Weapons · Japan · 1942-1945
Type 1 47mm Anti-Tank Gun
anti-tank gun
The Type 1 was the first completely indigenous anti-tank gun design completed in Japan, a truck-towed 47mm piece with a semi-automatic breech and hydro-spring recoil system accepted into service in 1942. Its armor-piercing shell could defeat the frontal armor of an American M4 Sherman at around 800 yards, making it the most capable Japanese anti-tank weapon of the war. It saw its heaviest use defending the Philippines and Okinawa, issued to both armored units and dedicated anti-tank companies.
| caliber | 47mm |
|---|---|
| weight | 753 kg |
| range | 6,900 m |
| produced | ~2,300 |
Pacific, China, Burma and India
