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Type 98 20mm Anti-aircraft gun (JP541)

Type 98 20mm Anti-aircraft gun (JP541)

Designed by Evan Allen.
Painted by Aaron Mathie.

Type 98 20mm Anti-aircraft gun (JP541)
Includes Command Rifle team, two Type 98 20mm anti-aircraft guns, with 10 crew figures, two Medium four-hole bases, one Small three-hole base and one base plug sprue.

The Type 92 20mm Anti-aircraft gun, also referred to as a ‘machine cannon,’ was Japan’s most numerous light anti-aircraft weapon of World War II, with a total production run of roughly 2500. The 20mm gun was essentially a scaled-up version of the French 13.2mm Hotchkiss machine-gun, sharing much of its mechanism with the smaller design.

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Banzai
The Japanese strike on Pearl Harbor has awoken the Americans.
Now they must fight with determination to hold their gains, to push the westerners back and consolidate Japanese control. Every inch of ground, each beach, village and airfield, are defended with a ferocity against which no enemy can stand.

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Banzai – Imperial Japanese Forces in the Pacific

The gun was highly portable and could be set up in a matter of minutes by an experienced crew. The weapon could also be fired while still on its running wheels, but was far less accurate. With a vertical range of 3500m, the light gun primarily served to defend against fighter-bombers and low-altitude attack craft. The high calibre and reasonably high rate of fire also made the design effective against enemy infantry.

Type 98 20mm Anti-aircraft gun (JP541)
Type 98 20mm Anti-aircraft gun (JP541) Type 98 20mm Anti-aircraft gun (JP541)
Type 98 20mm Anti-aircraft gun (JP541) Type 98 20mm Anti-aircraft gun (JP541)
Type 98 20mm Anti-aircraft gun (JP541)

The Type 98 20mm gun in Flames of War

Weapon
Mobility

Range

ROF
Anti-Tank Firepower Notes
Type 98 20m gun

Light

16"/40cm

4 5 5+ Turntable.


The Command Sword team
Type 98 20mm Anti-aircraft gun (JP541) Type 98 20mm Anti-aircraft gun (JP541) Type 98 20mm Anti-aircraft gun (JP541)

Type 98 20mm Anti-aircraft gun (JP541)

Type 98 20mm Anti-aircraft gun Blister Pack Contents
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Type 98 20mm Anti-aircraft gun (JP541)
a. 1x Officer with pistol.
b. 1x Kneeling NCO.
c. 1x Standing rifleman.
d. 1x Kneeling pointing gun crewman.
e. 1x Standing gun crewman.
f. 2x Kneeling gun crewman
g. 2x Kneeling pointing gun crewman.
h. 2x Seated gunner and 20mm gun.
i. 2x Gun trail.
j. 4x Wheel.
Type 98 20mm Anti-aircraft gun (JP541)
2x Medium Four-hole bases. 1x Small Three-hole base. 1x Base plug sprue.

Assembling the Type 98 20mm gun 
Step 1. Begin by gluing the wheels to the axle on either side of the tripod. Step 2. Glue the gun and gunner to the tripod. The round impression helps ensure correct alignment.
Type 98 20mm Anti-aircraft gun (JP541) Type 98 20mm Anti-aircraft gun (JP541)
Below: Each gun team consists of the gun and gunner, and four other crew figures (d.g.). Because the bases are quite crowded, if you find it difficult to position the crew figures around the gun using the holes on the base (left), you can use base plugs to fill a couple of holes to give you more freedom of placement (right).
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Hohei Weapons Platoon (JP707)

The Command Sword Team

Place the officer (a.) standing NCO (b.) and standing rifleman (c.) on the small three-hole base.


Last Updated On Wednesday, June 22, 2016 by James at Battlefront