# Type 2 cannon

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The **30mm Type 2 cannon** (Japanese: 二式三十粍固定機銃) [1] was a [Imperial Japanese Navy](/source/Imperial_Japanese_Navy) [autocannon](/source/Autocannon) used during [World War II](/source/World_War_II). It was a scaled-up version of the 20mm [Oerlikon FF](/source/Oerlikon_FF) cannon.

## Specifications

- **Caliber:** 30 mm (1.2 in)
- **Ammunition:** 30 x 92RB[2]
- **Weight:** 51 kg (112 lb)
- **Rate of fire:** 380 rounds/min
- **Muzzle velocity:** 710 m/s (2,330 ft/s)

## See also

- [List of autocannon](/source/List_of_autocannon)
- [List of API blowback firearms](/source/List_of_API_blowback_firearms)

## References

1. Tucker, Spencer C. (2016-09-06). [*World War II: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection \[5 volumes\]: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection*](https://books.google.com/books?id=wm_YDAAAQBAJ&dq=Type+2+cannon&pg=PA37). Abc-Clio. ISBN 9781851099696.

1. [30 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES](http://www.quarryhs.co.uk/ammotable4.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20141109213507/http://www.quarryhs.co.uk/ammotable4.htm) 2014-11-09 at the Wayback Machine (264 g)

## External links

- Gustin Emmanuel, [The WWII Fighter Gun Debate: Gun Tables](http://users.skynet.be/Emmanuel.Gustin/fgun/fgun-pe.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190413015202/http://users.skynet.be/Emmanuel.Gustin/fgun/fgun-pe.html) 2019-04-13 at the Wayback Machine (1999)

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