Type 89 15 cm cannon
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The Type 89 15 cm cannon (八九式十五糎加農砲, Hachikyūshiki Jyūgosenchi Kanōhō) was the main gun of the Imperial Japanese Army's heavy artillery units. The Type 89 designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the year 2589 of the Japanese calendar (1929).[3] It was widely used from the Manchurian Incident to the end of World War II, for example, Nomonhan, Bataan and Corregidor Island, Okinawa. The Type 89 15 cm gun was comparable to the U.S. M1918 155 mm GPF cannon, be. The Type 89 was less efficient than similar heavy-caliber guns of other nations in World War II.[3]
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Type 89 15 cm cannon | |
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Type | Fortress gun |
Place of origin | Empire of Japan |
Service history | |
In service | 1929–1945 |
Used by | Imperial Japanese Army |
Wars | Sino-Japanese War, World War II |
Production history | |
Unit cost | 100,000 yen ($26,870 USD) in August 1939[1][2] |
Produced | 1929 |
No. built | 150 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 10,360 kg (22,840 lb) Firing 7,809 kg (17,216 lb) Barrel 7,550 kg (16,645 lb) Cradle Travel |
Length | 8.03 m (26 ft 4 in) Firing 7.63 m (25 ft 0 in) Barrel 7.29 m (23 ft 11 in) Cradle Traveling |
Barrel length | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) L/40 |
Width | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Track 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) Maximum |
Height | 1.07 m (3 ft 6 in) |
Shell | HE, APHE, shrapnel, illumination |
Caliber | 15 cm (5.9 in) |
Breech | Interrupted screw |
Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic |
Carriage | Split trail |
Elevation | -5° to +43° |
Traverse | 40° |
Rate of fire | 2 rpm |
Muzzle velocity | 875 m/s (2,871 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 19,900 m (21,800 yd) |
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