Id. japanese heavy artillery

[YC Chen]

Hi.

The lower lafette could be raised up to the shown height for high firing angles. Without this firing height the breech would have hit the ground.



I just wonder if the wheels are a field modification or a special production series as they are not the standard wheels.

Yours

tom!

I'm used to see Type 92 having spoked wheels like this- yes they are not standard wheels accroding to some Japanese sources, but I often see Type 92 with spoked wheels in wartime photos and in museums in China.

[tom!]

Hi.

These wheels remind me of the ones used on the Type 94 37 mm rapid-fire infantry gun:



It seems that the wheels were interchangable to a certain extend.

Yours

tom!

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Can anyone identify this japanese AA gun?
75mm Type 11, 75mm Type 88 (I don`t think, because the wheels are different) or 10cm Type 14 ??

Image from EBay
Sturm78

[Akira Takizawa]

Can anyone identify this japanese AA gun?
75mm Type 11, 75mm Type 88 (I don`t think, because the wheels are different) or 10cm Type 14 ??

It is Type 11 75mm AA gun. The platform of Type 88 is smaller than it. The barrel of Type 14 is longer and bigger than it.
Note that there were also Type 88 with spoked wheels. So, it cannot be identified from wheels.

Taki

[jopaerya]

Anyone can I.D. this Japanse gun , picture is from Ebay .

Regards Jos

[ROLAND1369]

This is the standard Medium gun of the prewar Japanese coast artillery. It is a 150 mm type 45(1914). It was a French Canet design and was modified in 1934 to increase its elevation by raising the trunion height. Source is "Survey of Japanese coast Artillery" 1 sep 1945.

[Manuferey]

Roland1369,

I thought that Type 45 corresponded to 1912.

Emmanuel

[jopaerya]

Thanks Roland

[ROLAND1369]

Emmanuel is correct it is 1912, I mistyped from my reference. Big fingers, Little keys.

[Sturm78]

Akira Takizawa wrote
It is Type 11 75mm AA gun. The platform of Type 88 is smaller than it. The barrel of Type 14 is longer and bigger than it.
Note that there were also Type 88 with spoked wheels. So, it cannot be identified from wheels.

Thank you, Akira. Do you have any wartim eimage of an 75mm Type 88 with spoked wheels?

Regards Sturm78

[Akira Takizawa]

Do you have any wartim eimage of an 75mm Type 88 with spoked wheels?

I uploaded.

Taki

[Sturm78]

Thank you very much, Akira.

Regards Sturm78

[jopaerya]

A Japanese gunbunker on Okinawa , picture is from Ebay .

Regards Jos

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

I think 15cm Type 45 gun in turret but I am not sure. Anyone??
From Koto fortress in Manchuria

Does somebody have any additional wartime image of this model of gun?

Image from http://www.photo-war.com
Sturm78

[tom!]

Hi.

The barrel shape fits. AFAIK the only other longer barreled heavy weapons at Koto, Type 96 15 cm Guns, were mounted in casemates not turrets.

Here´s a pic with the original mount:



Yours

tom!