The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: Japanese 37mm Ho-204 Cannon (original) (raw)
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| Ammunition | 37 x 144 with HE round |
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| Projectile weight | 1.05 lb475 g |
| Velocity | 1480 feet per second450 meters per second |
| Rate of fire | 400 rounds per minute |
| Gun weight | 287 lbs130 kg |
| Gun power | 427 |
The Ho-204 cannon may also possibly have been known as the Type 4 37mm Machine Cannon. It seems to have been installed only on the Ki-46-III KAI "Dinah", an unsuccessful night fighter variant.
The gun was the largest short-recoil Browning-type action autocannon to ever see combat. It was fed from a disintegrating belt and had an impressive rate of fire for so large a caliber.
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