These guns are used exclusively as secondaries and unlike a number of other secondary guns on cruisers - they are best left for the AI to control at all times, as the guns simply lack both | + | These guns are used exclusively as secondaries and unlike a number of other secondary guns on cruisers - they are best left for the AI to control at all times, as the guns simply lack both punching power and/or rate of fire to be worth being manually-controlled, maybe with exception of the [[Zara (Family)|Zara-class]] where three-turret broadside is just-about enough to save the day in specific circumstances. These guns should be primarily thought of as a psychological warfare against enemy airplanes: they offer just enough fire to look discouraging, while also being able to score a random hit every now and then. They are by no means reliable, but still better than having no long-range protection (an issue Japanese warships struggle with throughout the research tree). |
=== Pros and cons === | === Pros and cons === | ||
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| − | The Austro-Hungarian Empire began to lay down plans for a much expanded naval force in the early 1900s. No longer content with a coastal defense force, they wanted to have control over the Adriatic Sea. The change was influenced by the politics of Marinekommandant (Chief of the Navy) Rudolf | + | The Austro-Hungarian Empire began to lay down plans for a much expanded naval force in the early 1900s. No longer content with a coastal defense force, they wanted to have control over the Adriatic Sea. The change was influenced by the politics of Marinekommandant (Chief of the Navy) Rudolf Montecuccoli and crown prince Archduke Franz Ferdinand who viewed Italy as a threat, along with the new railway linking their ports at Trieste (present-day Italy) and the Dalmatian coastline (present-day Croatia) to the rest of the Empire. The new fleet expansion program led to orders for a new cannon to arm their destroyers and scout cruisers leading to the Škoda K 10 first developed in 1907 and adopted in 1910. After World War I ended, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was dismantled by the Allied Powers. This dismantling included the navy with Italy getting the K 10 guns on the ''Brindisi'' and ''Venezia'' which were ships ceded from the Austro-Hungarian Navy as war reparations. |
The Italians were so enamoured with the design, they began to produce the design locally through OTO which resulted in a variety of different variants of the design. The O.T.O. Mod.1928 was a dual-mount anti-aircraft variant with electrically powered adjustable trunnions, rope rammers and mechanized spring, and a loose liner. Despite being intended for anti-aircraft use, the gun was too slow for this role, particularly if a ship was rolling and it was instead more suited for barrage fire. The RN ''Balzano'', [[Condottieri (Family)|''Condottieri''-class]], RN ''San Giorgio'', and [[Zara (Family)|''Zara''-class]] cruisers all used these guns. They were also used on the ''Conte di Cavour''-class dreadnoughts. The Soviet Navy also used this gun as the [[Minizini (100 mm)|Minizini]] named for the developer of the duel mount Italian Commandante Minizini. | The Italians were so enamoured with the design, they began to produce the design locally through OTO which resulted in a variety of different variants of the design. The O.T.O. Mod.1928 was a dual-mount anti-aircraft variant with electrically powered adjustable trunnions, rope rammers and mechanized spring, and a loose liner. Despite being intended for anti-aircraft use, the gun was too slow for this role, particularly if a ship was rolling and it was instead more suited for barrage fire. The RN ''Balzano'', [[Condottieri (Family)|''Condottieri''-class]], RN ''San Giorgio'', and [[Zara (Family)|''Zara''-class]] cruisers all used these guns. They were also used on the ''Conte di Cavour''-class dreadnoughts. The Soviet Navy also used this gun as the [[Minizini (100 mm)|Minizini]] named for the developer of the duel mount Italian Commandante Minizini. | ||
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Contents
Description
The 100 mm/47 O.T.O. Mod. 1928 is an Italian naval gun. It serves as a secondary multi-purpose gun in open twin-gun turrets on a number of Italian cruisers. Being a relatively old design, it struggles with rate of fire and the damage inflicted by an individual shell. But overall it offers an important component of the anti-air defence for the cruisers, being able to engage bombers even a few kilometres up when controlled by the AI gunners.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
- RN Bartolomeo Colleoni
- RN Duca degli Abruzzi
- RN Eugenio di Savoia
- RN Pola
- RN Raimondo Montecuccoli
- RN Trento
- RN Zara
General info
Available ammunition
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 100 m | 1,000 m | 2,000 m | 3,000 m | 4,000 m | 5,000 m | ||
| 100 mm HE Dirompente | HE | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| 100 mm APHE Perforante | APHE | 150 | 129 | 109 | 93 | 78 | 67 |
| 100 mm HE-TF Contro-aerea | HE-TF | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Shell details | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (s) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | |||||||
| 100 mm HE Dirompente | HE | 850 | 13.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 1,300 | 79° | 80° | 81° |
| 100 mm APHE Perforante | APHE | 850 | 13.8 | 0.005 | 6 | 820 | 47° | 60° | 65° |
| 100 mm HE-TF Contro-aerea | HE-TF | 850 | 13.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 1,300 | 79° | 80° | 81° |
Comparison with analogues
Comparing to the foreign equivalents of a similar calibre the 100 mm/47 O.T.O. Mod. 1928 is rather underwhelming weapon, showing its age when matched against more modern counterparts. For starters, it lacks HE-VT shells that its British and Soviet equivalents have access to, and thus it offers a much lower anti-air potential with its plain HE-TF shell. The filler in the high-explosive shells is also one of the lowest, thus being limited in the amount of damage done. This is made worse by a very low rate of fire (owning it to a fully manual operation of the gun by the crew), low targetting speed and a low muzzle velocity.
There are two upsides however: unusually for the calibre (and owning it to the dated design), the gun comes with a dedicated APHE shell that can penetrate the hulls of most destroyers and even a number of cruisers, though a low number of guns and the inaccuracy of the AI gunners against bluewater ships make it an unlikely mean of sinking enemy warships. The other saving grace of these guns is their long range, similar to the foreign equivalents, which allows them to harass enemy bombers long before they get ready to drop their bombs, thus discouraging enemy from attempting engagement.
HE
| Cannon | Ammo | Calibre (mm) |
Muzzle Velocity (m/s) |
Sustained rate of fire (rounds/min) |
Targeting speed (°/s) |
TNT Equivalent (kg) |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizontal | Vertical | 1,000 m | 5,000 m | |||||||
|
100 mm/47 O.T.O. Mod. 1928 | HE | 100 | 850 | 9.6 | 11 | 6 | 1.3 | 17 | 17 |
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4 inch/45 Mark XVI | HE | 102 | 811 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 8.5 | 20 | 20 |
|
10.5 cm SK C/32 | HE | 105 | 875 | 15 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 1.55 | 20 | 20 |
|
100 mm/70 SM-5-1 | HE | 100 | 1,000 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 1.94 | 24 | 24 |
|
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100 mm/56 B-34 | HE | 100 | 900 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 1.95 | 24 | 24 |
|
100/65 mm Type 98 mod A | HE | 100 | 950 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 0.95 | 13 | 13 |
AP and SAP
| Cannon | Ammo | Calibre (mm) |
Muzzle Velocity (m/s) |
Sustained rate of fire (rounds/min) |
Targeting speed (°/s) |
TNT Equivalent (kg) |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) |
Penetration @ 60° Angle of Attack (mm) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizontal | Vertical | 1,000 m | 5,000 m | 1,000 m | 5,000 m | |||||||
|
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100 mm/47 O.T.O. Mod. 1928 | APHE | 100 | 850 | 9.6 | 11 | 6 | 0.82 | 129 | 67 | 52 | 29 |
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4 inch/45 Mark XVI | SAP | 102 | 811 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 0.6 | 102 | 64 | 43 | 27 |
Usage in battles
These guns are used exclusively as secondaries and unlike a number of other secondary guns on cruisers - they are best left for the AI to control at all times, as the guns simply lack both punching power and/or rate of fire to be worth being manually-controlled, maybe with exception of the Zara-class where three-turret broadside is just-about enough to save the day in specific circumstances. These guns should be primarily thought of as a psychological warfare against enemy airplanes: they offer just enough fire to look discouraging, while also being able to score a random hit every now and then. They are by no means reliable, but still better than having no long-range protection (an issue Japanese warships struggle with throughout the research tree).
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Good APHE shell for the calibre
- Long engagement range
Cons:
- Poor damage potential (small explosive fillers in HE shells, low rate of fire, poor muzzle velocity)
- Lack of HE-VT shells
- Low targeting speed
History
The Austro-Hungarian Empire began to lay down plans for a much expanded naval force in the early 1900s. No longer content with a coastal defense force, they wanted to have control over the Adriatic Sea. The change was influenced by the politics of Marinekommandant (Chief of the Navy) Rudolf Montecuccoli and crown prince Archduke Franz Ferdinand who viewed Italy as a threat, along with the new railway linking their ports at Trieste (present-day Italy) and the Dalmatian coastline (present-day Croatia) to the rest of the Empire. The new fleet expansion program led to orders for a new cannon to arm their destroyers and scout cruisers leading to the Škoda K 10 first developed in 1907 and adopted in 1910. After World War I ended, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was dismantled by the Allied Powers. This dismantling included the navy with Italy getting the K 10 guns on the Brindisi and Venezia which were ships ceded from the Austro-Hungarian Navy as war reparations.
The Italians were so enamoured with the design, they began to produce the design locally through OTO which resulted in a variety of different variants of the design. The O.T.O. Mod.1928 was a dual-mount anti-aircraft variant with electrically powered adjustable trunnions, rope rammers and mechanized spring, and a loose liner. Despite being intended for anti-aircraft use, the gun was too slow for this role, particularly if a ship was rolling and it was instead more suited for barrage fire. The RN Balzano, Condottieri-class, RN San Giorgio, and Zara-class cruisers all used these guns. They were also used on the Conte di Cavour-class dreadnoughts. The Soviet Navy also used this gun as the Minizini named for the developer of the duel mount Italian Commandante Minizini.
Media
Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.
See also
- Minizini (100 mm) - Soviet variant.
- 100 mm/47 O.T.O. Mod. 1937 (100 mm) - later single-mount variant.
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