NSJ L/30 (155 mm)

The 155 mm NSJ L/30 on the Type 75 SPH gun mantlet.

Description

The JSW 155 mm L/30 is a indigenous Japanese howitzer made exclusively for the Type 75 where it is equipped together with an autoloading shell rammer and manual propellant loading.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• Type 75 SPH

General info

Even though the JSW 155 mm L/30 is indigenous, it is standardized to allow for NATO-standard 155 mm rounds. Its arsenal of shells ranges from regular HE, rocket-assisted HE, Illumination rounds (Flare) and Smoke.

Together with the inclusion of an autoloader on the Type 75, it allows the cannon to fire 6 rounds per bombardment.

Available ammunition

Penetration statistics
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
M107	HE	61	61	61	61	61	61
M107 (PF)	HE-VT	61	61	61	61	61	61
Type 75	HE	54	54	54	54	54	54

Proximity-fused shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Arming distance (m)	Trigger radius (m)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
									0%	50%	100%
M107	HE	580	43.1	0	0.1	-	-	9.14	79°	80°	81°
M107 (PF)	HE-VT	580	43.1	-	-	300	3	9.14	79°	80°	81°
Type 75	HE	720	43.6	0	0.1	-	-	6.80	79°	80°	81°

Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Screen radius (m)	Screen deploy time (s)	Screen hold time (s)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
M110	563	40.8	25	5	30	50

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Media

Videos

155mm M107 HE Simulation - Simulated on Leopard 1 UFP

155mm M107 HE Simulation - Simulated on Leopard 1 mantlet

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Japan tank cannons
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)