Id. japanese heavy artillery

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

An 120mm Type 10, probably

Image from EBay
Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

I am not sure about this AA gun: 75mm Type 88 ???

Image from AXH Forum. See http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 5#p1846385
Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Nobody ??

Well, here an image from EBay. I think 30.5cm Type 7 howitzer although I am not sure if short barrel L/16 or long barrel L/23 model.
No data about the context where this image was taken

Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

I am not sure about this japanese field gun: 10cm Type 14 or Type 92 ??

Image from EBay
Sturm78

[ROLAND1369]

From the pecular band forward of the breechblock and the projection on the breechblock it is a Type 92.

[tom!]

Hi.

Hi all,

I am not sure about this AA gun: 75mm Type 88 ???



Image from AXH Forum. See http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 5#p1846385

Several details of the upper lafette parts and the handling devices indicates that ist indeed a Type 88.

Well, here an image from EBay. I think 30.5cm Type 7 howitzer although I am not sure if short barrel L/16 or long barrel L/23 model.



No data about the context where this image was taken

Sturm78

The partly visible muzzle ring of the demolished barrel shows that we can see the whole barrel. So this is a L/16,4 Version. The barrel of the L/23,7 version is more than 2 m longer.


L/16 version


L/23 version

Two L/23 were mounted in fortified positions at Kotou Fortress, Manchuria. During the soviet attack in August 1945 they shelled bridges and railways to slow down enemy supply until they were destroyed.

At least 4 L/16 were used during the 1944/45 battle for Luzon, Philippines.

L/16 captured on Luzon

Several others were mounted in coastal fortifications around Japan.

Yours

tom!

[Sturm78]

Thank you very much for your help, Tom

Regards Sturm78

[jopaerya]

Any idea on this Ebay picture ??

[tom!]

Hi.

Hard to say without a view on lafette and breech. Following the size of the barrel compared to the GI I´d guess Type Taisho 3 8 cm DP Gun or a predecessor.

Yours

tom!

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

A rare wartime image of the 15cm Type 96 japanese howitzer:

Any additional wartime image of this howitzer will be welcomed

Image from EBay
Sturm78

[tom!]

Hi.

From my privat collection:

Type 96 during battle

jap typ 96 150 mm howitzer stellung.jpg (62.31 KiB) Viewed 1775 times

Type 96 preparations

jap typ 96 150 mm howitzer in stellung gehen.jpg (40.58 KiB) Viewed 1775 times

Type 96 firing during exercise

jap typ 96 150 mm howitzer 2.jpg (27.08 KiB) Viewed 1775 times

dito

jap typ 96 150 mm howitzer abschuss.jpg (62.6 KiB) Viewed 1775 times

Yours

tom!

[Sturm78]

Thank you very much for these images, Tom

A pity that his quality is not very good...

Regards Sturm78

[YC Chen]

Hello,

Can anyone identify this Japanese gun? I suspect that it's a naval gun but I'm not sure.

[ain92]

Hello,

Can anyone identify this Japanese gun? I suspect that it's a naval gun but I'm not sure.

Hello all,
As you can see from the part II of Photo interpreter's guide to Japanese military installations, it's a Type 10 (1931) 120-mm dual-purpose gun.

[YC Chen]

That's wonderful, thanks a lot!