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.
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Source Wikipedia: Type 97 automatic cannonInfobox: originQuote, Infobox: origin
Empire of Japan
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1. Wikipedia: Type 97 automatic cannon
Infobox: cartridge
20×124mm
Infobox: type
Anti-tank rifle
Infobox: production_date
1939-1943
Wikipedia article text
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
Second Sino-Japanese War Soviet-Japanese border conflicts World War II
Used In: World War II, Infobox: wars
Second Sino-Japanese War Soviet-Japanese border conflicts World War II
View the Source2. Wikidata: Type 97 automatic cannon
Wikidata Q615172, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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