Type 4 20 mm Twin AA Machine Cannon
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Type 4 20 mm Twin AA Machine Cannon was a Japan
ese Anti-aircraft gun. It consisted of two Type 98 20 mm
guns. It was introduced in 1944 and approximately 500 guns were produced.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese Anti-aircraft gun. It consisted of two Type 98 20 mm
Type 98 20 mm AA Machine Cannon
The Type 98 20 mm AA Machine Cannon was the most common light anti-aircraft gun of the Imperial Japanese Army. About 80% of IJA light AA guns were Type 98. It entered service in 1938 and first saw combat in Nomonhan...
guns. It was introduced in 1944 and approximately 500 guns were produced.
- Caliber: 20 mm
- Barrel length: 1.4 m (L70)
- Muzzle velocity: 950 m/s
- Range: 5,500 m
- Altitude: 3,500 m
- Rate of fire: 600 round/min