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Type 89 150 mm cannon
Model 89 15cm heavy gun Japan.jpg
Type Type 89 150 mm cannon
Place of origin Japan
Service history
In service 1929-1945
Used by Japan
Wars Sino-Japanese War, World War II
Production history
Produced 1929
No. built 150
Specifications
Mass 22,830 lb (10,360 kg)
Length 26 ft 4 in (8.03 m)
Barrel length 18 ft 10 in (6 m)

Shell HE, APHE, Shrapnel, Illumination
Caliber 5.87 in (149 mm)
Breech Interrupted screw
Recoil hydro-pneumatic
Carriage box trail
Elevation -5° to +43°
Traverse 40°
Rate of fire 2 rpm
Maximum firing range 21,800 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, was a cannon of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA).

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

History

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

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