Type 89 150 mm cannon

Type 89 150 mm cannon
TypeType 89 150 mm cannon
Place of originJapan
Service history
In service1929-1945
Used byJapan
WarsSino-Japanese War, World War II
Production history
Produced1929
No. built150
Specifications
Mass22,830 lb (10,360 kg)
Length26 ft 4 in (8.03 m)
Barrel length18 ft 10 in (6 m)
ShellHE, APHE, Shrapnel, Illumination
Caliber5.87 in (149 mm)
BreechInterrupted screw
Recoilhydro-pneumatic
Carriagebox trail
Elevation-5° to +43°
Traverse40°
Rate of fire2 rpm
Maximum firing range21,800 yd (19,900 m)

Type 89 150 mm cannon (九二式十糎加農砲, Hachi-ju-ku-shiki Jyū-senchi Kannohō), also known as a "15-cm" gun,[1] was a cannon of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA).[2]

This was one of the main guns of the IJA heavy artillery units.[3]

History

Type 89s were used in the Second Sino-Japanese War and in World War II.

References

  1. ↑ Rottman, Gordon L. (2005). Japanese Army in World War II: Conquest of the Pacific 1941-42, p. 50[permanent dead link].
  2. ↑ This field gun type was named "eighty-nine" because its design was completed in 1929; and 1929 was the 2589th year since Emperor Jimmu, the first Emperor of Japan. The Japanese Imperial year was Kōki 2589 (皇紀2589年).
  3. ↑ "Model 89 150 mm cannon," US Technical Manual, pp. 225-226; "Japanese Artillery Weapons," CINCPAC-CINCPOA Bulletin 152-45, July 1945; retrieved 2012-2-18.

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