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    • Source: Ho-5 cannon

      • The 5.180.24.3/info/ho" target="_blank">Ho-5 (Army Type 2) was a Japanese aircraft autocannon used during World War II. Developed from the 5.180.24.3/info/ho" target="_blank">Ho-103 machine gun, it was a version of the American Model 1921 Browning aircraft machine gun. It replaced the 5.180.24.3/info/ho" target="_blank">Ho-1 and 5.180.24.3/info/ho" target="_blank">Ho-3 (Army Type 97) in general service. The 5.180.24.3/info/ho" target="_blank">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 5.180.24.3/info/ho" target="_blank">Ho-5 was used mostly as wing mounts in late-war fighters, but saw limited use as cowl mounted in fighters and as flexible mounted (retrofit) in bombers.


      Specifications


      Caliber: 20mm (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
      List of weapons of military aircraft of Germany during World War II
      List of common World War II infantry weapons
      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 5.180.24.3/info/ho" target="_blank">Ho 5 (Browning Principle) Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
      Japanese Ammunition

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