Type 94 37 mm anti-tank gun
| Type 94 37 mm quick-firing gun | ||
|---|---|---|
Breech Sliding horizontal breech | | |
| Elevation | -10° to +25° | |
| Traverse | 60° | |
| Rate of fire | 30 rpm | |
| Muzzle velocity | 700 m/s (2,300 ft/s) | |
| Effective firing range | 2,870 m (3,140 yd) | |
| Maximum firing range | 4,500 m (4,900 yds) | |
| Sights | straight telescopic | |
The Type 94 37 mm quick-firing gun (九四式三十七粍速射砲, Kyūyon-shiki sanjyūnana-miri sokushahō) was an
History and development
The Type 94 37-mm AT gun was introduced in 1936. The design originated as an improvement to the
Design
As with many Japanese designs, it had a very low profile and was intended to be operated from a
The carriage was equipped with either wooden spoked or perforated steel wheels, and the whole assembly could be broken down into four pack loads each weighing less than 100 kilograms to permit transport in four horse loads. Sighting was by a straight telescopic sight. The gun could fire either
Combat record
The Type 94 37mm AT guns were typically assigned in groups of four to combat
The Type 94 37mm AT gun was effective against
Surviving examples
One of the few remaining Type 94 guns is on display at the Missouri Yacht Club in Lake Lotawana, Missouri.
References
- ^ Military catalogue of the Japanese military, p. 95
- ^ Banking and Monetary Statistics, 1914-1941, Part I, p. 673
- OCLC 1299755.
- ^ War Department TM-E-30-480 Handbook on Japanese Military Forces September 1944 p 400
- ^ Nakanishi. Japanese Infantry Arms in World War II.
- ^ Bishop, The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II
- ^ a b [1] US Technical Manual E 30-480
- ^ US Department of War, Japanese Tank and Anti-Tank Warefar Archived 2012-11-16 at the Wayback Machine. United States Government Printing Office. Washington D.C., page 108-109.
- ^ Chant, Artillery of World War II. Pp. 60
- ^ [2] Taki's Imperial Japanese Army
- ^ Nakanishi, Japanese Infantry Arms in World War II
Bibliography
- Bishop, Chris (eds) The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II. Barnes & Nobel. 1998. ISBN 0-7607-1022-8
- 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.
- Nakanishi, Ritta Japanese Infantry Arms in World War II, Dainipponkaiga Company 1991, ISBN 4-499-22690-2
- US Department of War, TM 30-480, Handbook on Japanese Military Forces, Louisiana State University Press, 1994. ISBN 0-8071-2013-8
- War Department TM-E-30-480 Handbook on Japanese Military Forces September 1944
- "兵器臨時定価、予価、表送付の件 Military catalogue of the Japanese military". National Archives of Japan. Ministry of the Army.
- "Banking and Monetary Statistics, 1914-1941, Part I". Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.). January 1943 [1943].
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