Back 25 mm зенитно оръдие Тип 96 Bulgarian 25mm protiletadlový kanón typu 96 Czech 25-mm-L/60-Kanone Typ 96 German Cañón automático Tipo 96 25 mm Spanish Canon de 25 mm Type 96 French Meriam anti pesawat/anti tank 25 mm Tipe 96 ID 25 mm Type 96 Italian 九六式二十五粍機銃 Japanese 25 mm armata przeciwlotnicza Typ 96 Polish 25-мм зенитная пушка Тип 96 Russian
| Type 96 25 mm dual purpose gun | |
|---|---|
 Type 96 25 mm AA gun at the Philippine Army Museum | |
| Type | Anti-Aircraft/Anti-tank, Autocannon |
| Place of origin |  Empire of Japan |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1936–1945 |
| Used by | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Wars | World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution Malayan Emergency Korean War First Indochina War Vietnam War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Hotchkiss |
| Designed | 1935 |
| No. built | 33,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | Single barrel: 785 kg (1,731 lb) Twin barrel: 1,100 kg (2,400 lb) Triple barrel: 1,800 kg (4,000 lb) |
| Barrel length | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) L/60 |
| Crew | 9, 7 or 3 depending on number of barrels |
| Shell | 25×163mm |
| Caliber | 25 mm (0.98 in) |
| Action | Gas operated |
| Elevation | -10° to +85° |
| Traverse | 360° |
| Rate of fire | 200–260 rpm (cyclic) 110 rpm (effective) |
| Muzzle velocity | 820 m/s (2,700 ft/s)[1] |
| Effective firing range | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) at 45° with HE shell[2] |
| Maximum firing range | 3 km (9,800 ft) (effective) 5.5 km (18,000 ft) (maximum)[3] |
| Feed system | 15-round box magazine |
The Type 96 25 mm gun (九六式二十五粍高角機銃, Kyūroku-shiki nijyūgo-miri Kōkakukijū) was an automatic cannon used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. A locally-built variant of the French Hotchkiss 25 mm anti-aircraft gun, it was designed as a dual-purpose weapon for use against armored vehicles and aircraft, but was primarily used as an anti-aircraft gun in fixed mounts with one to three guns.
- ^ Johnson, Melvin M. Jr. (1944). Rifles and Machine Guns. William Morrow and Company. p. 385.
- ^ Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War
- ^ Chamberlain, Peter; Gander, Terry (1975). Anti-aircraft guns. New York: Arco Pub. Co. p. 33. ISBN 0668038187. OCLC 2000222.