A Type 94 75 mm mountain gun model 1934 in the Great Patriotic War Museum.
Type
Mountain gun
Place of origin
Empire of Japan
Service history
In service
1935–1945
Used by
Imperial Japanese Army
Wars
Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II
Production history
Unit cost
11,700 yen ($3,144 USD) in August 1939[1][2]
No. built
Approx. 1,500
Specifications
Mass
544 kg (1,199 lb) Firing 495 kg (1,091 lb) Traveling
Length
3.81 m (12 ft 6 in) Firing (trails open) 3.89 m (12 ft 9 in) (trails closed) 3.96 m (13 ft 0 in) Traveling
Barrel length
1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) L/20.8
Width
1.023 m (3 ft 4 in) Track 1.354 m (4 ft 5 in) Maximum
Height
2 ft 11 in (0.89 m)
Crew
4-5[3]
Shell
75 x 294 mm R[4]
Caliber
75 mm (2.95 in)
Barrels
single
Breech
Horizontal sliding-block
Recoil
Hydro-pneumatic
Carriage
Split trail with demountable spade plates, and fixed trail blocks, 2 steel band tires on spoked wheels
Elevation
−10° to +45°
Traverse
40°
Rate of fire
15 rpm for 2 minutes 4 rpm for 15 minutes 2 rpm continuous
Muzzle velocity
(HE) 355 m/s (1,165 ft/s)
Effective firing range
(HE) 8 km (5.0 mi)
Feed system
Manual
Sights
Panoramic
The Type 94 75 mm mountain gun (九四式山砲, Kyūyon-shiki nanagō-miri Sanpō) was a mountain gun used as a general-purpose infantry support gun by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. It superseded the Type 41 75 mm mountain gun to become the standard pack artillery piece of Japanese infantry divisions. It was superior to the Type 41 in range and in weight.[5] The Type 94 number was designated for the year the gun was accepted, 2594 in the Japanese imperial year calendar, or 1934 in the Gregorian calendar.[6]
^ Military catalogue of the Japanese military, p. 96
^ Banking and Monetary Statistics, 1914-1941, Part I, p. 673
^Foss, Christopher (1977). Jane's pocket book of towed artillery. New York: Collier. p. 29. ISBN 0020806000. OCLC 911907988.
^"75-77 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES". www.quarryhs.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
^Mayer, the Rise and Fall of Imperial Japan. pp. 56
^War Department Special Series No 25 Japanese Field Artillery October 1944
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