Ho-5 cannon

The Ho-5 (Army Type 2) was a Japanese aircraft autocannon used during World War II.Developed from the Ho-103 machine gun, it was a version of the American Model 1921 Browning aircraft machine gun.It replaced the Ho-1 and Ho-3 (Army Type 97) in general service.The Ho-5 was belt-fed using typical Browning-style steel disintegrating links.The cartridge used was a shortened version of the Allied 20 x 110mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404.

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