Type 96 15 cm howitzer
Howitzer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Type 96 15 cm Howitzer?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
The Type 96 15 cm howitzer (九六式十五糎榴弾砲, Kyūroku-shiki Jyūgo-senchi Ryūdanhō) was a 149.1 mm calibre howitzer used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. It was intended to replace the Type 4 15 cm howitzer in front line combat units from 1937, although it fired the same ammunition.[4] It was first used in the Sino-Japanese War where in earned high praise from its users. Type 96 was used as the main howitzer of the IJA heavy artillery units until the end of WWII. The Type 96 designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the year 2596 of the Japanese calendar (1936).[5]
Quick Facts Place of origin, Service history ...
Type 96 15 cm howitzer | |
---|---|
Type | Howitzer |
Place of origin | Empire of Japan |
Service history | |
In service | 1937–1945 (Japan) |
Used by | Imperial Japanese Army Indonesia |
Wars | Second Sino-Japanese War Soviet-Japanese Border Wars World War II Indonesian National Revolution Malayan Emergency Chinese Civil War Korean War[citation needed] |
Production history | |
Designed | 1920–1934 |
Unit cost | 43,500 yen ($11,689 USD) in August 1939[1][2] |
Produced | 1937–1945 |
No. built | 440 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 4,140 kg (9,130 lb)[3] Firing, 4,920 kg (10,847 lb) Traveling |
Length | 6.71 m (22 ft 0 in) Firing, 9.25 m (30 ft 4 in) Traveling |
Barrel length | 3.523 m (11 ft 7 in) 23.37 calibers |
Width | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
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 |
Close