105/28 Howitzer Battery

The breech mechanism was based on a screw design; a swinging arm allowed the breech to swing in and out of the breech ring without having to be withdrawn axially. Upon opening the breech, a shell guide was raised from the bottom of the breech ring to assist in guiding the shell into the chamber. The 105/28 also had a number of safety features to ensure the gun wasn’t discharge unless the breech was properly closed and the barrel had fully recovered from the recoil of a previous firing.

The 105/28 howitzer had a maximum elevation of 37o and could fire it’s 16.3kg shell up to range beyond 12kms. It remained a common weapon during World War Two and continued in Italian service until 1943 seeing action on both the African and Russian fronts.