Type 4 150 mm howitzer
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| Type 4 15 cm Howitzer | |
|---|---|
 Type 4 15 cm Howitzer | |
| Type | heavy howitzer |
| Place of origin |  Empire of Japan |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1915-1949? |
| Used by |  Imperial Japanese Army Republic of China (NRA) People's Republic of China (PLA) |
| Wars | Second Sino-Japanese War Soviet-Japanese Border Wars World War II Chinese Civil War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Osaka Arsenal |
| Designed | 1915 |
| Manufacturer | Osaka Arsenal |
| No. built | 280 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 2,797 kilograms (6,166 lb) |
| Barrel length | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). L/14.6 |
| Shell | 35.9 kilograms (79 lb) |
| Caliber | 149.1 mm (5.87 in) |
| Breech | vertical sliding |
| Recoil | hydro-pneumatic |
| Carriage | box trail |
| Elevation | -5° to +65° |
| Traverse | 6° |
| Rate of fire | 3-4 rounds/minute |
| Muzzle velocity | 410 m/s (1,345 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 9,575 metres (10,471 yd) |
| Sights | Panoramic |
History
Type 4 was available to IJA forces after 1915.[3]
Combat record
This artillery piece was used during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.[3] This gun was designed to be moved by horses; and it continued to be used until 1945.
Type 4 150 Mm Howitzer Media
A Type 4 15-cm-howitzer, China 1937
Related pages
References
- ↑ Rottman, Gordon L. (2005). Japanese Army in World War II: Conquest of the Pacific 1941-42, p. 50[dead link]; 15-cm = 150-mm
- ↑ This howitzer type was named "four" because it was ordered in 1915; and 1915 was the 4th year of the reign of Emperor Taishō -- 1915 (Taishō 4).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 US War Dept. (1944). "Model 4 (1915) 150-mm howitzer," Handbook on Japanese Military Forces, pp. 226-227.
- ↑ Goldberg, Harold J. (2007). D-Day in the Pacific: the Battle of Saipan, p. 35; Denfeld, D. Colt. (1992). Japanese Fortifications and Other Military Structures in the Central Pacific, p. 56.
