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[[Image:Japanese Type 97 81mm Mortar.gif|thumb|right|300px|An image of a Type 97 81 mm mortar taken from a US army technical manual.]]
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The '''Type 97 81 mm infantry mortar''' was a [[Japan]]ese [[mortar (weapon)|mortar]] used primary by [[Imperial Japanese Army]] during [[World War II]]. It entered service in 1937.
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The '''Type 97 81 mm infantry mortar''' was a [[Japan]]ese [[mortar (weapon)|mortar]] used primary by [[Imperial Japanese Army]] during [[World War II]].The Type 97 designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the year 2597 of the Japanese calendar (1937).<ref name="ss30">* War Department Special Series No 30 ''Japanese Mortars and Grenade Dischargers'' 1945</ref> It entered service in 1937.


The modified version used by [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] with designation '''Type 3 mortar''' was used by [[Imperial Japanese Navy Land Forces|naval land forces]] and as anti-submarine weapon on [[Kaibokan|escort ships]] since 1943.
The modified version used by [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] with designation '''Type 3 mortar''' was used by [[Imperial Japanese Navy Land Forces|naval land forces]] and as anti-submarine weapon on [[Kaibokan|escort ships]] since 1943.


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==Specifications==
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* '''Range''': 2,800 m (3,062 yds)
* '''Range''': 2,800 m (3,062 yds)

Revision as of 05:04, 1 January 2013

An image of a Type 97 81 mm mortar taken from a US army technical manual.
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Specifications
Mass123 kg (271 lb)
Length123 cm (48 in)
 length123 cm (48 in)

The Type 97 81 mm infantry mortar was a Japanese mortar used primary by Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.The Type 97 designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the year 2597 of the Japanese calendar (1937).[1] It entered service in 1937.

The modified version used by Imperial Japanese Navy with designation Type 3 mortar was used by naval land forces and as anti-submarine weapon on escort ships since 1943.

Specifications

  • Range: 2,800 m (3,062 yds)
  • Muzzle velocity: 196 m/s (643 ft/s)
  • Elevation: +45 to +85 degrees
  • Weight: 67 kg (147.7 lbs)
  • Projectile weight: 3.3 kg (7.27 lbs)

References

  1. ^ * War Department Special Series No 30 Japanese Mortars and Grenade Dischargers 1945