Type 91 105 mm howitzer

Type 91 105 mm howitzer
Type 91 105 mm howitzer
	Type 91 105 mm howitzer
Type	light howitzer
Place of origin	Empire of Japan
Service history
In service	1931-1949?
Used by	Imperial Japanese Army; Republic of China (NRA); People's Republic of China (PLA)
Wars	Second Sino-Japanese War; Soviet-Japanese Border Wars; World War II; Chinese Civil War
Production history
Designed	1927-1931
Manufacturer	Osaka Arsenal
Produced	1931-?
No. built	1,100
Specifications
Mass	1,500 kilograms (3,300 lb)
Barrel length	2.54 metres (8 ft 4 in) L/24
Shell	15.7 kilograms (35 lb)
Caliber	100 millimetres (3.9 in)
Recoil	hydropneumatic
Carriage	split trail
Elevation	-5° to +45°
Traverse	40°
Rate of fire	6-8 rpm
Muzzle velocity	546 m/s (1,791 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	10,771 metres (11,779 yd)
Feed system	panoramic

The Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value)., also known as a "10-cm" gun,^[1] was a howitzer used by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA).^[2]

History and development

Type 91s began to be made in 1931.^[3]

Combat record

Type 91 howitzers were used in the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.^[3]

Type 91 105 Mm Howitzer Media

Cadets of the Imperial Japanese Army during shooting training with Type 91 10-cm-howitzer (with wooden spoked wheels) at Fuji training ground. ca. 1935
A Japanese cannoneer is taking aim
Night practice shooting at Fuji training ground

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References

↑ Rottman, Gordon L. (2005). Japanese Army in World War II: Conquest of the Pacific 1941-42, p. 50^{[dead link]}; excerpt, "Japanese '10cm' weapons were actually 105mm weapons."
↑ This field gun type was named "ninety-one" because it was first built in 1931; and 1931 was the 2591st year since Emperor Jimmu, the first Emperor of Japan. The Japanese Imperial year was Kōki 2591 (皇紀2591年).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 US War Dept. (1944). "Model 91 (1931) 105-mm howitzer," Handbook on Japanese Military Forces, p. 225.

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[1] Rottman, Gordon L. (2005). Japanese Army in World War II: Conquest of the Pacific 1941-42, p. 50^{[dead link]}; excerpt, "Japanese '10cm' weapons were actually 105mm weapons."

[2] This field gun type was named "ninety-one" because it was first built in 1931; and 1931 was the 2591st year since Emperor Jimmu, the first Emperor of Japan. The Japanese Imperial year was Kōki 2591 (皇紀2591年).

[war-3] 3.0 ^3.1 US War Dept. (1944). "Model 91 (1931) 105-mm howitzer," Handbook on Japanese Military Forces, p. 225.

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