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− | The Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon (九八式二十粍高射機関砲) was one of the anti-aircraft autocannon of IJA during | + | <!-- ''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.'' --> |
+ | The Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon (九八式二十粍高射機関砲) was one of the anti-aircraft autocannon of the IJA during the 2nd Sino-Japanese War and the subsequent Pacific War. By the 1920s, the IJA soon realized the necessity of AA guns with greater than 13 mm caliber; the result of this program was the Type 92 13 mm AA gun which was eventually developed into the Type 92 Hotchkiss 13 mm AA gun based on the French Hotchkiss machine gun. Parts of the development of the Type 92 were then reused, notably the tripod mount, for the new 20 mm autocannon program in the 1930s designed to shoot down more advanced aircraft, eventually leading to the development of the Type 98 in 1938. | ||
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon === | === Vehicles equipped with this weapon === | ||
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== General info == | == General info == | ||
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=== Available ammunition === | === Available ammunition === | ||
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− | '''Ground vehicles''' | + | '''Ground vehicles''' |
− | * '''Default:''' {{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}{{-}} | + | * '''Default:''' {{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}} |
* '''Type 100 AP-T:''' {{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}} | * '''Type 100 AP-T:''' {{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}} | ||
* '''Type 100 HE-T:''' {{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}} | * '''Type 100 HE-T:''' {{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}} | ||
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=== Pros and cons === | === Pros and cons === | ||
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'''Pros:''' | '''Pros:''' | ||
− | * High penetration for its | + | * High penetration for its calibre even without HVAP |
* Generous ammo pool for vehicles/vessels equipped with this weapon | * Generous ammo pool for vehicles/vessels equipped with this weapon | ||
* Fast reload time per magazine | * Fast reload time per magazine | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
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− | While the Imperial Japanese military often looked to Great Britain and Germany for inspiration and licenses for weapons prior to World War I, the Treaty of Versailles forbidding the further existence of a domestic arms industry in Germany caused Japan to look to France instead for small arms and artillery. The [[Hotchkiss Mle 1930 (13.2 mm)|13.2mm Hotchkiss Mle. 1930]] was built under license and adopted by the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1933 as the [[Type 93 (13.2 mm)|Type 93]] in the anti-aircraft role and the Type Ho 13 mm by the Imperial Japanese Army. Further development of the Type 93 created the Type 98 20 mm AA machine gun, a scaled-up model that became the main anti-aircraft gun of the IJA during World War II. First seeing combat during the Soviet-Japanese border skirmishes in the late 1930s, the Type 98 was adopted in the year 2598 on the Japanese calendar (1938 using the Western Gregorian calendar). | + | While the Imperial Japanese military often looked to Great Britain and Germany for inspiration and licenses for weapons prior to World War I, the Treaty of Versailles forbidding the further existence of a domestic arms industry in Germany caused Japan to look to France instead for small arms and artillery. The [[Hotchkiss Mle 1930 (13.2 mm)|13.2mm Hotchkiss Mle. 1930]] was built under license and adopted by the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1933 as the [[Type 93 (13.2 mm)|Type 93]] in the anti-aircraft role and the Type Ho 13 mm by the Imperial Japanese Army. Further development of the Type 93 created the Type 98 20 mm AA machine gun, a scaled-up model that became the main anti-aircraft gun of the IJA during World War II. First seeing combat during the Soviet-Japanese border skirmishes in the late 1930s, the Type 98 was adopted in the year 2598 on the Japanese calendar (1938 using the Western Gregorian calendar). |
The Type 98 made up about 80% of the IJA's anti-aircraft gun inventory and was the gun used for their self-propelled anti-aircraft designs such as the [[Type 94|Isuzu Type 94 AA machine cannon carrier truck]], the Type 98 AA half-track, and the Type 98 [[Ta-Se]] and [[So-Ki]] designs based on the [[Ke-Ni|Type 98 Ke-Ni]] light tank. The Imperial Japanese Army's coastal forces also used the Type 98 on their Motor Torpedo Boats. | The Type 98 made up about 80% of the IJA's anti-aircraft gun inventory and was the gun used for their self-propelled anti-aircraft designs such as the [[Type 94|Isuzu Type 94 AA machine cannon carrier truck]], the Type 98 AA half-track, and the Type 98 [[Ta-Se]] and [[So-Ki]] designs based on the [[Ke-Ni|Type 98 Ke-Ni]] light tank. The Imperial Japanese Army's coastal forces also used the Type 98 on their Motor Torpedo Boats. |
Latest revision as of 16:53, 30 August 2024
This page is about the Japanese cannon Type 98 (20 mm). For other uses, see Type 98 (Disambiguation). |
Contents
Description
The Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon (九八式二十粍高射機関砲) was one of the anti-aircraft autocannon of the IJA during the 2nd Sino-Japanese War and the subsequent Pacific War. By the 1920s, the IJA soon realized the necessity of AA guns with greater than 13 mm caliber; the result of this program was the Type 92 13 mm AA gun which was eventually developed into the Type 92 Hotchkiss 13 mm AA gun based on the French Hotchkiss machine gun. Parts of the development of the Type 92 were then reused, notably the tripod mount, for the new 20 mm autocannon program in the 1930s designed to shoot down more advanced aircraft, eventually leading to the development of the Type 98 in 1938.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Ground vehicles:
Naval vessels:
General info
Overall weight | 373 kg |
Caliber | 20x124 mm |
Vertical limits | -10°/85° (vary by vehicle) |
Magazine | 20 rounds |
Available ammunition
Ground vehicles
- Default: API-T · HEFI-T · HEFI-T
- Type 100 AP-T: API-T
- Type 100 HE-T: HEFI-T
Penetration statistics | |||||||
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Ammunition | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | ||||||
10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
HEFI-T | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
API-T | 48 | 45 | 35 | 26 | 19 | 14 |
Shell details | ||||||||||||
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Ammunition | Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||||||
0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
HEFI-T | 950 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.1 | 6 | 79° | 80° | 81° | ||||
API-T | 928 | 0.16 | - | - | - | 47° | 60° | 65° |
Naval vessels
- Universal: HEF-T · AP-T · HEF-T · AP-T
- 20 mm HET magazines: HEF-T · HEF-T · HEF-T · AP-T
- 20 mm APT magazines: AP-T · AP-T · AP-T · HEF-T
Penetration statistics | |||||||
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Ammunition | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | ||||||
10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
HEF-T | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
AP-T | 41 | 38 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 9 |
Shell details | ||||||||||||
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Ammunition | Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||||||
0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
HEF-T | 950 | 0.13 | 0 | 0.1 | 6.17 | 79° | 80° | 81° | ||||
AP-T | 928 | 0.13 | - | - | - | 47° | 60° | 65° |
Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- High penetration for its calibre even without HVAP
- Generous ammo pool for vehicles/vessels equipped with this weapon
- Fast reload time per magazine
Cons:
- 20 shells per magazine needs careful pre-planning for most efficient take-downs
History
While the Imperial Japanese military often looked to Great Britain and Germany for inspiration and licenses for weapons prior to World War I, the Treaty of Versailles forbidding the further existence of a domestic arms industry in Germany caused Japan to look to France instead for small arms and artillery. The 13.2mm Hotchkiss Mle. 1930 was built under license and adopted by the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1933 as the Type 93 in the anti-aircraft role and the Type Ho 13 mm by the Imperial Japanese Army. Further development of the Type 93 created the Type 98 20 mm AA machine gun, a scaled-up model that became the main anti-aircraft gun of the IJA during World War II. First seeing combat during the Soviet-Japanese border skirmishes in the late 1930s, the Type 98 was adopted in the year 2598 on the Japanese calendar (1938 using the Western Gregorian calendar).
The Type 98 made up about 80% of the IJA's anti-aircraft gun inventory and was the gun used for their self-propelled anti-aircraft designs such as the Isuzu Type 94 AA machine cannon carrier truck, the Type 98 AA half-track, and the Type 98 Ta-Se and So-Ki designs based on the Type 98 Ke-Ni light tank. The Imperial Japanese Army's coastal forces also used the Type 98 on their Motor Torpedo Boats.
Media
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See also
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External links
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- other literature.
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) |
Japan anti-aircraft guns | |
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20 mm | Type 98 Anti-Air Gun |
Foreign: | |
12.7 mm | M2HB (USA) |
20 mm | Rh202 (Germany) |
35 mm | Oerlikon KDA (Swiss) |
40 mm | M2 Dual Automatic Gun (USA) |