Webstore Exclusive! This artillery piece is supplied with a laser-cut oval MDF base (100mm x 80mm) – only available through this webstore. You can now base your complete gun and crew together, making attractive mini-dioramas!
The Japanese had a variety of large-calibre anti-aircraft guns, none of which really enter into the realm of the tabletop wargame. Smaller 20mm calibre weapons were supplemented by pintle-mounted machine guns of various types.
The Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon was the most common automatic light anti-aircraft cannon used by the Japanese in World War II. It was based on a Hotchkiss design and was introduced in 1938. A more sophisticated weapon was the Type 2 of 1942 based on the German Flak 38 with a central fire-control mechanism and sometimes fitted in a dual mount.
An experienced crew could deploy it in about three minutes or set up and fire, albeit inaccurately, from its wheels.
In Bolt Action
| Cost: | 36pts (inexperienced), 45pts (Regular), 54pts (Veteran). |
| Team: | 3 men |
| Weapons: | 1 light automatic cannon |
| Options: | |
| May be upgraded to a Type 2 twin AA cannon for +30pts, increasing its shots from 2 to 4 | |
| Special Rules: | |
| Team weapon | |
| Fixed | |
| Flak |
Models supplied unassembled and unpainted
| Weight | 200 g |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 225 × 150 mm |
| HS_code | 95030030 |
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