Type 38 15 cm howitzer

Type 38 15 cm howitzer
A Type 38 15 cm howitzer
General Information
Military designation:	三八 式 十五 糎 榴 弾 砲
Manufacturer country:	Japan
Developer / Manufacturer:	Krupp Army Arsenal Osaka
Development year:	1905
Production time:	1905 to 1945
Weapon Category:	howitzer
Technical specifications
Pipe length:	1.64 m
Caliber :	149.1 mm
Caliber length :	L11
Weight ready for use:	2250 kg
Elevation range:	0 to +43 degrees
Side straightening area:	4 °
Furnishing
Closure Type :	Screw lock
Ammunition supply:	individually

The Type 38 15-cm Howitzer ( Japanese 三八 式 十五 糎 榴 弾 砲 , Sanhachi-shiki jūgo-senchi ryūdanhō ) was a howitzer that was used by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War I , the Second Sino-Japanese War and during the Pacific War was used from 1905 to 1945. The designation Type 38 indicates the year of development, the 38th year of the rule of Emperor Meiji or 1905 according to the Gregorian calendar.

history

The Type 38 150 mm howitzer, like the 75 mm Type 38 field gun , was developed by Krupp in 1905 and the design was sold to the Japanese Empire . There it was built under license by the Osaka Army Arsenal .

Although the Type 38 was already obsolete in the early 1930s, it was used until the end of the Pacific War. From 1944 the type was 38 howitzer on a chassis of a Type 97 Chi-Ha - tank installed; the result was the Type 4 self-propelled gun Ho-Ro .

Technical specifications

• Caliber: 149.1 mm
• Caliber length: L / 11
• Pipe length: 1.64 m
• Elevation range: 0 ° to + 43 °
• Side straightening range: 5 °
• Gun weight: 2250 kg
• Bullet weight: 36 kg
• Muzzle velocity V ₀ = 290 m / s
• Maximum range: 5900 m

literature

• Gordon L. Rottman : "Japanese Army in World War II 1941-42" Osprey Publishing, 2005, ISBN 978-1-84176-789-5 .
• Chris Bishop, "The Encyclopedia of Weapons of WWII: The Comprehensive Guide to Over 1,500 Weapons Systems, Including Tanks, Small Arms, Warplanes, Artillery, Ships" MetroBooks (NY), 2002, ISBN 978-1-58663-762-0 .

Web links

• Type 38 15cm Howitzer. Taki's homepage, accessed November 20, 2015 . 
• Japanese Artillery Weapons, CINPAC-CINPOA Bulletin 152 45th US War Department, accessed November 20, 2015 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Type 38 15cm Howitzer. Taki's homepage, accessed November 20, 2015 . 
2. ↑ Bishop