Type 1 (37 mm)
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Description
The Type 1 37 mm is essentially a Type 94 37 mm with a longer barrel to overcome some of the shortcomings of the earlier cannon. This provided the Type 1 with more velocity and range over the flawed Type 94.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
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Available ammunition
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
| Type 94 APHE | APHE | 46 | 44 | 36 | 29 | 23 | 18 |
| Type 1 APHE | APHE | 57 | 54 | 39 | 26 | 18 | 12 |
| Shell details | ||||||||||||
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| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | |||||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
| Type 94 APHE | APHE | 700 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 9 | 11 | 47° | 60° | 65° | |||
| Type 1 APHE | APHE | 800 | 0.72 | 1.2 | 9 | 12.8 | 47° | 60° | 65° | |||
Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
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History
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Media
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See also
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External links
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| Japan tank cannons | |
|---|---|
| 37 mm | Type 94 · Type 100 · Type 1 |
| 47 mm | Type 1 |
| 57 mm | Type 90 · Type 97 |
| 70 mm | Type 94 |
| 75 mm | Type 90 · Type 99 · Type 3 · Type 5 (Type I Model II · Type II Model I · Type II Model II) |
| 90 mm | Type 61 |
| 105 mm | Type 5 (Experimental · Production) · JSW L/52 |
| 106 mm | Type 60 (B) |
| 120 mm | Taishō Type 10 · Navy short gun · Type 90 L/44 · Type 10 L/44 |
| 150 mm | Type 38 |
| 155 mm | NSJ L/30 · JSW L/52 |
| Foreign: | |
| 25 mm | Oerlikon KBA B02 (Switzerland) |
| 30 mm | Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 (USA) |
| 35 mm | Oerlikon KDE (Switzerland) |
| 75 mm | M6 (USA) |
| 76 mm | M1 (USA) · M32 (USA) |
| 88 mm | KwK36 (Germany) |
| 90 mm | M3A1 (USA) · M36 (USA) |
| 105 mm | L7A3 (Germany) |
| 120 mm | Schneider-Canet 1898 (France) |
