Type 41 75 mm cavalry gun

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Type 41 75 mm Cavalry Gun
Rear view of a Type 41 cavalry gun
Typefield gun
Place of originJapan
Service history
In service1908-1945
Used by Japan
WarsWorld War I, 2nd Sino-Japanese War, World War II
Specifications
Mass928 kilograms (2,046 lb)
Barrel length2.174 metres (7 ft 2 in) L/29.27

Shell6.025 kilograms (13.28 lb)
Caliber75 mm (2.95 in)
Carriagefixed trail
Elevation-8° to +16° 30'
Traverse6° 60'
Muzzle velocity510 m/s (1,673 ft/s)
Maximum firing range8,380 metres (9,160 yd)

The Type 41 75 mm Cavalry Gun was a Japanese field gun first accepted into service in 1908. It was slightly lightened version of the Type 38 75 mm Field Gun that was based on a 1905 Krupp design. It was the primary weapon of artillery units attached to cavalry formations. Although effectively obsolete by the start of World War II it was used in limited numbers despite nominally being replaced by the Type 95 75 mm Field Gun.

External links

References

  • Chamberlain, Peter and Gander, Terry. Light and Medium Field Artillery. New York, Arco
  • TM-E 30-480 Handbook of Japanese Military Forces. US war department. 1945.
A Type 41 cavalry gun as seen from the side.