Type 38 15 cm howitzer

Type 38 15 cm howitzer

Infobox Weapon
name=Type 38 15 cm Howitzer


caption=
origin=Germany
type=heavy howitzer
is_ranged=
is_bladed=
is_explosive=
is_artillery=yes
is_vehicle=
is_UK=
service=1905-1945
used_by=JPN
wars=World War I, 2nd Sino-Japanese War, World War II
designer=Krupp
design_date=abt 1905
manufacturer=
production_date=
number=
variants=
weight=convert|2250|kg|lb
length=
part_length=convert|1.64|m|ft L/11
width=
height=
crew=
cartridge=convert|35.9|kg|lb
caliber=149.2 mm (5.87 in)
action=
rate=
velocity=290 m/s (951 ft/s)
range=
max_range=convert|5900|m|yd
feed=
sights=
breech=
recoil=hydro-spring
carriage=box trail
elevation=0° to +42° 30'
traverse=5°
blade_type=
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sheath_type=
head_type=
haft_type=
diameter=
filling=
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speed=The Type 38 15 cm Howitzer was a howitzer used by the Japanese Army during World War I, the 2nd Sino-Japanese War and World War II. It was a Krupp design, license-built by the Osaka Armory after the end of the Russo-Japanese War. The first batch of howitzers may have been delivered directly by Krupp prior to start-up of production by Osaka. It was obsolete by the beginning of World War II, but remained in use in second-line and home defense units. Surplus weapons were mounted on the chassis of the Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank as the Type 4 Ho-Ro self-propelled gun.

References

* Chamberlain, Peter & Gander, Terry. "Heavy Artillery". New York: Arco, 1975 ISBN 0-668-03898-5

External links

* [http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/38-150.htm Type 38 on Taki's Imperial Japanese Army page]


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