Type 96 25 mm dual purpose gun | |
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![]() A US military photograph of a captured dual gun emplacement on Guam in 1944.
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Type | Anti-Aircraft/Anti-tank, Autocannon |
Place of origin | Japan |
Service history | |
In service | 1936–1945 |
Used by | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Wars |
World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution Malayan Emergency Korean War First Indochina War Vietnam War |
Production history | |
Designer | Hotchkiss |
Designed | 1935 |
No. built | 33,000 |
Specifications | |
Weight |
Single Barrel: 785 kg (1,731 lb) Twin Barrel: 1,100 kg (2,400 lb) Triple Barrel: 1,800 kg (4,000 lb) |
Barrel length | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) L/60 |
Crew | 9, 7 or 3 depending on number of barrels |
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Shell | 25×163 mm |
Caliber | 25 mm (0.98 in) |
Action | gas operated |
Elevation | -10° to +85° |
Traverse | 360° |
Rate of fire |
200–260 rpm (cyclic) 110 rpm (effective) |
Muzzle velocity | 820 m/s (2,700 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) at 45° with HE shell |
Maximum firing range |
3 km (9,800 ft) (effective) 5.5 km (18,000 ft) (maximum) |
Feed system | 15-round box magazine |