Type 96 150 mm howitzer
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Type 96 150 mm Howitzer | |
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Type | Howitzer |
Place of origin | Empire of Japan |
Service history | |
In service | 1937–1945 |
Used by | Imperial Japanese Army |
Wars | Second Sino-Japanese War Soviet-Japanese Border Wars World War II |
Production history | |
No. built | 440 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 4,140 kg (9,130 lb) |
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Shell | 31.3 kg (69 lb) |
Caliber | 149.1 mm (5.87 in) |
Carriage | split trail |
Elevation | -5 to +65 degrees |
Traverse | 30° |
Rate of fire | 3–4 rpm |
Muzzle velocity | 540 m/s (1,772 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 11,900 m (13,014 yd) |
Sights | panoramic |
This artillery piece was designed to replace the Type 4 150 mm howitzer in front line combat. Type 96s fired the same ammunition as the Type 4s.[3]
History
Type 96s began to be built in 1937. A total of 440 units were produced.[4] A medium artillery regiment had 24 Type 96s.[5]
Combat record
The Type 96 15 cm howitzer was used in the Second Sino-Japanese War and in World War II.[4] The 96s were among Japan's most used artillery weapons.[6]
One of the Type 96s is preserved at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
Type 96 150 Mm Howitzer Media
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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 field gun type was named "ninety-six" because it was approved in 1936; and 1936 was the 2596th year since Emperor Jimmu, the first Emperor of Japan. The Japanese Imperial year was Kōki 2596 (皇紀2596年).
- ↑ Bishop, The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 US War Dept, "Model 96 150-mm howitzer," Handbook on Japanese Military Forces, p. 228.
- ↑ US War Dept, "Artillery," p. 45.
- ↑ Hogg, Ian V. (1970). The Guns: 1939/45, p. 53.