Minizini (100 mm)
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Description
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The 100 mm Minizini is the Soviet designation of the Italian 100 mm/47 O.T.O. Mod. 1928 naval gun, itself a derivative of the Austro-Hungarian Škoda 10 cm K1, imported for use on the Svetlana and Admiral Nakhimov class cruisers. The name Minizini is derived from the designer of the twin-gun mount, General Eugenio Minisini.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.
The Minizini is effective against most small targets, its size allows it to hull break boats, the base-fuze HE can help damage the interiors of small ships, and the HE-TF can be used against aircraft, though the timed fuze is not very accurate. The mount has a good traverse speed, and a fast reload of 5 seconds aced. These factors make it an effective secondary weapon for the cruisers it's equipped on, allowing them to easily destroy smaller targets that the main guns can't engage.
Available ammunition
Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).
There are 2 choices of shells for the Minizini, a base fuze HE and a timed fuze HE.
- HE - Its base fuze allows it to effectively damage the interior modules of destroyers and lightly armoured cruisers
- anti-air HE
Comparison with analogues
Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.
- 100 mm/47 O.T.O. Mod. 1928 - Despite being the same weapon, the Soviet Minizini has a higher rate of fire than its Italian counterpart. The Minizini also fires more powerful HE shells, (1.91/2.06 kg to 1.3 kg of explosive mass).
- 10.5 cm SK C/33 AA - Similar twin mount German AA gun, it has a higher rate of fire and muzzle velocity but weaker shells. Depending on the ship, has access to either a selection of shells or just an HE-TF shell.
| 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 | ||
| HE | HE | 53 | 47 | 42 | 38 | 35 | 32 |
| anti-air HE | HE-TF | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 62 |
| Shell details | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile Mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (kg) |
Ricochet | ||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | |||||||
| HE | HE | 800 | 15.8 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.91 | 79° | 80° | 81° |
| anti-air HE | HE-TF | 880 | 13.85 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.06 | 79° | 80° | 81° |
Usage in battles
Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.
The Minizini is a secondary weapon on 3 very different light cruisers, but its use generally doesn't change. It is very effective against small boats due to its fast reload and good traverse speed, which is very useful because of the slow traverse of the various main batteries, and it can hull break boats, which the AA battery cannot. The HE-TF like all timed fuze shells is not very effective or accurate against aircraft, but those ships already have good AA batteries to compensate.
Pros and cons
Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.
Pros:
- Can hull-break boats
- Decent explosive mass in shells, comparable to the 102 mm guns on the Frunze
- Twin gun mounts, more firepower per shot
- Fast reload, allows for better sustained fire
- Fast turret traverse, can quickly turn to face unexpected targets
Cons:
- No access to AP shells, cannot effectively damage armoured vessels
- Shell has no tracer, can be hard to see where it will land
History
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Media
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See also
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- reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;
- references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.
- 100 mm/47 O.T.O. Mod. 1937 - Further Italian development in a single mount
External links
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