Type 14 10 cm cannon
| Type 14 10 cm cannon | |
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| General Information | |
| Military designation: | 十四 式 十 糎 加農砲 |
| Manufacturer country: |
 Japan
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| Development year: | 1925 |
| Production time: | 1925 to 1945 |
| Number of pieces: | 64 |
| Weapon Category: | Field gun |
| Technical specifications | |
| Pipe length: | 3.59 m |
| Caliber : |
105 mm |
| Weight ready for use: | 3115 kg |
| Elevation range: | −5 ° to +43 degrees |
| Side straightening area: | 10 ° to the right, 10 ° to the left |
| Furnishing | |
| Closure Type : | Screw lock |
| Ammunition supply: | individually |
The Type 14 10 cm cannon ( Japanese 十四 式 十 糎 加農砲 , Jūyon-shiki Kannohō ) was a gun that was used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War and during the Pacific War from 1929 to 1945. The designation Type 14 indicates the year of the introduction of the troops, the 14th year of the rule of Emperor Taishō or 1925 according to the Gregorian calendar.
history
Development of the Type 14 10 cm cannon began in 1925 and was completed that same year.
During the Second Sino-Japanese War , the 15th Independent Heavy Field Artillery Regiment provided fire support with 16 Type 14 cannons when crossing the Xiushui River during the Battle of Nanchang in March 1939 . However, the Chinese resistance on the other side of the river was so low that the fire was stopped after a third of the planned fire plan.
During the Second World War , the Type 14 was gradually to be replaced by the Type 92 10 cm cannons , but remained in service until the end of the war due to a lack of alternatives.
technology
The Type 14 carriage rested on heavy wooden wheels. The gun had an interrupted screw breech and a hydropneumatic recoil system. It was the first gun with a spreading mount manufactured in the Japanese Empire . She could either by a tractor / tractor or from a drawn by eight horses Protze be pulled h at a speed of 13 km /.
- Caliber: 105 mm
- Pipe length: 3.59 m
- Elevation range: −5 ° to + 43 °
- Side straightening range: 20 °
- Gun weight: 3,115 kg
- Bullet weight: 15.76 kg
- Muzzle velocity V 0 = 640 m / s
- Maximum range: 15,000 m
- Units produced: 60
Preserved copies
- At least one type 14 is in the Beijing Military Museum
literature
- Gordon L. Rottman : "Japanese Army in World War II, The South Pacific and New Guinea, 1942-43" Osprey Publishing, 2005, ISBN 978-1-84176-870-0 .
Web links
- Type 14 10cm Cannon. Taki's homepage, accessed March 16, 2015 .
- Chapter j. Model 14 (1925) 105-mm gun. Handbook on Japanese Military Forces, September 1944, accessed December 22, 2014 .
Individual evidence
- ^ The history of battles of Imperial Japanese Artillery Forces. Taki's homepage, accessed March 12, 2015 .
- ↑ a b c Model 14 (1925) 105-mm gun. Handbook on Japanese Military Forces, September 1944, accessed December 22, 2014 .
- ↑ Type 14 10cm Cannon. Taki's homepage, accessed March 16, 2015 .