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Friday, May 7th 2004, 8:32pm

Italian naval weapons


15" / 40 Model 1914


Caliber = 15.0 inch (38.1 cm)
Shell weight = 1949 lbs (884 kg)
Muzzle velocity = 2297 fps (700 m/s)

Relative ballistic performance: 0.80

Muzzle energy = 216.8 megajoules = 79906.5 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 0.74

Typical barrel length: 40 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 4400 yards 6.2 sec 2019 fps 2.8 deg
5.0 deg 8100 yards 12.0 sec 1819 fps 5.9 deg
7.5 deg 11300 yards 17.6 sec 1669 fps 9.3 deg
10.0 deg 14100 yards 23.0 sec 1556 fps 13.0 deg
12.5 deg 16600 yards 28.2 sec 1474 fps 16.7 deg
15.0 deg 18800 yards 33.2 sec 1413 fps 20.5 deg
20.0 deg 22500 yards 42.9 sec 1343 fps 28.1 deg
25.0 deg 25600 yards 52.0 sec 1318 fps 35.1 deg
30.0 deg 28000 yards 60.7 sec 1323 fps 41.4 deg
35.0 deg 29800 yards 68.9 sec 1345 fps 46.8 deg
40.0 deg 30900 yards 76.7 sec 1377 fps 51.7 deg
45.0 deg 31300 yards 84.0 sec 1413 fps 56.1 deg
50.0 deg 31000 yards 90.8 sec 1450 fps 60.1 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 0.83)

Maximum penetration: 32.06 inches


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.9 deg 3400 yards 28 in
3.1 deg 5300 yards 26 in
3.3 deg 5600 yards ... 1 in
4.5 deg 7300 yards 24 in
6.1 deg 9500 yards ... 2 in
6.1 deg 9600 yards 22 in
8.1 deg 12000 yards 20 in
9.1 deg 13100 yards ... 3 in
10.6 deg 14700 yards 18 in
12.7 deg 16800 yards ... 4 in
13.8 deg 17800 yards 16 in
17.7 deg 20900 yards ... 5 in
18.1 deg 21200 yards 14 in
20.9 deg 23100 yards ... 6 in
24.0 deg 25000 yards 12 in 7 in
27.3 deg 26700 yards ... 8 in
30.5 deg 28200 yards ... 9 in
32.3 deg 28900 yards 10 in
34.0 deg 29400 yards ... 10 in
37.4 deg 30400 yards ... 11 in
41.1 deg 31000 yards ... 12 in
43.4 deg 31300 yards 8 in
44.7 deg 31300 yards ... 13 in
48.7 deg 31100 yards ... 14 in


Maximum range = 31300 yards at 45.4 deg elevation




12" / 46 Model 1909


Caliber = 12.0 inch (30.5 cm)
Shell weight = 997 lbs (452 kg)
Muzzle velocity = 2758 fps (841 m/s)

Relative ballistic performance: 0.80

Muzzle energy = 159.9 megajoules = 58929.4 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 1.07

Typical barrel length: 52 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 5900 yards 7.3 sec 2218 fps 3.0 deg
5.0 deg 10500 yards 14.0 sec 1890 fps 6.5 deg
7.5 deg 14200 yards 20.3 sec 1675 fps 10.5 deg
10.0 deg 17300 yards 26.2 sec 1532 fps 14.7 deg
12.5 deg 19900 yards 31.9 sec 1433 fps 19.1 deg
15.0 deg 22300 yards 37.4 sec 1366 fps 23.5 deg
20.0 deg 26200 yards 47.8 sec 1300 fps 31.8 deg
25.0 deg 29500 yards 57.7 sec 1287 fps 39.2 deg
30.0 deg 32100 yards 67.1 sec 1306 fps 45.5 deg
35.0 deg 34100 yards 76.0 sec 1341 fps 50.7 deg
40.0 deg 35500 yards 84.5 sec 1384 fps 55.2 deg
45.0 deg 36100 yards 92.6 sec 1430 fps 59.1 deg
50.0 deg 35900 yards 100.1 sec 1475 fps 62.7 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 0.83)

Maximum penetration: 32.72 inches


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.2 deg 3100 yards 28 in
1.9 deg 4700 yards 26 in
2.7 deg 6300 yards 24 in
3.4 deg 7700 yards ... 1 in
3.6 deg 8100 yards 22 in
4.8 deg 10100 yards 20 in
6.2 deg 12300 yards 18 in
6.6 deg 12900 yards ... 2 in
8.0 deg 14800 yards 16 in
10.4 deg 17700 yards ... 3 in
10.4 deg 17700 yards 14 in
13.8 deg 21200 yards 12 in
15.9 deg 23000 yards ... 4 in
18.8 deg 25400 yards 10 in
19.6 deg 25900 yards ... 5 in
23.4 deg 28500 yards ... 6 in
27.3 deg 30700 yards 8 in 7 in
31.4 deg 32700 yards ... 8 in
35.5 deg 34300 yards ... 9 in
39.9 deg 35500 yards ... 10 in
41.5 deg 35800 yards 6 in
44.5 deg 36100 yards ... 11 in
49.4 deg 36000 yards ... 12 in


Maximum range = 36200 yards at 46.4 deg elevation








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Friday, May 7th 2004, 8:33pm

10" / 50 Model 1922


Caliber = 10.0 inch (25.4 cm)
Shell weight = 500 lbs (227 kg)
Muzzle velocity = 2871 fps (875 m/s)

Relative ballistic performance: 0.89

Muzzle energy = 86.881 megajoules = 32015.6 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 1.00

Barrel length: 50 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 6100 yards 7.5 sec 2167 fps 3.1 deg
5.0 deg 10600 yards 14.2 sec 1791 fps 6.9 deg
7.5 deg 14000 yards 20.5 sec 1557 fps 11.3 deg
10.0 deg 16800 yards 26.4 sec 1408 fps 16.0 deg
12.5 deg 19200 yards 31.9 sec 1312 fps 20.6 deg
15.0 deg 21300 yards 37.3 sec 1248 fps 25.4 deg
20.0 deg 24800 yards 47.4 sec 1190 fps 34.2 deg
25.0 deg 27600 yards 56.9 sec 1183 fps 41.8 deg
30.0 deg 29900 yards 66.0 sec 1205 fps 48.2 deg
35.0 deg 31600 yards 74.7 sec 1241 fps 53.4 deg
40.0 deg 32800 yards 82.9 sec 1284 fps 57.7 deg
45.0 deg 33300 yards 90.8 sec 1328 fps 61.5 deg
50.0 deg 33100 yards 98.1 sec 1371 fps 64.8 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 0.90)

Maximum penetration: 23.46 inches


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.7 deg 4300 yards 18 in
2.6 deg 6300 yards 16 in
3.7 deg 8500 yards 14 in
4.8 deg 10300 yards ... 1 in
5.4 deg 11100 yards 12 in
7.7 deg 14200 yards 10 in
10.6 deg 17400 yards ... 2 in
11.4 deg 18200 yards 8 in
17.9 deg 23400 yards ... 3 in
18.1 deg 23500 yards 6 in
23.9 deg 27000 yards ... 4 in
30.2 deg 30000 yards ... 5 in
33.3 deg 31100 yards 4 in
37.0 deg 32200 yards ... 6 in
44.5 deg 33300 yards ... 7 in


Maximum range = 33400 yards at 46.3 deg elevation



10" / 45 Model 1908


Caliber = 10.0 inch (25.4 cm)
Shell weight = 500 lbs (227 kg)
Muzzle velocity = 2854 fps (870 m/s)

Relative ballistic performance: 0.89

Muzzle energy = 85.879 megajoules = 31646.5 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 0.99

Typical barrel length: 50 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 6100 yards 7.4 sec 2165 fps 3.0 deg
5.0 deg 10500 yards 14.1 sec 1789 fps 6.8 deg
7.5 deg 13900 yards 20.4 sec 1555 fps 11.2 deg
10.0 deg 16700 yards 26.2 sec 1408 fps 15.8 deg
12.5 deg 19100 yards 31.8 sec 1310 fps 20.6 deg
15.0 deg 21100 yards 37.1 sec 1247 fps 25.3 deg
20.0 deg 24600 yards 47.2 sec 1188 fps 34.1 deg
25.0 deg 27400 yards 56.7 sec 1181 fps 41.7 deg
30.0 deg 29700 yards 65.7 sec 1203 fps 48.0 deg
35.0 deg 31400 yards 74.4 sec 1239 fps 53.3 deg
40.0 deg 32600 yards 82.6 sec 1281 fps 57.7 deg
45.0 deg 33100 yards 90.4 sec 1325 fps 61.4 deg
50.0 deg 32900 yards 97.7 sec 1368 fps 64.8 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 0.83)

Maximum penetration: 25.94 inches


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.6 deg 4200 yards 20 in
2.4 deg 6000 yards 18 in
3.5 deg 8000 yards 16 in
4.4 deg 9500 yards ... 1 in
4.8 deg 10200 yards 14 in
6.6 deg 12800 yards 12 in
9.2 deg 15800 yards ... 2 in
9.3 deg 16000 yards 10 in
13.6 deg 20000 yards 8 in
16.2 deg 22000 yards ... 3 in
21.4 deg 25500 yards 6 in
21.5 deg 25500 yards ... 4 in
26.9 deg 28300 yards ... 5 in
32.9 deg 30700 yards ... 6 in
38.3 deg 32200 yards 4 in
39.3 deg 32400 yards ... 7 in
46.2 deg 33100 yards ... 8 in


Maximum range = 33100 yards at 46.2 deg elevation

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Friday, May 7th 2004, 8:36pm

8" / 45 EOC Pattern "W"


Caliber = 8.0 inch (20.3 cm)
Shell weight = 256 lbs (116 kg)
Muzzle velocity = 2592 fps (790 m/s)

Relative ballistic performance: 0.60

Muzzle energy = 36.268 megajoules = 13364.7 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 0.82

Typical barrel length: 43 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 4600 yards 6.6 sec 1752 fps 3.3 deg
5.0 deg 7600 yards 12.3 sec 1380 fps 7.6 deg
7.5 deg 9700 yards 17.6 sec 1169 fps 12.7 deg
10.0 deg 11400 yards 22.4 sec 1044 fps 18.0 deg
12.5 deg 12800 yards 26.9 sec 965 fps 23.4 deg
15.0 deg 14000 yards 31.2 sec 917 fps 28.8 deg
20.0 deg 15900 yards 39.3 sec 874 fps 38.6 deg
25.0 deg 17400 yards 46.8 sec 872 fps 46.8 deg
30.0 deg 18400 yards 53.8 sec 889 fps 53.3 deg
35.0 deg 19200 yards 60.5 sec 916 fps 58.7 deg
40.0 deg 19500 yards 66.9 sec 946 fps 63.1 deg
45.0 deg 19600 yards 72.8 sec 975 fps 66.6 deg
50.0 deg 19200 yards 78.4 sec 1004 fps 69.7 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 0.83)

Maximum penetration: 18.25 inches


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.1 deg 2300 yards 14 in
1.9 deg 3700 yards 12 in
3.0 deg 5300 yards 10 in
4.7 deg 7300 yards 8 in
7.1 deg 9400 yards ... 1 in
7.7 deg 9900 yards 6 in
14.1 deg 13600 yards 4 in
17.5 deg 15000 yards ... 2 in
27.2 deg 17900 yards ... 3 in
33.3 deg 19000 yards 2 in
39.0 deg 19500 yards ... 4 in


Maximum range = 19600 yards at 42.7 deg elevation



8" / 45 Model 1921


Caliber = 8.0 inch (20.3 cm)
Shell weight = 256 lbs (116 kg)
Muzzle velocity = 2676 fps (816 m/s)

Relative ballistic performance: 0.89

Muzzle energy = 38.654 megajoules = 14244.2 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 0.87

Barrel length: 45 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 5300 yards 6.9 sec 1985 fps 3.1 deg
5.0 deg 9000 yards 13.2 sec 1617 fps 7.1 deg
7.5 deg 11800 yards 18.9 sec 1401 fps 11.5 deg
10.0 deg 14100 yards 24.3 sec 1262 fps 16.3 deg
12.5 deg 16000 yards 29.4 sec 1171 fps 21.3 deg
15.0 deg 17700 yards 34.2 sec 1113 fps 26.1 deg
20.0 deg 20400 yards 43.4 sec 1058 fps 35.2 deg
25.0 deg 22600 yards 52.0 sec 1051 fps 43.1 deg
30.0 deg 24300 yards 60.1 sec 1069 fps 49.6 deg
35.0 deg 25500 yards 67.9 sec 1100 fps 55.0 deg
40.0 deg 26300 yards 75.2 sec 1135 fps 59.4 deg
45.0 deg 26500 yards 82.2 sec 1173 fps 63.2 deg
50.0 deg 26200 yards 88.7 sec 1209 fps 66.5 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 0.83)

Maximum penetration: 19.04 inches


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.8 deg 4100 yards 14 in
3.0 deg 6100 yards 12 in
4.6 deg 8500 yards 10 in
6.1 deg 10300 yards ... 1 in
7.2 deg 11500 yards 8 in
11.8 deg 15500 yards 6 in
15.1 deg 17800 yards ... 2 in
21.6 deg 21200 yards 4 in
22.7 deg 21700 yards ... 3 in
30.9 deg 24500 yards ... 4 in
40.4 deg 26300 yards ... 5 in
48.9 deg 26300 yards 2 in


Maximum range = 26500 yards at 44.8 deg elevation



7.5" / 45 Model 1908


Caliber = 7.5 inch (19.0 cm)
Shell weight = 200 lbs (91 kg)
Muzzle velocity = 2835 fps (864 m/s)

Relative ballistic performance: 0.99

Muzzle energy = 33.964 megajoules = 12515.6 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 0.93

Typical barrel length: 48 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 5800 yards 7.3 sec 2037 fps 3.2 deg
5.0 deg 9700 yards 13.8 sec 1642 fps 7.2 deg
7.5 deg 12700 yards 19.8 sec 1410 fps 11.9 deg
10.0 deg 15100 yards 25.3 sec 1269 fps 16.8 deg
12.5 deg 17100 yards 30.6 sec 1176 fps 22.0 deg
15.0 deg 18800 yards 35.6 sec 1119 fps 27.0 deg
20.0 deg 21700 yards 45.0 sec 1067 fps 36.1 deg
25.0 deg 24000 yards 53.9 sec 1064 fps 44.0 deg
30.0 deg 25700 yards 62.3 sec 1085 fps 50.4 deg
35.0 deg 27100 yards 70.3 sec 1118 fps 55.7 deg
40.0 deg 27900 yards 77.9 sec 1156 fps 60.0 deg
45.0 deg 28300 yards 85.2 sec 1196 fps 63.7 deg
50.0 deg 28000 yards 92.0 sec 1234 fps 66.9 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 0.83)

Maximum penetration: 18.68 inches


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.5 deg 3700 yards 14 in
2.5 deg 5800 yards 12 in
4.0 deg 8200 yards 10 in
6.2 deg 11200 yards 8 in
6.4 deg 11500 yards ... 1 in
10.1 deg 15100 yards 6 in
15.9 deg 19400 yards ... 2 in
18.8 deg 21000 yards 4 in
24.1 deg 23600 yards ... 3 in
33.2 deg 26700 yards ... 4 in
43.8 deg 28200 yards ... 5 in
45.2 deg 28300 yards 2 in


Maximum range = 28300 yards at 45.3 deg elevation



6" / 45 Model 1914


Caliber = 6.0 inch (15.2 cm)
Shell weight = 110 lbs (50 kg)
Muzzle velocity = 2651 fps (808 m/s)

Relative ballistic performance: 0.80

Muzzle energy = 16.307 megajoules = 6009.3 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 0.87

Barrel length: 45 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 4800 yards 6.7 sec 1781 fps 3.3 deg
5.0 deg 7900 yards 12.6 sec 1394 fps 7.7 deg
7.5 deg 10100 yards 17.9 sec 1182 fps 12.7 deg
10.0 deg 11800 yards 22.8 sec 1055 fps 18.1 deg
12.5 deg 13300 yards 27.4 sec 975 fps 23.6 deg
15.0 deg 14500 yards 31.8 sec 926 fps 29.0 deg
20.0 deg 16500 yards 39.9 sec 884 fps 38.6 deg
25.0 deg 17900 yards 47.6 sec 883 fps 46.9 deg
30.0 deg 19100 yards 54.8 sec 902 fps 53.5 deg
35.0 deg 19800 yards 61.6 sec 929 fps 58.8 deg
40.0 deg 20200 yards 68.0 sec 959 fps 63.1 deg
45.0 deg 20300 yards 74.2 sec 990 fps 66.7 deg
50.0 deg 19900 yards 79.9 sec 1019 fps 69.8 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 0.83)

Maximum penetration: 14.28 inches


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.5 deg 3200 yards 10 in
2.8 deg 5200 yards 8 in
5.0 deg 7900 yards 6 in
9.7 deg 11600 yards 4 in
10.0 deg 11800 yards ... 1 in
23.0 deg 17400 yards ... 2 in
24.8 deg 17900 yards 2 in
37.3 deg 20000 yards ... 3 in


Maximum range = 20300 yards at 43.0 deg elevation


6" / 50 Model 1921


Caliber = 6.0 inch (15.2 cm)
Shell weight = 110 lbs (50 kg)
Muzzle velocity = 2844 fps (867 m/s)

Relative ballistic performance: 0.90

Muzzle energy = 18.766 megajoules = 6915.4 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 1.00

Barrel length: 50 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 5500 yards 7.2 sec 1896 fps 3.3 deg
5.0 deg 9000 yards 13.5 sec 1481 fps 7.8 deg
7.5 deg 11500 yards 19.1 sec 1259 fps 12.8 deg
10.0 deg 13500 yards 24.4 sec 1122 fps 18.2 deg
12.5 deg 15200 yards 29.3 sec 1039 fps 23.7 deg
15.0 deg 16600 yards 34.0 sec 988 fps 29.1 deg
20.0 deg 18800 yards 42.7 sec 945 fps 38.6 deg
25.0 deg 20600 yards 50.9 sec 946 fps 46.7 deg
30.0 deg 22000 yards 58.7 sec 967 fps 53.2 deg
35.0 deg 22900 yards 66.1 sec 998 fps 58.4 deg
40.0 deg 23500 yards 73.1 sec 1032 fps 62.6 deg
45.0 deg 23700 yards 79.8 sec 1066 fps 66.2 deg
50.0 deg 23300 yards 86.0 sec 1099 fps 69.2 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 0.83)

Maximum penetration: 15.68 inches


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.0 deg 2700 yards 12 in
2.0 deg 4600 yards 10 in
3.4 deg 6900 yards 8 in
5.8 deg 9800 yards 6 in
8.7 deg 12600 yards ... 1 in
10.9 deg 14100 yards 4 in
20.8 deg 19200 yards ... 2 in
27.8 deg 21400 yards 2 in
33.1 deg 22600 yards ... 3 in
49.4 deg 23400 yards ... 4 in


Maximum range = 23700 yards at 44.0 deg elevation

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Friday, May 7th 2004, 8:37pm

130mm / 50 Model 1919


Caliber = 5.1 inch (13.0 cm)
Shell weight = 72 lbs (33 kg)
Muzzle velocity = 2771 fps (845 m/s)

Relative ballistic performance: 0.85

Muzzle energy = 11.661 megajoules = 4297.1 foot-tons

Relative muzzle energy: 1.00

Barrel length: 50 calibers


Elevation Range Time Velocity Fall Angle

2.5 deg 5100 yards 7.0 sec 1778 fps 3.4 deg
5.0 deg 8200 yards 12.9 sec 1378 fps 7.9 deg
7.5 deg 10400 yards 18.3 sec 1161 fps 13.2 deg
10.0 deg 12100 yards 23.3 sec 1032 fps 18.9 deg
12.5 deg 13600 yards 27.9 sec 955 fps 24.5 deg
15.0 deg 14800 yards 32.3 sec 909 fps 30.0 deg
20.0 deg 16700 yards 40.6 sec 870 fps 40.0 deg
25.0 deg 18100 yards 48.2 sec 872 fps 48.0 deg
30.0 deg 19200 yards 55.5 sec 892 fps 54.7 deg
35.0 deg 20000 yards 62.3 sec 920 fps 59.8 deg
40.0 deg 20400 yards 68.9 sec 951 fps 64.1 deg
45.0 deg 20400 yards 75.0 sec 981 fps 67.5 deg
50.0 deg 20000 yards 80.8 sec 1010 fps 70.5 deg


Armor Penetration - Vertical Belt Armor

(Relative armor quality, 0.83)

Maximum penetration: 13.38 inches


Elevation Range Belt Deck

1.0 deg 2500 yards 10 in
2.1 deg 4400 yards 8 in
3.9 deg 6900 yards 6 in
7.6 deg 10500 yards 4 in
12.5 deg 13600 yards ... 1 in
20.1 deg 16700 yards 2 in
26.1 deg 18400 yards ... 2 in
44.6 deg 20400 yards ... 3 in


Maximum range = 20500 yards at 43.0 deg elevation