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− | The '''Type 38 | + | The '''150 mm Type 38''' was a 1905 German 15 cm howitzer design adopted in Japanese service in the [[Abbreviations#Japanese|38th year of Emperor Meiji's reign (1905)]]. |
Initially, most units were imported from Krupp until 1911, when the Army’s Osaka Arsenal was allowed to produce them domestically under license. | Initially, most units were imported from Krupp until 1911, when the Army’s Osaka Arsenal was allowed to produce them domestically under license. | ||
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=== Comparison with analogues === | === Comparison with analogues === | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
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[[File:Type 38 150mm Howitzer.jpg|x350px|right|thumb|none|A Japanese crew fires the 15 cm Type 38.]] | [[File:Type 38 150mm Howitzer.jpg|x350px|right|thumb|none|A Japanese crew fires the 15 cm Type 38.]] | ||
Imperial Japan, seeking out new artillery equipment, acquired 150 mm L/12 howitzers from Krupp in Germany in 1903. Starting by ordering a total of 36 from the manufacturer, Japan then acquired the license to manufacture the howitzers domestically. The resulting howitzer in Japanese service was called the '''15 cm Type 38''' field howitzer (for the 38th year of Emperor Meiji's reign (1905)).<ref name="Leland1">Ness 2014, pg 252-255</ref> | Imperial Japan, seeking out new artillery equipment, acquired 150 mm L/12 howitzers from Krupp in Germany in 1903. Starting by ordering a total of 36 from the manufacturer, Japan then acquired the license to manufacture the howitzers domestically. The resulting howitzer in Japanese service was called the '''15 cm Type 38''' field howitzer (for the 38th year of Emperor Meiji's reign (1905)).<ref name="Leland1">Ness 2014, pg 252-255</ref> | ||
− | Essentially unchanged from the Krupp L/12 model, the gun retained rather modern features such as an open box trail and interrupted screw breech.<ref name="Leland2">Ness 2014, pg 265-266</ref> The weapon was rather lightweight at 2.09 tons.<ref name="TakiT38">Taki "Type 38 15cm Howitzer"</ref>, due in part to a simple recoil mechanism needed for the small propelling charges for the shell. Consequently however, the 150 mm Type 38 suffered from a short effective range of less than 6,000 | + | Essentially unchanged from the Krupp L/12 model, the gun retained rather modern features such as an open box trail and interrupted screw breech.<ref name="Leland2">Ness 2014, pg 265-266</ref> The weapon was rather lightweight at 2.09 tons.<ref name="TakiT38">Taki "Type 38 15cm Howitzer"</ref>, due in part to a simple recoil mechanism needed for the small propelling charges for the shell. Consequently however, the 150 mm Type 38 suffered from a short effective range of less than 6,000 m. This led to future procurements of howitzers such as the 150 mm Type 4 that had a higher effective range than the Type 38. |
Though replaced from front-line service with newer howitzers by the 1930s, the Type 38 were still used until the end of World War II.<ref name="TakiT38"/> The guns were notably used in the Second Sino-Japanese war,<ref name="WarDep">War Department 1944, pg 74</ref> and as the main armament of the [[Ho-Ro]] self-propelled gun, assembled at the Osaka Arsenal.<ref name="Leland3">Ness 2014, pg 507</ref> | Though replaced from front-line service with newer howitzers by the 1930s, the Type 38 were still used until the end of World War II.<ref name="TakiT38"/> The guns were notably used in the Second Sino-Japanese war,<ref name="WarDep">War Department 1944, pg 74</ref> and as the main armament of the [[Ho-Ro]] self-propelled gun, assembled at the Osaka Arsenal.<ref name="Leland3">Ness 2014, pg 507</ref> | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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Revision as of 21:25, 12 August 2022
Contents
Description
The 150 mm Type 38 was a 1905 German 15 cm howitzer design adopted in Japanese service in the 38th year of Emperor Meiji's reign (1905).
Initially, most units were imported from Krupp until 1911, when the Army’s Osaka Arsenal was allowed to produce them domestically under license.
While outdated after WW1 and technically replaced by the Type 4 15cm howitzer (1915) and later the Type 96 15cm howitzer (1936), it would still see common use in heavy artillery units until 1945 due to the number of cannons produced and available, even being used on the Type 4 Ho-Ro from 1944 onwards.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.
Available ammunition
Penetration statistics | |||||||
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Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
Type 95 APHE | APHE | 38 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Type 92 HE | HE | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
Shell details | ||||||||
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Ammunition | Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile Mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||
0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||
Type 95 APHE | 290 | 36.1 | 1.2 | 19 | 2,600 | 47° | 60° | 65° |
Type 92 HE | 290 | 36 | 0 | 0.1 | 7,020 | 79° | 80° | 81° |
Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
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History
Imperial Japan, seeking out new artillery equipment, acquired 150 mm L/12 howitzers from Krupp in Germany in 1903. Starting by ordering a total of 36 from the manufacturer, Japan then acquired the license to manufacture the howitzers domestically. The resulting howitzer in Japanese service was called the 15 cm Type 38 field howitzer (for the 38th year of Emperor Meiji's reign (1905)).[1]
Essentially unchanged from the Krupp L/12 model, the gun retained rather modern features such as an open box trail and interrupted screw breech.[2] The weapon was rather lightweight at 2.09 tons.[3], due in part to a simple recoil mechanism needed for the small propelling charges for the shell. Consequently however, the 150 mm Type 38 suffered from a short effective range of less than 6,000 m. This led to future procurements of howitzers such as the 150 mm Type 4 that had a higher effective range than the Type 38.
Though replaced from front-line service with newer howitzers by the 1930s, the Type 38 were still used until the end of World War II.[3] The guns were notably used in the Second Sino-Japanese war,[4] and as the main armament of the Ho-Ro self-propelled gun, assembled at the Osaka Arsenal.[5]
Media
Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.
See also
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- reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;
- references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.
External links
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Ness, Leland. Rikugun. Volume 2: Weapons of the Imperial Japanese Army & Navy Ground Forces. Helion and Company, 19 Dec. 2014.
- Taki "Type 38 15cm Howitzer" Imperial Japanese Army Page, Website. Accessed on 20 Apr 2021 (Archive).
- War Department Special Series No 25: Japanese Field Artillery United States Government Printing Offices, 15 Oct. 1944.
Japan tank cannons | |
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37 mm | Type 94 · Type 100 · Type 1 |
47 mm | Type 1 |
57 mm | Type 90 · Type 97 |
70 mm | Type 94 |
75 mm | Type 90 · Type 99 · Type 3 · Type 5 (Type I Model II · Type II Model I · Type II Model II) |
90 mm | Type 61 |
105 mm | Type 5 (Experimental · Production) · JSW L/52 |
106 mm | Type 60 (B) |
120 mm | Taishō Type 10 · Navy short gun · Type 90 L/44 · Type 10 L/44 |
150 mm | Type 38 |
155 mm | NSJ L/30 · JSW L/52 |
Foreign: | |
25 mm | Oerlikon KBA B02 (Switzerland) |
30 mm | Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 (USA) |
35 mm | Oerlikon KDE (Switzerland) |
75 mm | M6 (USA) |
76 mm | M1 (USA) · M32 (USA) |
88 mm | KwK36 (Germany) |
90 mm | M3A1 (USA) · M36 (USA) |
105 mm | L7A3 (Germany) |
120 mm | Schneider-Canet 1898 (France) |