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== Description ==
 
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The '''Type 1 47 mm tank gun''' is a Japanese dedicated anti-tank gun to improve the anti-tank capability over the [[Type 94 (37 mm)]].
  
 
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== General info ==
 
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=== Available ammunition ===
 
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* [[Pak.(t)(Sf.) (47 mm)]] - The German (Czech) cannon has the longest barrel 47 mm in-game with far better accuracy but doesn't keep up in initial velocity and is filled with less HE filler.
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* [[20-K (45 mm)]] - Less velocity and penetration with more HE filler
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* [[47/32 mod.39 (47 mm)]] - Far less velocity and penetration with more HE filler
  
 
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{{Main|Chi-Ha Kai|Ka-Chi}}
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
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* Relatively high velocity
  
 
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* Short barrel results in bad accuracy at longer ranges
  
 
== History ==
 
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With the service of the [[Type 94 (37 mm)]] in the early 1930s and the overall low amount of armour on the Sino-Japanese front, Japanese anti-tank development didn't get high priority but didn't stop the Army from experimenting to improve on the Type 94.
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Improvement started on the shells, giving them more capacity and penetration characteristics. Afterward, development called for a new caliber anti-tank gun increasing it to 47 mm. By 1937 the prototype cannon was dubbed the ''47 mm Type 97 Prototype Cannon'' and had a barrel length of 2515mm, an initial shell velocity of 730m/s, and a weight of 567kg. Multiple examinations took place from March testing the human towing and mobility of the gun carriage, In November the ballistics were tested.
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In 1939 after the Nomonhan Incident (Battles of Khalkhin Gol), The Japanese weakness in tank forces was portrayed with the low velocity of the [[Chi-Ha]]'s 57 mm getting out ranged by lightly armoured Soviet [[T-26 (Family)|T-26]] and [[BT-7 (Family)|BT-series]]. But the overall anti-tank effectiveness of the [[Type 94 (37 mm)]] field gun and [[Ha-Go]]s were sufficient enough to finish Soviet armour but still after a Japanese defeat, it provided Army High Command a valid reason to further develop improvements to anti-tank and tanks.
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===Development===
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In September of 1939, development to increase anti-tank capability started. The development in 1941 moved to further developing the ''47 mm Type 97 Prototype Cannon'' and a redesign took place. By July a trial production of the ''47 mm Type 1 Mobile Trial Cannon'' began and by May 1942 production and formalized as the ''47 mm Type 1 Mobile Cannon''.
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The changes over the 37 mm Type 94 and 47 mm Type 97 Prototype included a new suspension to the cannon and rubber tires instead of steel / wood making it towable by vehicles mobilizing Japan's cannon arsenal.
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Parallel to improving the cannon, a tank gun variant was being developed to improve the [[Chi-Ha|Type 97 Chi-Ha]], it simply used the same cannon with a slightly shorter barrel resulting in slightly less velocity and penetration with the same shells.
  
 
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* [[wikipedia:ja:一式機動四十七粍速射砲|(JP) Wikipedia: Type 1 47 mm Mobile Cannon]]
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{{Japan tank cannons}}
 
{{Japan tank cannons}}

Latest revision as of 19:02, 12 May 2023

Description

The Type 1 47 mm tank gun is a Japanese dedicated anti-tank gun to improve the anti-tank capability over the Type 94 (37 mm).

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.

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 77 75 67 58 50 44
Type 1 HE HE 10 9 8 7 5 5
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 808 1.49 1.2 9 22.4 47° 60° 65°
Type 1 HE HE 822 1.4 0.1 0.1 85.26 79° 80° 81°

Comparison with analogues

  • Pak.(t)(Sf.) (47 mm) - The German (Czech) cannon has the longest barrel 47 mm in-game with far better accuracy but doesn't keep up in initial velocity and is filled with less HE filler.
  • 20-K (45 mm) - Less velocity and penetration with more HE filler
  • 47/32 mod.39 (47 mm) - Far less velocity and penetration with more HE filler

Usage in battles

Main articles: Chi-Ha Kai, Ka-Chi

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Relatively high velocity

Cons:

  • Short barrel results in bad accuracy at longer ranges

History

With the service of the Type 94 (37 mm) in the early 1930s and the overall low amount of armour on the Sino-Japanese front, Japanese anti-tank development didn't get high priority but didn't stop the Army from experimenting to improve on the Type 94.

Improvement started on the shells, giving them more capacity and penetration characteristics. Afterward, development called for a new caliber anti-tank gun increasing it to 47 mm. By 1937 the prototype cannon was dubbed the 47 mm Type 97 Prototype Cannon and had a barrel length of 2515mm, an initial shell velocity of 730m/s, and a weight of 567kg. Multiple examinations took place from March testing the human towing and mobility of the gun carriage, In November the ballistics were tested.

In 1939 after the Nomonhan Incident (Battles of Khalkhin Gol), The Japanese weakness in tank forces was portrayed with the low velocity of the Chi-Ha's 57 mm getting out ranged by lightly armoured Soviet T-26 and BT-series. But the overall anti-tank effectiveness of the Type 94 (37 mm) field gun and Ha-Gos were sufficient enough to finish Soviet armour but still after a Japanese defeat, it provided Army High Command a valid reason to further develop improvements to anti-tank and tanks.

Development

Main article: Chi-Ha Kai Development

In September of 1939, development to increase anti-tank capability started. The development in 1941 moved to further developing the 47 mm Type 97 Prototype Cannon and a redesign took place. By July a trial production of the 47 mm Type 1 Mobile Trial Cannon began and by May 1942 production and formalized as the 47 mm Type 1 Mobile Cannon.

The changes over the 37 mm Type 94 and 47 mm Type 97 Prototype included a new suspension to the cannon and rubber tires instead of steel / wood making it towable by vehicles mobilizing Japan's cannon arsenal.

Parallel to improving the cannon, a tank gun variant was being developed to improve the Type 97 Chi-Ha, it simply used the same cannon with a slightly shorter barrel resulting in slightly less velocity and penetration with the same shells.

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

Related Development
Analogues

External links


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)
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 85
76 mm  M32K1
85 mm  Type-62-85-TC · Type 63
100 mm  PTP86 · Type 59 · Type 69 · Type 69-II · ZPL04
105 mm  Type 83 · WMA301 · ZPL94 · ZPL98A
120 mm  122TM · PTZ89
125 mm  Type 88C · Type 99A · ZPT98
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)

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