The Ho-5 (Army Type 2) was a Japanese aircraft
autocannon used during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
. Developed from the
Ho-103 machine gun, it was a version of the American Model
1921 Browning aircraft machine gun. It replaced the
Ho-1 and
Ho-3 (Army Type 97) in general service. The Ho-5 was belt-fed using typical Browning-style steel disintegrating links. The cartridge used was a shortened version of the Allied
20 x 110mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404
The HS.404 is an autocannon originally designed and produced by Spanish/French company Hispano-Suiza in the mid-1930s. It was widely used as an aircraft, naval and land-based weapon by French, British, American and other military services, par ...
.
The Ho-5 was used mostly as wing mounts in late-war
fighters
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, but saw limited use as cowl mounted in fighters and as flexible mounted (retrofit) in
bomber
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s.
Specifications
*Caliber:
20mm
20 mm caliber is a specific size of popular autocannon ammunition. It is typically used to distinguish smaller-caliber weapons, commonly called " guns", from larger-caliber "cannons" (e.g. machine gun vs. autocannon). All 20 mm cartridges h ...
(0.8 in)
*Ammunition: 20 x 94 (84.5 g)
*Weight: 37 kg (77 lb)
*Rate of fire: 750 rounds/min
*
Muzzle velocity: 750 m/s (2,460 ft/s)
*Magazine: 150-round belt
See also
*
List of firearms
This is an extensive list of small arms—including pistols, revolvers, submachine guns, shotguns, battle rifles, assault rifles, sniper rifles, machine guns, personal defense weapons, carbines, designated marksman rifles, flamethrowers, multipl ...
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List of common World War II infantry weapons
This is a list of infantry weapons which were used in World War II (1939–1945).
Albania
Sidearms
* Bodeo Model 1889
* Beretta M1934
* Luger P08
* Mauser C96
* Walther P38
Submachine guns
* Beretta M1918
* Beretta Model 38
* MP 40
Rif ...
*
M2 Browning machine gun
References
* Gunston, Bill "''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Combat Aircraft of World War II''" Salamander Books, Ltd. 1978 {{ISBN, 0-89673-000-X
20 mm Aircraft Cannon Ho 5 (Browning Principle)Japanese Ammunition 20 mm artillery
Autocannon
Aircraft guns