| 70 mm Type 92 battalion gun | |
|---|---|
Type 92 battalion gun | |
| Type | Howitzer |
| Place of origin | |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1932-1945 |
| Used by | |
| Wars | Second Sino-Japanese War Soviet-Japanese Border Wars World War II |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 216 kg (476 lbs) |
| Length | 2,006 mm (6 ft 7 in) |
| Barrel length | 723 mm (2 ft 4 in) |
| Width | 914 mm (3 ft) |
| Height | 775 mm (2 ft 7 in) |
| Crew | 5 |
| Shell | separate-loading |
| Caliber | 70mm (2.75 in) |
| Breech | interrupted thread, drop breechblock |
| Recoil | hydro-spring |
| Carriage | split-trail |
| Elevation | -4° to +50° |
| Traverse | 45° |
| Rate of fire | 10 rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 198 m/s (650 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 2,785 m (3,060 yards) |
The Type 92 battalion gun (九二式歩兵砲, Kyūni-shiki Hoheihō) was a howitzer of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA).
Each infantry battalion was issued Type 92s. For this reason, Type 92s were called "'Battalion Artillery'" (大隊砲, Daitaihō).
The Type 92 was available to front line divisions by 1932.
This artillery piece was used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.