7 cm Mountain Gun

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The 7cm Mountain Gun was a Japanese ordnance first used in 1883. Because of the relative expense of steel at the time, the gun was produced with a bronze barrel. The 7 cm was used in the First Sino-Japanese War, and was used again in the Russo-Japanese War.

• Caliber: 75 mm
• Barrel Length: 1.00 m
• Elevation: -10 to +21 degrees
• Shell Weight: 4.28 kg
• Muzzle Velocity: 255 m/s
• Weight: 0.256 ton
• Range: 3,000 m

[edit] References

• http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/7cm.htm