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Type 1 37 mm anti-tank gun

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The Type 1 37 mm AT gun was available only in limited quantities, and the additional barrel length provided for only an incremental improvement in performance over the more numerous Type 94 37 mm AT gun. It was marginally effective against the Allied
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recoil mechanism was housed under barrel. The weapon had a split trail which opened to an angle of 60 degrees for firing to improve stability. Transport was by towing behind a truck or horse, via two steel disc wheels fitted with sponge rubber filled tires.
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The Type 1 37 mm AT gun was basically a Type 94 37 mm AT gun with a slightly longer gun barrel. As with the Type 94, it had a very low profile and was intended to be operated from a
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block with a horizontal sliding wedge. When the gun was fired the spent shell casing was automatically ejected and upon loading a fresh shell the breech block closed automatically. A
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started the development of a new anti-tank gun to be more effective against the new
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Penetration: 25 mm (0.98 in) at 1,000 m (1,100 yd)
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Soldiers examine a captured Japanese 37mm anti-tank gun, January 1945
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Taki lists the muzzle velocity as 785 m/s (2,580 ft/s)
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Taki's Imperial Japanese Army: "Tank Guns" Type 1 37mm Tank Gun
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Barrel length: 1.699 m (5 ft 6.9 in) (L45)
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tanks. The tank gun had the following specifications:
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Index

Type 1 37 mm Anti-Tank Gun

Anti-tank gun
Empire of Japan
Imperial Japanese Army
World War II
Barrel
Shell
Caliber
Action
Recoil
hydro-spring
Elevation
Muzzle velocity
anti-tank gun
Imperial Japanese Army
World War II
imperial year
Gregorian calendar

Nomonhan Incident
Type 94 37 mm anti-tank gun
Imperial Japanese Army
Soviet tanks
squat
gun shield
breech
hydro-spring
M3 Stuart
light tank

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