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Type 41 75 mm cavalry gun
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Type 41 75 mm cavalry gun
Type field gun
Place of origin Japan
Service history
In service 1908-1945
Used by  Japan
Wars World War I, 2nd Sino-Japanese War, World War II
Specifications
Mass 928 kilograms (2,046 lb)
Barrel length 2.174 metres (7 ft 2 in) L/29.27

Shell 6.025 kilograms (13.28 lb)
Caliber 75 mm (2.95 in)
Carriage fixed trail
Elevation -8° to +16° 30'
Traverse 6° 60'
Muzzle velocity 510 m/s (1,673 ft/s)
Maximum firing range 8,380 metres (9,160 yd)

Type 41 75 mm cavalry gun (四一式野砲, Yonichi-shiki yahō) was a field gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA).

This artillery piece went into service in 1908.

History

Type 41s were lighter versions of the Type 38 75 mm field gun. Type 41s were the primary weapon of artillery units which were part of cavalry regiments.

Combat record

Type 95s were used in the Second Sino-Japanese War and in World War II.

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