TYPE 41 MOUNTAIN GUN

TYPE 41 MOUNTAIN GUN
Image: Type 41 Mountain Gun (Wikipedia)
Year1908
Weapon TypeLight Mountain Gun
Origin & DesignerJapan/Osaka
Numbers Produced[@numbers_produced]
CrewCommander
Gunner/Aimer
Gunner/Firer
Gunner/loader
Gunner/Fuze Setter
Gunner/Gun Traverse
2 x Reserve Gunners
5 x Ammunition Bearers
Calibre75mm (75x185R)
Elevation-3° to +40°
Traverse
BreechInterrupted Screw
RecoilHydrospring
Gun SightPanoramic
Gun Mount[@gun_mounts]
CarriageBox Trail
Trailers[@trailers]
Gun Shield3mm
Armoured Plate[@armoured_plate]
Barrel Length1.300mm (L/17.3)
Overall Length3.30m
Width1.10m
Height1.20m
Weight539 kg (In Action)
Round Weight5.71 kg (HE)
Muzzle Velocity360 m/s
Feed[@feed]
Magazine Capacity[@magazine_capacity]
Practical Rate of Fire[@practical_rate_of_fire]
Rate of Fire10 r.p.m.
Maximum Rate of Fire[@maximum_rate_of_fire]
Maximum Ceiling[@maximum_ceiling]
Maximum Ground Range[@maximum_ground_range]
Maximum Range6.300m
Armour Penetration[@armour_penetration]
TractionPack Animal (Six Loads) or Man Packed (Twelve Loads)
Variants[@variants]
NotesThe type 41 was a Krupp designed mountain gun, which was built under license by the Japanese. The Japanese favoured mountain guns not only for their light weight, but because they could be broken down and easily transported not only across mountains, but through jungles and forests. The type 41 could be broken down and carried a crew of thirteen or mounted on six horses. It was the standard pack howitzer of the IJA and issued to mountain artillery regiments, but was replaced in the role by the more modern type 94. The type 41 was kept in service as a regimental gun and issued to infantry regiments and served out the war in that role.