Ho-203 cannon
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Ho-203 cannon | |
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Type | Aircraft cannon |
Place of origin | Empire of Japan |
Service history | |
Wars | World War II |
Specifications | |
Mass | 89 kg (196 lb) |
Length | 1,532 mm (60.3 in) |
Barrel length | 800 mm (31 in) |
Cartridge | 37 x 112R (475 g) |
Calibre | 37 mm (1.5 in) |
Action | Long recoil-operated |
Rate of fire | 120 rounds/min |
Muzzle velocity | 570 m/s (1,900 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
Feed system | 15-round drum |
Ho-203 was a Japanese autocannon that saw considerable use during World War II. It was a long-recoil automation of the Year 11 Type direct-fire infantry gun. It was fed by a 15-round closed-loop ammunition belt. It was operationally used only as the nose gun of the Kawasaki Ki-45-KAIc and the Kawasaki Ki-102 heavy fighters of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force.[1]
Specifications
[edit]- Caliber: 37 mm (1.45 in)
- Ammunition: 37 x 112R (475 g)
- Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
- Rate of fire: 120 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity: 570 m/s (1,870 ft/s)
- Effective range: 900 m (2,950 ft).
Similar ordnance designs
[edit]- 37mm Bordkanone BK 3,7 (Nazi Germany)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gustin & Williams, p. 183
Bibliography
[edit]- Gustin, Emmanuel; Williams, Anthony G. (2003). Flying Guns: The Development of Aircraft Guns, Ammunition and Installations 1933–1945. Marlborough, UK: Airlife. ISBN 978-1-84037-227-4.