Type 97 20 mm AT/AA Rifle

• Type 97 20 mm AA/AT Rifle

Introduced year : 1937 Caliber : 20 mm Barrel length : 1200 mm Length : 206 cm Weight : 59 kg Muzzle velocity : 750 m/s Rate of fire : 12 round/min Magazine : 7 rounds Production Qty : Approx. 400

Type 97 operationed semi-automatically. The impact of the recoil was very strong. This gun could penetrate a 30 mm thick armor at 350 mm distance and a 20 mm at 700 m distance.

Weighing 150 lb (68 kg) with it's shield attached, this rifle could fire 12 rounds a minute. Muzzle velocity was 2500 feet per second (762 m/s). The length was 82.5 in (2096 mm).