Type 41 75 mm cavalry gun

was a field gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA).This field gun type was named "forty-one" because it was ordered in 1908; and 1908 was the 41st year of the reign of Emperor Meiji -- 1908 (Meiji 41).

This artillery piece went into service in 1908.US War Dept. (1944).  "Model 41 (1908) 75-mm infantry gun," US Technical Manual, Handbook on Japanese Military Forces, p. 220; retrieved 2012-2-22. 

History
Type 41s were  lighter versions of the Type 38 75 mm field gun. Type 41s were the primary weapon of artillery units which were part of cavalry regiments. 

Combat record
Type 95s were used in the Second Sino-Japanese War and in World War II.

Related pages 
 Artillery of Japan
 List of field guns

Notes

 Other websites 

 Type 41 on Taki's Imperial Japanese Army page 

Category:Japanese weapons
Category:Artillery