Type 88 AA (75 mm)

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This page is about the Japanese naval cannon Type 88 AA (75 mm). For other uses, see Type 88 (Disambiguation).

Description

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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)
100 m 1,000 m 2,000 m 3,000 m 4,000 m 5,000 m
Type 90 HE HE 7 7 7 7 7 7
Type 95 AP APHEBC 100 83 68 55 45 37
Type 90 HE-TF HE-TF 7 7 7 7 7 7
Shell details
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 90 HE HE 720 6.52 0 0.1 420 79° 80° 81°
Type 95 AP APHEBC 720 6.53 0.15 0.1 150 48° 63° 71°
Type 90 HE-TF HE-TF 720 6.52 0 0.1 420 79° 80° 81°

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

  • High damage
  • Good penetration with armour piercing rounds

Cons:

  • Slow muzzle velocity and shell travel time
  • Low penetration with stock high-explosive ammunition

History

The Type 88 was the most produced Japanese medium anti-aircraft cannon during World War II. The Type 88 AA was designed to replace the earlier Type 11 design from World War I. A modern medium anti-aircraft gun developed for the Imperial Japanese Army, the gun was not a straight copy of any foreign design, but an amalgamation of the best aspects of foreign designs according to the Army Technical Bureau, but the primary influence was the British OQF 3in 20cwt anti-aircraft gun from World War I.

Adopted in 1928 (on the Gregorian calendar, 2588 on the Japanese Imperial calendar hence the Type 88 designation), 2,000 guns were ultimately built and used by every field artillery unit for medium-level air defense. While it was battle-proven during the 1937 Invasion of Manchuria, the 1938 Soviet-Japanese Border Conflicts, and the 1937-1945 Second Sino-Japanese War, it was obsolete by 1941. It was still effective against the obsolete aircraft used in China and was also used during the war as an anti-tank gun which was particularly effective against the M4 Shermans at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. The gun was also planned for use on the Kei-Tei Mod. Kō studied but never finished during 1945. The final significant role was the defense of the Japanese Home Islands against the Allied Bombing Campaign. However, they were not capable of shooting down the high altitude B-29 Superfortresses leading to an experimental attempt to mount the Type 88 on the Ki-109 to counter these aircraft, though it never made it into production.

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See also

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Japan naval cannons
20 mm  JM61 · Type 98
25 mm  25 mm/60 Type 96
37 mm  Type 4 · Type 11 pattern 1922
40 mm  40 mm/62 Vickers
57 mm  Type 97
75 mm  Type 88 AA
76 mm  3-inch/40 Type 41 · 8 cm/40 3rd Year Type · 8 cm/60 Type 98
100 mm  100/65 mm Type 98 mod A
120 mm  120 mm/45 3rd Year Type · 120 mm/45 10th year type
127 mm  5 inch/40 Type 89 · 127 mm/50 3rd Year Type
140 mm  140 mm/50 3rd Year Type
152 mm  6-inch/45 Type 41 · 15 cm/50 Type 41
155 mm  155 mm/60 3rd Year Type
200 mm  20 cm 3rd year type No.1
203 mm  20 cm/45 Type 41 · 20 cm/50 3rd year type No.2
356 mm  36 cm/45 Type 41
410 mm  410 mm/45 Type 3
  Foreign:
20 mm  20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk.II (USA/Britain)
40 mm  Bofors L/60 Mark 1 (USA) · Bofors L/60 Mark 2 (USA) · Bofors L/60 Mark 3 (USA)
47 mm  3 pdr QF Hotchkiss (Britain)
76 mm  3-inch Mark 10 (USA) · 3 inch Mk.33 (USA) · 3-inch Mk.34 (USA)
120 mm  4,7-inch/40 Armstrong (Britain)
127 mm  5 inch/38 Mk.12 (USA)
305 mm  12-inch/45 Vickers (Britain) · 12-inch/50 Vickers (Britain)

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