The 7 cm Mountain Gun was a Japanese ordnance first used in 1883. Because of the relative expense of steel at the time, the gun was produced with a bronze barrel. The 7 cm was used in the First Sino-Japanese War, and was used again in the Russo-Japanese War.
- Caliber: 75 mm
- Barrel Length: 1.00 m
- Elevation: -10 to +21 degrees
- Shell Weight: 4.28 kg
- Muzzle Velocity: 255 m/s
- Weight: 0.256 ton
- Range: 3,000 m
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