https://old-wiki.warthunder.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=U7747013War Thunder Wiki - User contributions [en]2026-05-08T14:33:09ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://old-wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=Type_1_(47_mm)&diff=162545Type 1 (47 mm)2023-05-12T19:02:50Z<p>U7747013: /* Development */ that's type 2597, not 98.</p>
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<div>== Description ==<br />
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The '''Type 1 47 mm tank gun''' is a Japanese dedicated anti-tank gun to improve the anti-tank capability over the [[Type 94 (37 mm)]].<br />
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=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===<br />
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* {{Specs-Link|jp_type_97_kai}}<br />
* {{Specs-Link|jp_type_97_kai_td}}<br />
* {{Specs-Link|cn_type_97_kai}}<br />
* {{Specs-Link|jp_type_1_chi_he}}<br />
* {{Specs-Link|jp_type_1_chi_he_5th_regiment}}<br />
* {{Specs-Link|jp_type_3_ka_chi}}<br />
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== General info ==<br />
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=== Available ammunition ===<br />
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{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|Type 1 APHE, Type 1 HE}}<br />
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=== Comparison with analogues ===<br />
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* [[Pak.(t)(Sf.) (47 mm)]] - The German (Czech) cannon has the longest barrel 47 mm in-game with far better accuracy but doesn't keep up in initial velocity and is filled with less HE filler.<br />
* [[20-K (45 mm)]] - Less velocity and penetration with more HE filler<br />
* [[47/32 mod.39 (47 mm)]] - Far less velocity and penetration with more HE filler<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
{{Main|Chi-Ha Kai|Ka-Chi}}<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* Relatively high velocity <br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Short barrel results in bad accuracy at longer ranges<br />
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== History ==<br />
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With the service of the [[Type 94 (37 mm)]] in the early 1930s and the overall low amount of armour on the Sino-Japanese front, Japanese anti-tank development didn't get high priority but didn't stop the Army from experimenting to improve on the Type 94. <br />
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Improvement started on the shells, giving them more capacity and penetration characteristics. Afterward, development called for a new caliber anti-tank gun increasing it to 47 mm. By 1937 the prototype cannon was dubbed the ''47 mm Type 97 Prototype Cannon'' and had a barrel length of 2515mm, an initial shell velocity of 730m/s, and a weight of 567kg. Multiple examinations took place from March testing the human towing and mobility of the gun carriage, In November the ballistics were tested.<br />
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In 1939 after the Nomonhan Incident (Battles of Khalkhin Gol), The Japanese weakness in tank forces was portrayed with the low velocity of the [[Chi-Ha]]'s 57 mm getting out ranged by lightly armoured Soviet [[T-26 (Family)|T-26]] and [[BT-7 (Family)|BT-series]]. But the overall anti-tank effectiveness of the [[Type 94 (37 mm)]] field gun and [[Ha-Go]]s were sufficient enough to finish Soviet armour but still after a Japanese defeat, it provided Army High Command a valid reason to further develop improvements to anti-tank and tanks.<br />
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===Development===<br />
{{Main|Chi-Ha_(Family)#Type_97_Chi-Ha_Kai|l1=Chi-Ha Kai Development}}<br />
In September of 1939, development to increase anti-tank capability started. The development in 1941 moved to further developing the ''47 mm Type 97 Prototype Cannon'' and a redesign took place. By July a trial production of the ''47 mm Type 1 Mobile Trial Cannon'' began and by May 1942 production and formalized as the ''47 mm Type 1 Mobile Cannon''.<br />
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The changes over the 37 mm Type 94 and 47 mm Type 97 Prototype included a new suspension to the cannon and rubber tires instead of steel / wood making it towable by vehicles mobilizing Japan's cannon arsenal.<br />
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Parallel to improving the cannon, a tank gun variant was being developed to improve the [[Chi-Ha|Type 97 Chi-Ha]], it simply used the same cannon with a slightly shorter barrel resulting in slightly less velocity and penetration with the same shells.<br />
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== Media ==<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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;Related Development<br />
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* [[Type 94 (37 mm)]]<br />
* [[Type 90 (75 mm)]]<br />
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* [[20-K (45 mm)]]<br />
* [[Pak.(t)(Sf.) (47 mm)]]<br />
* [[47/32 mod.39 (47 mm)]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [[wikipedia:ja:一式機動四十七粍速射砲|(JP) Wikipedia: Type 1 47 mm Mobile Cannon]]<br />
* [[wikipedia:ja:一式四十七粍戦車砲|(JP) Wikipedia: Type 1 47 mm Tank Gun]]<br />
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