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National Archives. Via Mikesh (2004)
| Ammunition |
57 x 121 R with HE round |
| Projectile
weight |
4.54 lb 1.5kg |
| Velocity | 1624 feet per second 495 meters per second |
| Gun weight |
330 lb 150 kg |
| Rate of
fire |
80 rounds per minute |
The Ho-401 cannon was installed in the Ki-102 "Randy" ground attack
aircraft. It was primarily a strafing weapon, although it is credited witha single highly dubious claim of shooting down a B-29. It was essentially a scaled-up Ho-203 using a 57mm tank
round. Like the Ho-203, its rate of fire depended on the choice of
recoil buffer fluid, but 80 rounds per minute was typical. It used a
long recoil
falling-block breech action and was fed from a 17-round endless (closed
loop) belt.
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