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Type 97 90 mm infantry mortar information


Type 97 90 mm mortar
Japanese Type 97-90 mm mortar
Place of originType 97 90 mm infantry mortar Empire of Japan
Service history
Used by Imperial Japanese Army
WarsWorld War II
Production history
No. built600 [1]
Specifications
Mass106 kg (233 lb)
Length1.32 m (4 ft 4 in)
Barrel length1.2 m (4 ft)
Width74 cm (2 ft 5 in) (baseplate)[2]

Shell weight5.2 kg (11 lb 7 oz)
Caliber90.5 mm (3.56 in)
ActionManual
Elevation+45° to +85°
Traverse10°[2]
Muzzle velocity227 m/s (740 ft/s)
Effective firing range3.8 km (2.4 mi)[2]

The Type 97 90 mm infantry mortar was a simplified version of the Japanese Type 94 90 mm Infantry Mortar. The Type 97 designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the year 2597 of the Japanese calendar (1937).[3]

  1. ^ http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/mortar.htm#97-90
  2. ^ a b c Chamberlain, Peter (1975). Mortars and rockets. Gander, Terry. New York: Arco Pub. Co. p. 16. ISBN 0668038179. OCLC 2067459.
  3. ^ War Department Special Series No. 30: Japanese Mortars and Grenade Dischargers. 1945.

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