Type 4 150 mm howitzer facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Type 4 15 cm Howitzer |
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Type 4 15 cm Howitzer
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| Type | heavy howitzer |
| Place of origin |  Empire of Japan |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1915-1949? |
| Used by |  Imperial Japanese Army Republic of China (NRA) People's Republic of China (PLA) |
| Wars | Second Sino-Japanese War Soviet-Japanese Border Wars World War II Chinese Civil War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Osaka Arsenal |
| Designed | 1915 |
| Manufacturer | Osaka Arsenal |
| No. built | 280 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 2,797 kilograms (6,166 lb) |
| Barrel length | 2.169 m (7 ft 1 in) L/14.6 |
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| Shell | 35.9 kilograms (79 lb) |
| Caliber | 149.1 mm (5.87 in) |
| Breech | vertical sliding |
| Recoil | hydro-pneumatic |
| Carriage | box trail |
| Elevation | -5° to +65° |
| Traverse | 6° |
| Rate of fire | 3-4 rounds/minute |
| Muzzle velocity | 410 m/s (1,345 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 9,575 metres (10,471 yd) |
| Sights | Panoramic |
The Type 4 150 mm howitzer (四年式十五糎榴弾砲, Yonenshiki Jyūgosenchi Ryudanhō), also known as a "15-cm" gun, was a field gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA). It
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History
Type 4 was available to IJA forces after 1915.
Combat record
This artillery piece was used during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. This gun was designed to be moved by horses; and it continued to be used until 1945.
Type 4s were used by the IJA on Saipan in World War II.
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A Type 4 15-cm-howitzer, China 1937
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