Type 96 AA Gun Prime Mover

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Type 96 AA Gun Prime Mover
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Place of origin Empire of Japan
Specifications
Mass4 tons
Length5.75m
Width1.90m
Height2.6m
Crew15

Main
armament
Towing of a Type 88 75 mm AA gun
Engineair-cooled gasoline or diesel
Suspensionwheeled
Maximum speed 60 km/hour

The Type 96 AA Gun Prime Mover is a Japanese 6-wheeled prime mover used during the Second World War. In entered service in 1937.

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During the 1920s, the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) used several types of trucks to transport Anti-aircraft guns. In 1936 the Type 96 AA "gun tractor" was developed from the Type 94 6-wheeled truck. The Type-94 was first produced in 1934 and shown to be reliable. [1] [2] First produced in 1937, the Type 96 was basically the same as the Type 94, but "the transmission was improved and a winch was added to the tail". [1] The engine utilized to power the Type 96 was produced in a gasoline version (Ko engine) and a diesel version (Otsu engine). The rear platform was "modified to carry crews and equipment" for the Type 88 75 mm AA gun. [1] During World War II, the Type 88 75 mm AA gun was deployed to virtually every anti-aircraft field artillery unit as protection against medium level aircraft attacks. [3]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Taki’s Imperial Japanese Army: Type 96 AA Gun Prime Mover
  2. Taki’s Imperial Japanese Army: Type 94 6-Wheeled Truck
  3. McLean, Donald B. Japanese Artillery; Weapons and Tactics. Wickenburg, Ariz.: Normount Technical Publications, 1973. ISBN   0-87947-157-3.

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