Type 5 (105 mm)

105mm Type 5 Cannon

Description

The Type 5 is currently the most powerful gun mounted on an IJA tank in War Thunder. It draws parallels to the famed German 88mm KwK43, sporting similar muzzle velocity and penetration, but with significantly increased explosive filler and improved angled armour penetration. Players who are used to the KwK 43 will find themselves right at home when using the Type 5.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• Ho-Ri Production

General info

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Available shells

• Type 2 APHE

APHE round with high-explosive filler (Armour-piercing High Explosive)

• The Type 2 one of the two standard rounds of the Type 5. This round can be used against nearly all kinds of medium or heavy tanks and is thank to its massive high-explosive filler capable of destroying most of its targets with only one shot.

Type 2 APHE
Caliber	105 mm
Projectile Mass	16 kg
Muzzle Velocity	1000 m/s
Explosive Type	TNT
Explosive Mass	200 g
Fuse delay	1.2 m
Fuse Sensitivity	19 mm
Angle of attack with 0% chance of a ricochet	47°
Angle of attack with 50% chance of a ricochet	60°
Angle of attack with 100% chance of a ricochet	65°

• Experimental HE

HE round (High-explosive fragmentation shell)

• Standard HE shell with higher than average penetration, useful to bring along to deal with lightly armoured vehicles such as the Italian APC's and American late light tanks.

Experimental HE
Caliber	105 mm
Projectile Mass	16 kg
Muzzle Velocity	920 m/s
Explosive Type	TNT
Explosive Mass	2.52 kg
Fuse delay	0.1 m
Fuse Sensitivity	0. mm
Angle of attack with 0% chance of a ricochet	79°
Angle of attack with 50% chance of a ricochet	80°
Angle of attack with 100% chance of a ricochet	81°

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

The Type 5 should be primarily used as a sniper due to its high velocity and excellent penetration at range, but also due to its slower reload. The Type 2 should be your go-to shell for most of your targets, but it is important to bring a few HE shells to deal with the previously mentioned light tanks.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• High amount of explosive filler on its APHE shell, results in a lot of one-shots
• Very accurate with little shell drop
• Solid penetration
• HE shell has 30 mm of penetration all around and a lot of explosive filler, easy to kill light tanks with
• Arguably one of the best firing sounds in the entire game
• Not a lot of recoil, easy to follow up shots

Cons:

• Relatively slow reloading rate
• Penetration can be underwhelming when facing 7.3+ vehicles
• Cannon barrel and breech are quite fragile
• Fuze sensitivity on APHE leads to the shell going right through some tanks

History

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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)
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)