Year | 1908 |
Weapon Type | Light Mountain Gun |
Origin & Designer | Japan/Osaka |
Numbers Produced | [@numbers_produced] |
Crew | Commander Gunner/Aimer Gunner/Firer Gunner/loader Gunner/Fuze Setter Gunner/Gun Traverse 2 x Reserve Gunners 5 x Ammunition Bearers |
Calibre | 75mm (75x185R) |
Elevation | -3° to +40° |
Traverse | 6° |
Breech | Interrupted Screw |
Recoil | Hydrospring |
Gun Sight | Panoramic |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Carriage | Box Trail |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | 3mm |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 1.300mm (L/17.3) |
Overall Length | 3.30m |
Width | 1.10m |
Height | 1.20m |
Weight | 539 kg (In Action) |
Round Weight | 5.71 kg (HE) |
Muzzle Velocity | 360 m/s |
Feed | [@feed] |
Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
Practical Rate of Fire | [@practical_rate_of_fire] |
Rate of Fire | 10 r.p.m. |
Maximum Rate of Fire | [@maximum_rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Ceiling | [@maximum_ceiling] |
Maximum Ground Range | [@maximum_ground_range] |
Maximum Range | 6.300m |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Traction | Pack Animal (Six Loads) or Man Packed (Twelve Loads) |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The 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. |