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  • Type 38 15 cm howitzer
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  • The was a 1905 German design that was purchased by the Empire of Japan as the standard heavy howitzer of the Imperial Japanese Army at the end of the Russo-Japanese War. The Type 38 designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the 38th year of Emperor Meiji's reign (1905).
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breech
  • interrupted screw
part length
  • L/11
Velocity
  • 290.0
Service
  • 1905
Name
  • Type 38 15 cm Howitzer
is artillery
  • yes
Type
  • Heavy Howitzer
Caption
  • Type 38 150mm howitzer
traverse
  • 5
Wars
Caliber
  • 149.1
Carriage
  • box trail
Manufacturer
  • Osaka Arsenal, Japan
Sights
  • Panoramic
Used by
  • 22
is ranged
  • yes
Recoil
  • hydro-spring
design date
  • c.1905
Elevation
  • 1800.0
Designer
abstract
  • The was a 1905 German design that was purchased by the Empire of Japan as the standard heavy howitzer of the Imperial Japanese Army at the end of the Russo-Japanese War. The Type 38 designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the 38th year of Emperor Meiji's reign (1905).