The Type 97 automatic cannon is a 20 millimeter Japanese anti-tank rifle whose development began in the 1930s. It was used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Soviet-Japanese border conflicts, and the Pacific War. Improvements in tank armor thickness had rendered the weapon obsolete by about 1942. It is a separate weapon from the similarly named Type 97 heavy tank machine gun and Type 97 aircraft machine gun. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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1. Wikipedia: Type 97 automatic cannon
caliber:20x124mm
cartridge = 20×124mm
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Infobox production_date field: 1939-1943
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Improvements in armour thicknesses on tanks rendered the Type 97 obsolete by about 1942.
- Operated By: Imperial Japanese Army, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Imperial Japanese Army'
Used In: Second Sino-Japanese War, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: Second Sino-Japanese War
Used In: World War II, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: World War II
View the Source2. Wikidata: Type 97 automatic cannon
Wikidata Q615172, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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