Type 92 battalion gun
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70 mm Type 92 battalion gun | ||
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Breech interrupted thread, drop breechblock | | |
Recoil | Hydro-spring | |
Carriage | split-trail | |
Elevation | -4° to +70° | |
Traverse | 45° | |
Rate of fire | 10 rpm | |
Muzzle velocity | 198 m/s (650 ft/s) | |
Effective firing range | 2,785 m (3,060 yards) |
The Type 92 battalion gun (九二式歩兵砲, Kyūni-shiki Hoheihō) was a 70mm (2.75 in) light
History and development
The Type 92 battalion gun was designed in response to issues with the
Design
Somewhat unusual in appearance, the Type 92 battalion gun had a short gun barrel with a split trail carriage. The barrel could be configured from a horizontal to near vertical position with a hand-crank. It had an interrupted thread type, drop breechblock mechanism. Lightweight and maneuverable, it was designed to be pulled by a single horse, although in practice teams of three horses were usually assigned. Its relativity small size and weight also allowed it to be manhandled by its crew for short distances. The wheels were originally wooden, but were changed to steel after troops complained that the noise from the squeaky wooden wheels was a threat.[4]
Combat record
The Type 92 battalion gun was first used in combat during the
During the
Users
- Imperial Japanese Army
- People's Liberation Army (captured)
- National Revolutionary Army (captured)
- Indonesia
- Liberation Army of South Vietnam
- Vietnam
Ammunition
Type[8] | Model | Weight | Filler |
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HE | Type 92 | 4.48 kg (9.88 lb) | 0.59 kg (1.30 lb) TNT
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HEAT | Type 37 Hollow Charge
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2.8 kg (6.2 lb) | 0.99 kg (2.18 lb) TNT/RDX mix |
Illumination | Type 95 Illuminating Projectile | 4.2 kg (9.3 lb) | Unknown (thought to be aluminum, barium nitrate mix). 90,000 candlepower for 20 seconds
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Performance
Type[9] | Armor penetration 90° | Armor penetration 60° |
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Type 37 Hollow Charge | 100mm | 80mm |
Surviving examples
Two guns are preserved and on display in a small park on Main Street in Lakeport, California. One gun (on the southern side), with serial number 399, has unperforated sheet-metal wheels, while the wheels of the other gun (to the north) appear to have been restored with new material.[10]
Two guns are at the Marine Recruiting Depot Museum in San Diego, California, put on display outdoors.[citation needed]
Another is on display in front of VFW Post 7589 in Manassas, VA.[citation needed]
One gun is on display at the Redcliffe branch of the RSL in Queensland, Australia, reliably reported as coming from WWII operations on the
A Type 92, without its shield, is displayed at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Its picture is attached here.
One Type 92, painted green, was formerly on display at
A Type 92 gun is on display at the lobby entrance of Dharma Wiratama Museum, an Indonesian Army museum at Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The museum plaque mentioned that the gun was used during the Battle of Ambarawa in December 1945.[11]
References
Bibliography
- War Department TM-E-30-480 Handbook on Japanese Military Forces September 1944
- Bishop, Chris (eds) The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II. Barnes & Nobel. 1998. ISBN 0-7607-1022-8
- Chamberlain, Peter and Gander, Terry. Light and Medium Field Artillery. Macdonald and Jane's (1975). ISBN 0-356-08215-6
- Chant, Chris. Artillery of World War II, Zenith Press, 2001, ISBN 0-7603-1172-2
- McLean, Donald B. Japanese Artillery; Weapons and Tactics. Wickenburg, Ariz.: Normount Technical Publications 1973. ISBN 0-87947-157-3.
- US Department of War, TM 30-480, Handbook on Japanese Military Forces, Louisiana State University Press, 1994. ISBN 0-8071-2013-8
External links
Gallery
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1932 model, Battery Randolf Museum, Hawaii
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closeup of controls
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Model 92 Howitzer side view
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Model 92 Howitzer rear view
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Gun Number 399 preserved in Lakeport, California
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Gun number 30300 preserved at Lakeport, California
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Spades together for transport
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Model 92 Howitzer front view
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A Type 92 battalion gun is drawn by its crew to a new firing position. Bataan, Philippines 1942
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Gun Number 400 displayed Greenville, Hunt County, Texas
Notes
- ^ Bishop, The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II
- ^ War Department TM-E-30-480 Handbook on Japanese Military Forces September 1944 p 400
- ^ McLean. Japanese Artillery; Weapons and Tactics
- ^ Japanese Wikipedia article
- ^ ISBN 9781472828200.
- (PDF) from the original on August 4, 2020.
- ^ Ott, David Ewing (1995) [First published 1975]. Field artillery, 1954-1973 (PDF). Vietnam studies. Washington, D.C. : Dept. of the Army: United States Department of the Army. p. 13.
- ^ "Japanese Explosion Ordnance" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Intelligence Bulletin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-10. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ Metz, Kaj. "Japanese Type 92 Battalion 70 mm Gun (ser. 30300)". Traces of War. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "MUSEUM DHARMA WIRATAMA". musmonpus-disjarahad.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 31 May 2022.