Type 97 (57 mm)

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This page is about the Japanese cannon Type 97 (57 mm). For other uses, see Type 97 (Disambiguation).

Description

The Type 97 57 mm is a direct upgrade over the Type 90 57 mm with the aim of improving its functionality and endurance. Both were designed as low velocity cannons meant to be primarily loaded with HE, to allow the Type 89 I-Go and Type 97 Chi-Ha to fulfil the role of infantry support tanks.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Ground vehicles:

Naval vessels:

General info

The Type 97, as its predecessor the Type 90, are low velocity cannons, but still offer quite the elevation and depression to make for a great cannon to lob shells over cover.

Available ammunition

Ground vehicles

Considering the penetration and explosive mass, the Type 3 HEAT shell is the bread and butter for tank combat with the Type 97. It will keep its penetration over longer ranges and has the highest explosive mass, as well as lacking a fuse delay.

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 92 APHE APHE 21 21 19 16 14 13
Type 3 HEAT HEAT 55 55 55 55 55 55
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 92 APHE APHE 349 2.58 1.2 9 103 47° 60° 65°
Type 3 HEAT HEAT 380 1.8 0.05 0.1 303.36 62° 69° 73°

Naval vessels

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 6 6 6 6 6 6
Type 92 APHE APHE 30 23 19 16 15 14
Type 3 HEAT HEAT 55 55 55 55 55 55
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 420 2.36 0 0.1 250 79° 80° 81°
Type 92 APHE APHE 420 2.58 1.2 3 103 47° 60° 65°
Type 3 HEAT HEAT 380 1.8 0 0.1 303.36 62° 69° 73°

Comparison with analogues

The Type 97 is a direct upgrade over the Type 90 with the aim of improving its functionality and endurance. It has a slightly longer barrel (L/18.5 (1.057 m) vs L/18.4 (1.050 m)), but this doesn't really change the characteristics of shell performance other than increasing the maximum firing range from 4 km to 6 km.

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

The Type 97 tank began development in 1935 when the Japanese received word of the Vickers A6 medium tank prototype with a Ordnance QF 3-pounder gun. Realizing they were falling behind in tank development, the Imperial Japanese Army began development for a replacement for the Type 90 tank gun used on their Type 89 I-Go Ko. While the original design called for a 47mm gun like the QF 3-pounder, the design instead was a further development of Type 90 which was adopted as the Type 97 on the tank Type 97 Chi-Ha and used in a similar infantry support role. Along with the early Type 97, it was used on a competing prototype the Type 97 Chi-Ni. Like the Type 97, the gun doesn't have an elevation gear and is manually elevated with the gunner's shoulder. The gun, however, while capable of infantry support was shown not to handle tanks as seen when they engaged Soviet BT light tanks during the 1938 Battle of Khalkhin Gol. The result was the adoption of what became the Type 1 47mm tank gun on what became the Chi-Ha Kai. The Imperial Japanese Army also put the Type 97 on some experimental boats such as the Ha-Go Fighting Boat Model 1 used by naval forces of the Imperial Japanese Army.

Media

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See also

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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)

China tank cannons
30 mm  ZPL02 · ZPZ02
73 mm  Type 86
76 mm  M32K1
85 mm  Type 56 · Type 63
100 mm  PTP86 · Type 59 · Type 69 · Type 69-II · ZPL04
105 mm  88B-105T · Type 83 · WMA301 · ZPL94 · ZPL98A
120 mm  122TM · PTZ89
125 mm  Type 88C · Type 99A · ZPT98
130 mm  PL59A Gai
152 mm  PL66 Gai
  Foreign:
20 mm  KwK30 (Germany)
37 mm  M6 (USA)
45 mm  20-K (USSR)
47 mm  Type 1 (Japan)
57 mm  Type 97 (Japan) · ZIS-2 (USSR)
75 mm  M2 Howitzer (USA) · M3 (USA) · M6 (USA)
76 mm  D-56T (USSR) · F-34 (USSR) · M1 (USA) · M7 (USA) · ZIS-3 (USSR)
85 mm  ZIS-S-53 (USSR)
90 mm  M3 (USA) · M41 (USA)
100 mm  D-10S (USSR)
105 mm  M68 (USA) · M68A1 (USA)
115 mm  U-5TS (USSR)
122 mm  A-19 (USSR) · D-25T (USSR)
152 mm  ML-20S (USSR)

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)