Type 41 75 mm cavalry gun explained

Type 41 75 mm cavalry gun
Origin: Empire of Japan
Type:Light field gun
Is Artillery:yes
Service:1908–1945
Used By:Imperial Japanese Army
Wars:World War I, 2nd Sino-Japanese War, World War II
Weight:915.760NaN0 firing
1499.580NaN0 traveling
Length:4.39m (14.4feet) firing
8.05m (26.41feet) traveling
Part Length:2.174m (07.133feet) L/29.27
Width:1.37m (04.49feet) track,
1.57m (05.15feet) maximum
Height:1.57m (05.15feet)
Cartridge:75 x 185 mm R[1]
Cartridge Weight:6.025kg (13.283lb)
Caliber:75 mm (2.95 in)
Action:Manual
Rate:8 rpm
Velocity:510 m/s (1,673 ft/s)
Max Range:8380m (27,490feet)
Feed:Manual
Breech:Interrupted screw
Recoil:Hydrospring
Carriage:Fixed box trail
Elevation:-8° to +16° 30'
Traverse:6° right 6° left
Speed:4.35mph-4.97mph

The Type 41 75 mm cavalry gun was a Japanese field gun first accepted into service in 1908. The Type 41 designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the 41st year of Emperor Meiji's reign (1908).[2] It was a 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.

Design

This Schneider type gun was especially constructed to give artillery support to cavalry regiments. Its design is almost identical with that of the original Model 38 75 mm gun. It is somewhat lighter than the Model 38 improved 75 mm gun, the corresponding direct-support artillery in the infantry division. In 1944, Japanese cavalry brigades had not yet been in combat against U. S. forces, it was not certain whether this old-fashioned gun with unmodified box trails and hydrospring recoil remained in general use or if it had been superseded by a more modern weapon. It can readily be differentiated from the Model 38 75 mm gun by its interrupted thread breechblock.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 75-77 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES. www.quarryhs.co.uk. 2017-10-02.
  2. War Department TM-E-30-480 Handbook on Japanese Military Forces September 1944 p 400
  3. War Department Special Series No 25 Japanese Field Artillery October 1944