Type 2 20 mm AA machine cannon

Type 2 20 mm AA machine cannon
Type Anti-aircraft gun
Place of origin  Japan
Service history
Used by  Japan
Wars World War II
Specifications
Weight 550 kg (1,210 lb)
Barrel length 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in) L/70

Caliber 20 mm (0.79 in)
Elevation -15° to +95°
Traverse 360°
Rate of fire 300 round/min
Muzzle velocity 950 m/s (3,100 ft/s)
Effective firing range 3,500 m (11,500 ft)
Maximum firing range 5,500 m (18,000 ft)

The Type 2 20 mm AA machine cannon was a Japanese-designed anti-aircraft gun, based on the German Flak 38. It entered service in 1942. A central fire-control system was developed for the Type 2, which could control and direct six of the guns at once. The Type 2 number was designated for the year the gun was accepted, 2602 in the Japanese imperial year calendar, or 1942 in the Gregorian calendar.[1]

Two of the guns were mounted on together to form the 20 mm Twin AA machine cannon.

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Notes

  1. War Department TM-E-30-480 Handbook on Japanese Military Forces September 1944 p 400

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