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Type 4 15 cm Howitzer
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Type 4 15 cm Howitzer
Type heavy howitzer
Place of origin  Empire of Japan
Service history
In service 1915-1949?
Used by War flag of the Imperial Japanese Army.svg 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

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
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

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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