Type 5 (Type II) Model II (75 mm)
| This page is about the Japanese Type II Model II (75 mm) cannon. For variants, see Type 5 (75 mm) (Family). |
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Description
The Type 5 75 mm gun (Model II) was the second-largest tank gun to be fitted on a Japanese tank in WW2, only being surpassed by the 105 mm Type 5 cannon mounted on the Ho-Ri. It was designed as the main weapon of the Chi-To and Chi-Ri tanks to handle the perceived threat of the M26 Pershing, which had the armour to thwart nigh every anti-tank gun that Japan had in their inventory.
The Model II Type 5 was simply the cannon fitted for regular tank use, which didn't benefit the tray loader as fitted on the Model I.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
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 1 APHE | APHE | 149 | 146 | 133 | 118 | 105 | 93 |
| Type 4 Kou | APHE | 151 | 148 | 137 | 124 | 112 | 101 |
| Type 90 HE | HE | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| 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 1 APHE | APHE | 865 | 6.56 | 1.3 | 15 | 84.8 | 47° | 60° | 65° | |||
| Type 4 Kou | APHE | 865 | 6.75 | 1.2 | 14 | 80.64 | 47° | 60° | 65° | |||
| Type 90 HE | HE | 830 | 6.17 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 490 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |||
Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
The Japanese Type II gun is an extremely formidable cannon that boasts great accuracy and solid penetration at the cost of a long reload time and middling explosive filling. Despite only being found on tanks below BR 5.0, it matches and even surpasses certain aspects of most BR 5.7 guns such as the American 76 mm M1 and Russian 85 mm ZIS-S-53, meaning that tanks armed with this gun will struggle significantly less in up-tiers. However the greatest downfall of this gun is that its only anti-tank shells are uncapped APHE, meaning that it has issues against well-sloped armour.
All of these attributes define the cannon's role: as a sniper weapon. The strong flat armour penetration, high accuracy and stunning muzzle velocity makes this weapon great at picking off targets from a distance while making its slow reload much less important. This also ties in with the often very weak armour but above average mobility of the Japanese tanks this cannon is mounted on, enforcing this play style.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Highly accurate due to its long barrel.
- Punches above its weight; can compete with guns a whole BR higher than it.
- Access to the Type 4 Kou shell, improving its already good ballistics.
- Has an HE shell to deal with lighter vehicles.
- Amazing muzzle velocity, higher than almost every contemporary.
Cons:
- Slow reload rate for its calibre.
- Both AP shells are uncapped, resulting in worse penetration against sloped armour.
- Explosive filler, although not bad, leaves much to be desired.
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) |
