7 cm mountain gun

The 7 cm mountain gun was a Japanese ordnance first used in 1883. It was used in the First Sino-Japanese War as the main artillery, and was used again in the Russo-Japanese War by second-line troops .[1]

7 cm mountain gun

Type	Mountain gun
Place of origin	Empire of Japan
Service history
Used by	Imperial Japanese Army
Wars	Russo Japanese War First Sino-Japanese War
Specifications
Mass	.256 tonnes (560 lb)
Barrel length	1 m (3 ft 3 in) L/13.3

Shell	4.28 kilograms (9.4 lb)
Caliber	7.5 centimetres (3.0 in)
Elevation	-10° to +21°
Muzzle velocity	255 m/s (840 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	3,000 m (3,300 yd)

History

From 1880, the Imperial Japanese Army wanted to produce guns on its own. With Italian help, the army designed new 75 mm guns. Because steel was expensive as a raw material in Japan at the time, bronze was used to produce the gun barrel.[1]

References

"7cm Gun". www3.plala.or.jp. Retrieved 2021-12-14.

Imperial Japanese Army artillery
Anti-aircraft guns	Type Ho 13mm AA machine gun Type 10 120 mm AA gun Type 11 75 mm AA gun Type 14 10 cm AA gun Type 2 20 mm AA machine cannon Type 3 12 cm AA gun Type 3 80 mm AA gun Type 4 75 mm AA gun Type 5 15 cm AA gun Type 88 75 mm AA gun Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon Type 99 88 mm AA gun
Anti-tank guns	Experimental 105mm anti-tank gun Experimental 75mm anti-tank gun Type 1 37 mm anti-tank gun Type 1 47 mm anti-tank gun Type 94 37 mm anti-tank gun Type 97 automatic cannon
Cannons	Type 14 10 cm cannon Type 38 10 cm cannon Type 45 15 cm cannon Type 89 15 cm cannon Type 92 10 cm cannon Type 96 15 cm cannon
Coastal artillery	28 cm howitzer Experimental 41 cm howitzer Type 41 8 cm coast defense gun Type 11 12 cm coast defense gun Type 3 12 cm coast defense gun Type 41 15 cm/40 coast defense gun Type 41 15 cm/45 coast defense gun Type 41 15 cm/50 coast defense gun Type 45 15 cm cannon Type 41 12 cm coast defense gun Type 3 14 cm coast defense gun Type 41 20 cm coast defense gun
Dual purpose guns	Type 89 127 mm dual purpose gun Type 10 12 cm dual purpose gun Type 3 8 cm dual purpose gun Type 98 10 cm dual purpose gun
Field guns	Type 31 75 mm field gun Type 38 75 mm field gun Type 41 75 mm cavalry gun Type 90 75 mm field gun Type 92 70 mm battalion gun Type 94 37 mm gun Type 95 75 mm field gun
Grenade launchers	Type 10 50 mm grenade discharger Type 89 50 mm grenade discharger
Howitzers	Type 14 10 cm howitzer Type 38 12 cm howitzer Type 38 15 cm howitzer Type 4 15 cm howitzer Type 7 30 cm howitzer Type 91 10 cm howitzer Type 96 15 cm howitzer
Mortars	25 cm artillery mortar 70 mm barrage mortar Type 11 70 mm infantry mortar Type 2 12 cm mortar Type 3 81 mm mortar Type 93 150 mm infantry mortar Type 94 90 mm infantry mortar Type 95 15 cm mortar Type 96 and Type 97 150 mm infantry mortar Type 97 81 mm infantry mortar Type 97 90 mm infantry mortar Type 98 320 mm mortar Type 98 50 mm mortar Type 99 81 mm mortar
Mountain guns	7 cm mountain gun Type 31 75 mm mountain gun Type 41 75 mm mountain gun Type 94 75 mm mountain gun Type 99 10 cm mountain gun
Railway artillery	Type 90 240 mm railway gun
Rocket artillery	20 cm naval rocket launcher 45 cm naval rocket Type 10 and Type 3 rocket boosters Type 21 and Type 22 rocket-bombs Type 4 20 cm rocket launcher Type 4 40 cm rocket launcher
Siege artillery	28 cm howitzer Type 45 24 cm howitzer Type 7 30 cm howitzer Type 96 15 cm cannon Type 96 24 cm howitzer

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