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Type 41 is a typical weapon for a cruiser, featuring a good mix of caliber, fire rate and the overall physical dimensions of the gun. It makes it suitable for engaging targets at a long range and directly countering destroyers. The key highlight are its SAP shells. | Type 41 is a typical weapon for a cruiser, featuring a good mix of caliber, fire rate and the overall physical dimensions of the gun. It makes it suitable for engaging targets at a long range and directly countering destroyers. The key highlight are its SAP shells. | ||
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Description
The 15 cm/50 Type 41 is a Japanese high caliber gun found as a primary weapon in a twin-turrets on Agano and a secondary single-mount casemate gun on Kongo-class battleships. Historically it was a family of weapons originally designed by British Vickers in 1910, then redesigned for production in Japan in 1912. Aside from the aforementioned ships, the guns were also used on the Fusō-class battleships and as a coastal defenses on Guam.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
Type 41 is a typical weapon for a cruiser, featuring a good mix of caliber, fire rate and the overall physical dimensions of the gun. It makes it suitable for engaging targets at a long range and directly countering destroyers. The key highlight are its SAP shells.
Available ammunition
Both HE and SAP shells are sufficient to defeat armor on any destroyer or a coastal unit, while SAP shells will struggle only with some of the reinforced points on the Heavy Cruisers or larger warships. The key advantage of SAP shells is its explosion after 8.5 meters, making it suitable for dealing with enemy destroyers without switching shells to HE. Given that SAP shells have nearly the same explosive filler as HE - using HE is extremely situational and SAP are superior in nearly all circumstances.
HE-TF shells are available only on the twin-gun turrets of IJN Agano, as these turrets have a significantly increased vertical guidance and targetting speed, making it possible to engage aerial targets.
Penetration statistics | |||||||
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Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
1,000 m | 2,500 m | 5,000 m | 7,500 m | 10,000 m | 15,000 m | ||
Type 0 HE | HE | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
Type 4 SAP | SAP | 81 | 68 | 52 | 40 | 34 | 34 |
Type 0 HE-TF | HE-TF | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
Shell details | |||||||||
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Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile Mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (s) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||
0% | 50% | 100% | |||||||
Type 0 HE | HE | 850 | 45.26 | 0 | 0.1 | 3,170 | 79° | 80° | 81° |
Type 4 SAP | SAP | 850 | 45.26 | 0.01 | 7 | 2,920 | 47° | 60° | 65° |
Type 0 HE-TF | HE-TF | 850 | 45.26 | 0 | 0.1 | 3,170 | 79° | 80° | 81° |
Comparison with analogues
The gun is featured in two configurations: Single and dual-mount, with single-mount having much higher fire-rate, increasing from 6.2/minute to 10/minute, a 60% increase.
The biggest pain point are its dated shells. HE have one of the lowest amount of explosive fillers. SAP has the lowest penetration among the shells of the type, its explosive filler is relatively large, but in both statistics its worse than the Soviet 152 mm/57 B-38 (152 mm).
And while the single-mount weapon trades these disadvantages for a high rate of fire, the same cannot be said for the dual-mount. Still, it does have some key advantages: high elevation angles, the best-in-the-class horizontal guidance speed and an added HE-FT shell (even if it's with one of the smallest explosive fillers).
It's also worth mentioning that the muzzle velocity is relatively low comparing to its peers, however it's perfectly adequate, and both: lower and higher caliber guns commonly feature lower muzzle velocities.
HE
Cannon | Sample Ship | Ammo | Calibre (mm) |
Muzzle Velocity (m/s) |
Sustained rate of fire (rounds/min) |
Targeting speed (°/s) |
TNT Equivalent (kg) |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | ||||
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Horizontal | Vertical | 1,000 m | 5,000 m | 10,000 m | ||||||||
15 cm/50 Type 41 (152 mm) | IJN Agano | HE | 152 | 850 | 6.2 | 10 | 6 | 3.17 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
15 cm/50 Type 41 (152 mm) | IJN Kongo | HE | 152 | 850 | 10 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.17 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
6-inch/45 Type 41 (152 mm) | IJN Settsu | HE | 152 | 825 | 5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.28 | 43 | 43 | 43 | |
6 inch/53 Mk.12 (152 mm) | USS Raleigh | HE | 152 | 914 | 6 | 6.8 | 6 | 5.88 | 49 | 49 | 49 | |
6 inch/50 BL Mark XXIII (152 mm) | HMNZS Leander | HE | 152 | 841 | 8 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 3.96 | 37 | 37 | 37 | |
152/53 mm O.T.O. Mod.1929 (152 mm) | RN Raimondo Montecuccoli | HE | 152 | 935 | 8 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 2.39 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
152 mm/57 B-38 (152 mm) | Sverdlov | HE | 152 | 950 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 11 | 6 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
SAP
Cannon | Sample Ship | Ammo | Calibre (mm) |
Muzzle Velocity (m/s) |
Sustained rate of fire (rounds/min) |
Targeting speed (°/s) |
TNT Equivalent (kg) |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | ||||
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Horizontal | Vertical | 1,000 m | 5,000 m | 10,000 m | ||||||||
15 cm/50 Type 41 (152 mm) | IJN Agano | SAP | 152 | 850 | 6.2 | 10 | 6 | 2.92 | 81 | 52 | 34 | |
15 cm/50 Type 41 (152 mm) | IJN Kongo | SAP | 152 | 850 | 10 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2.92 | 81 | 52 | 34 | |
6 inch/53 Mk.12 (152 mm) | USS Raleigh | SAP | 152 | 914 | 6 | 6.8 | 6 | 0.997 | 210 | 138 | 85 | |
6 inch/50 BL Mark XXIII (152 mm) | HMNZS Leander | SAPBC | 152 | 841 | 8 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 197 | 137 | 90 | |
152 mm/57 B-38 (152 mm) | Sverdlov | SAP | 152 | 950 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 11 | 5.9 | 172 | 117 | 74 |
HE-FT
Cannon | Sample Ship | Ammo | Calibre (mm) |
Muzzle Velocity (m/s) |
Sustained rate of fire (rounds/min) |
Targeting speed (°/s) |
TNT Equivalent (kg) |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | ||||
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Horizontal | Vertical | 1,000 m | 5,000 m | 10,000 m | ||||||||
15 cm/50 Type 41 (152 mm) | IJN Agano | HE-TF | 152 | 850 | 6.2 | 10 | 6 | 3.17 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
6 inch/50 BL Mark XXIII (152 mm) | HMNZS Leander | HE-TF | 152 | 841 | 8 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 3.96 | 37 | 37 | 37 | |
152/53 mm O.T.O. Mod.1929 (152 mm) | RN Raimondo Montecuccoli | HE-FT | 152 | 935 | 8 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 2.39 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
152 mm/57 B-38 (152 mm) | Sverdlov | HE-FT | 152 | 950 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 11 | 6.56 | 53 | 53 | 53 |
Usage in battles
The weapon can be found as both: Primary weapon on IJN Agano (firing 6 shells broadside every 9.7sec) and a secondary weapon on the Kongo-class (firing 4 shells every 6 seconds). In terms of TNT equivalent per minute for the HE shells this translates to 117,9 kg in Agano vs 126.8 kg in Kongo (or 95,1 kg/minute for the arcs where only Kongo's 3 guns can fire). So while at a first glance it might seem that the Type 41 as a secondary weapon is mostly just a filler, in reality it can output as much damage as a cruiser.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Excellent SAP shell able to engage everything from a light cruiser to a motorboat
- Single-mount version has an excellent fire rate for the caliber, making it relatively easy to engage coastal units at range
Cons:
- No dedicated armor-piercing shells make it difficult if not impossible to respond to the enemy heavy cruisers or battleships
- Low explosive filler in the HE and HE-TF shells comparing to the contemporary shells
- Dual-mount version has a relatively slow fire rate and its not compensated with more guns a platform
History
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Media
Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.
See also
- 6-inch/45 Type 41 (152 mm)
- 6 inch/45 BL Mark VII (152 mm)
- 6 inch/45 BL Mark XII (152 mm)
- 6 inch/47 Mk.16 (152 mm)
- 6 inch/50 BL Mark XXIII (152 mm)
- 6 inch/50 QF Mark N5 (152 mm)
- 6 inch/53 Mk.12 (152 mm)
- 152 mm/57 B-38 (152 mm)
- 152/53 mm Ansaldo mod.1926 (152 mm)
- 152/53 mm O.T.O. Mod.1929 (152 mm)
External links
- [Wikipedia] 15 cm/50 41st Year Type
- [NavWeaps] 50 caliber 41st Year Type 15 cm Gun
- [Combined Fleet] Japanese Naval Ordnance - 6"/50 caliber
Japan naval cannons | |
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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) |