TYPE 90 FIELD GUN

TYPE 90 FIELD GUN
Image: Type 90 Field Gun (ww2InColor)
Year1932
Weapon TypeLight Field Gun
Origin & Designer[@designer]
Numbers Produced786
Crew7
Calibre75mm (75x424R)
Elevation-8° to +43°
Traverse50°
BreechHorizontal Sliding Block
RecoilHydropneumatic
Gun SightType A Panoramic Scope
Gun Mount[@gun_mounts]
CarriageSplit Trail
Trailers[@trailers]
Gun Shield3mm
Armoured Plate[@armoured_plate]
Barrel Length2.883mm (L/38.4)
Overall Length5.23m
Width1.75m
Height1.65m
WeightWeight in Traction: 2000 kg (Horse Drawn) 2.200 kg (Motorised)
Weight in Action: 1.400 kg (Horse Drawn) 1.600 kg (Motorised)
Round Weight6.56 kg (HE)
Muzzle Velocity683 m/s
Feed[@feed]
Magazine Capacity[@magazine_capacity]
Practical Rate of Fire[@practical_rate_of_fire]
Rate of Fire15 r.p.m.
Maximum Rate of Fire[@maximum_rate_of_fire]
Maximum Ceiling[@maximum_ceiling]
Maximum Ground Range[@maximum_ground_range]
Maximum Range14.960m
Armour Penetration[@armour_penetration]
TractionHorse Drawn (Six Horses) or Motorised (Type 98 Shi-Ke)
Variants[@variants]
NotesThe type 90 was designed to replace the type 38 as the standard field gun. It had some similarities to a Schneider design made for export and proved too complexed and expensive to produce in large numbers. It came with two different sets of wheels for animal traction and motorised towing. It was produced in large enough numbers to replace either the standard type 38 or the improved type 38 but it saw action against the Soviets and the Americans and served until 1945.