28 cm howitzer L/10
28 cm howitzer L/10 | ||
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Breech Interrupted Screw | | |
Carriage | Box trail | |
Elevation | -10° to +68° (firing) | |
Traverse | 360° | |
Muzzle velocity | 314 m/s (1,030 ft/s) | |
Maximum firing range | 7,800 m (8,500 yd) |
The 28 cm howitzer L/10 (二十八糎榴弾砲, nijūhachi-senchi ryūdanhō) was a Japanese coastal and siege howitzer. It was developed by Armstrong before 1892 and saw service in the Russo-Japanese War during the siege of Port Arthur and the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Design and description
The 28 cm Howitzer L/10 was designed in 1884 by the British
Combat history
Russo-Japanese War
During the Russo-Japanese War, the
At 10:30 on December 5, following another massive artillery bombardment, the Japanese managed to overrun 203 Meter Hill overlooking the harbour of Port Arthur with the
) of water by opening the sea cocks on one side, so that the ship would sink on its side and could not be raised and salvaged by the Japanese.Second Sino-Japanese War
In November 1939 during the Second Sino-Japanese War, 28 cm howitzers were deployed at the Yellow River where they put a railway tunnel out of action for over three months.[6]
World War II
Due to a lack of alternatives, the Japanese reactivated the 28 cm howitzer for coastal defence in 1945, expecting the landing of the Allies. Thirteen guns were emplaced on Kyushu, six on Shikoku, 62 on Honshu and 10 on Hokkaido.[7] Also, two batteries of the 28 cm howitzers were used by 132nd Independent Mixed Brigade at Dongning, Heilongjiang, during the Soviet invasion of Manchuria in 1945.[8] Two batteries of 28 cm howitzers were emplaced with the Najin Fortress Garrison in Rason.
Notes
- ^ Kobayashi, Ushisaburō (1922). Military Industries of Japan. Oxford University Press. p. 43.
- ^ Brassey, Thomas (1892). The Naval Annual. Portsmouth: J Griffin and Co. p. 292.
- ^ Website about IJA 28 cm Howitzer
- ^ Kowner, p. 151
- ^ Website about The History of Battles of Imperial Japanese Artillery Forces
- ^ "Website about IJA 28 cm howitzer in the Second Sino-Japanese War". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
- ^ Zaloga, p. 11
- ^ Record of Operations against Soviet Russia, Eastern Front (August 1945), p. 60
References
- ISBN 0-8108-4927-5.
- Zaloga, Steven. Defense of Japan 1945. Osprey Publishing,2010 ISBN 9781-8460-3687-3.
External links
- Website about 28-cm-Howitzer, English
- Website about 28-cm-Howitzer in World War II, Japanese