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| General Historical Information | |
| Place of origin: | Japan |
| Category: | Naval gun |
| Used by: |
Japan |
| Passengers: | 1 |
| Calibre: | 203mm |
| Ammunition: | HE |
| Elevation: | -5° -24° |
| Traverse: | -150° + 150° |
| Rate of Fire: | 2 rpm |
| Mobile: | No |
| Used by vehicles / ships: | Azuma Asama Iwate Izumo Kasuga Nisshin Tokiwa Yakumo Chikuma-class cruiser |
| Specially designed bunker: | Yes (Tarawa Bunker) |
| Position 1: | Gunner |
| Historical Picture | |
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The 20.3 cm/45 Type 41 naval gun (ingame as the 41st Year Type) was a Japanese naval artillery and coastal defense gun used on cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy from the end of the Russo-Japanese War through the end of World War II.
It is one of the more powerful coastal guns but like the German 15 cm Torpedobootskanone C/36 the operator is quite exposed to attacks, unlike the generic Defgun where the gunner is shielded inside.