33:
531:
144:
404:
cruisers were also initially planned to carry the 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type in five triple turrets, but were redesigned with the 20 cm/50 3rd Year Type in four twin turrets. They were also deployed on 60° single mounts as
913:
50:
562:
417:
mechanism which could be operated either hydraulically or by hand. Their slow rate of fire, limited elevation and slow traverse made them unsuitable for the
97:
69:
555:
76:
898:
670:
83:
535:
775:
716:
675:
548:
508:
116:
726:
637:
622:
598:
388:
65:
809:
804:
755:
696:
765:
54:
430:
903:
770:
721:
593:
665:
799:
680:
760:
706:
660:
603:
149:
90:
908:
701:
392:
736:
711:
794:
627:
374:
43:
847:
832:
827:
370:
302:
194:
862:
785:
143:
381:
540:
414:
398:
282:
227:
504:
418:
406:
363:
872:
867:
857:
852:
842:
837:
366:
322:
17:
892:
584:
572:
410:
312:
204:
518:
651:
32:
580:
266:
746:
647:
163:
530:
409:
guns in the Tokyo Bay area. Construction was of the monobloc type with
819:
613:
292:
877:
544:
387:
cruisers in five triple turrets (later converted to five twin
380:
battleships as secondary armament in four triple turrets, the
26:
818:
784:
745:
689:
646:
612:
579:
331:
321:
311:
301:
291:
281:
265:
257:
249:
244:
233:
223:
215:
210:
200:
190:
182:
177:
169:
159:
134:
57:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
421:, but they were an excellent anti-ship weapon.
355:
503:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
349:
556:
8:
914:Military equipment introduced in the 1930s
563:
549:
541:
357:60 kōkei sannenshiki 15.5 centi sanrensōhō
142:
131:
117:Learn how and when to remove this message
519:Japanese 15.5 cm/60 (6.1") 3rd Year Type
297:155 millimetres (6.1 in) 60 caliber
443:
327:925 metres per second (3,030 ft/s)
7:
66:"15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type naval gun"
55:adding citations to reliable sources
391:turrets) and on the light cruiser
154:under construction, September 1941
25:
253:12.7 metric tons (28,000 lb)
529:
389:20 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval gun
31:
287:55.87 kilograms (123.2 lb)
42:needs additional citations for
766:12 cm 11th Year Type naval gun
571:Japanese naval weapons of the
501:Naval Weapons of World War Two
335:27,400 metres (30,000 yd)
332:Maximum firing range
234:
1:
433:French counterpart by caliber
345:15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type
261:9.615 metres (31.55 ft)
148:Aft 155-mm triple turret on
431:Canon de 155 mm Modèle 1920
397:in two triple turrets. The
356:
930:
899:World War II naval weapons
350:
276:
170:Place of origin
141:
136:15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type
810:Type 3 Shell "San Shiki"
737:20 cm/12 short naval gun
732:15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type
712:12 cm/12 short naval gun
633:15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type
536:15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type
18:15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type
776:14 cm/40 11th Year Type
717:12 cm/45 10th Year Type
676:12 cm/45 10th Year Type
628:15 cm/50 41st Year Type
594:36 cm/45 41st Year Type
499:Campbell, John (1985).
272:9.3 metres (31 ft)
727:14 cm/50 3rd Year Type
671:12 cm/45 3rd Year Type
638:20 cm/50 3rd Year Type
623:14 cm/50 3rd Year Type
599:41 cm/45 3rd Year Type
371:Imperial Japanese Navy
313:Rate of fire
195:Imperial Japanese Navy
697:8 cm/40 3rd Year Type
538:at Wikimedia Commons
474:Naval Weapons of WWII
461:Naval Weapons of WWII
805:Type 4 Rocket "RoSa"
323:Muzzle velocity
51:improve this article
904:Naval guns of Japan
863:61 cm 8th Year Type
848:53 cm 6th Year Type
771:12.7 cm/40 Type 88
722:12.7 cm/40 Type 89
690:Secondary armament
415:Welin breech block
228:Kure Naval Arsenal
211:Production history
886:
885:
681:12.7 cm/50 Type 3
534:Media related to
351:60口径三年式15.5cm3連装砲
341:
340:
127:
126:
119:
101:
16:(Redirected from
921:
909:155 mm artillery
800:Type 93 13mm Gun
795:Type 96 25mm gun
761:10 cm/50 Type 88
707:10 cm/65 Type 98
666:12 cm/40 Type 41
661:10 cm/65 Type 98
604:46 cm/45 Type 94
573:Second World War
565:
558:
551:
542:
533:
517:Tony DiGiulian,
514:
486:
483:
477:
470:
464:
457:
451:
448:
361:
359:
353:
352:
236:
146:
137:
132:
122:
115:
111:
108:
102:
100:
59:
35:
27:
21:
929:
928:
924:
923:
922:
920:
919:
918:
889:
888:
887:
882:
814:
780:
756:8 cm/40 Type 88
741:
702:8 cm/60 Type 98
685:
642:
608:
575:
569:
527:
511:
498:
495:
490:
489:
484:
480:
471:
467:
458:
454:
449:
445:
440:
427:
407:coastal defense
347:
336:
277:
183:In service
178:Service history
155:
135:
130:
123:
112:
106:
103:
60:
58:
48:
36:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
927:
925:
917:
916:
911:
906:
901:
891:
890:
884:
883:
881:
880:
875:
870:
865:
860:
855:
850:
845:
840:
835:
830:
824:
822:
816:
815:
813:
812:
807:
802:
797:
791:
789:
782:
781:
779:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
752:
750:
743:
742:
740:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
693:
691:
687:
686:
684:
683:
678:
673:
668:
663:
657:
655:
644:
643:
641:
640:
635:
630:
625:
619:
617:
610:
609:
607:
606:
601:
596:
590:
588:
577:
576:
570:
568:
567:
560:
553:
545:
526:
525:External links
523:
522:
521:
515:
509:
494:
491:
488:
487:
478:
465:
452:
442:
441:
439:
436:
435:
434:
426:
423:
339:
338:
333:
329:
328:
325:
319:
318:
315:
309:
308:
305:
299:
298:
295:
289:
288:
285:
279:
278:
274:
273:
270:
263:
262:
259:
255:
254:
251:
247:
246:
245:Specifications
242:
241:
238:
231:
230:
225:
221:
220:
217:
213:
212:
208:
207:
202:
198:
197:
192:
188:
187:
184:
180:
179:
175:
174:
171:
167:
166:
161:
157:
156:
147:
139:
138:
128:
125:
124:
107:September 2013
39:
37:
30:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
926:
915:
912:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
896:
894:
879:
876:
874:
873:61 cm Type 93
871:
869:
868:61 cm Type 90
866:
864:
861:
859:
858:53 cm Type 95
856:
854:
853:53 cm Type 92
851:
849:
846:
844:
843:45 cm Type 97
841:
839:
838:45 cm Type 91
836:
834:
833:53 cm Type 89
831:
829:
828:53 cm Type 44
826:
825:
823:
821:
817:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
792:
790:
787:
786:Anti-aircraft
783:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
753:
751:
748:
744:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
698:
695:
694:
692:
688:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
662:
659:
658:
656:
654:main armament
653:
649:
645:
639:
636:
634:
631:
629:
626:
624:
621:
620:
618:
616:main armament
615:
611:
605:
602:
600:
597:
595:
592:
591:
589:
587:main armament
586:
585:battlecruiser
582:
578:
574:
566:
561:
559:
554:
552:
547:
546:
543:
539:
537:
532:
524:
520:
516:
512:
510:0-87021-459-4
506:
502:
497:
496:
492:
482:
479:
475:
469:
466:
462:
456:
453:
447:
444:
437:
432:
429:
428:
424:
422:
420:
416:
412:
408:
403:
401:
396:
395:
390:
386:
384:
379:
377:
372:
368:
365:
358:
346:
334:
330:
326:
324:
320:
316:
314:
310:
306:
304:
300:
296:
294:
290:
286:
284:
280:
275:
271:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
248:
243:
239:
232:
229:
226:
222:
218:
214:
209:
206:
203:
199:
196:
193:
189:
185:
181:
176:
172:
168:
165:
162:
158:
153:
152:
145:
140:
133:
121:
118:
110:
99:
96:
92:
89:
85:
82:
78:
75:
71:
68: –
67:
63:
62:Find sources:
56:
52:
46:
45:
40:This article
38:
34:
29:
28:
19:
731:
632:
528:
500:
481:
476:, p.187-188.
473:
468:
463:, p.187-188.
460:
455:
446:
411:autofretting
399:
393:
382:
375:
369:used by the
364:dual-purpose
344:
342:
269: length
224:Manufacturer
205:World War II
191:Used by
150:
113:
104:
94:
87:
80:
73:
61:
49:Please help
44:verification
41:
413:and used a
307:-7° to +45°
237: built
893:Categories
581:Battleship
493:References
472:Campbell,
459:Campbell,
77:newspapers
820:Torpedoes
747:Submarine
648:Destroyer
485:DiGiulian
450:DiGiulian
367:naval gun
303:Elevation
186:1935–1945
164:Naval gun
129:Naval gun
652:Kaibōkan
425:See also
216:Designed
788:weapons
614:Cruiser
419:AA role
373:on the
293:Caliber
91:scholar
878:Kaiten
507:
402:-class
385:-class
383:Mogami
378:-class
376:Yamato
362:was a
337:at 45°
267:Barrel
258:Length
151:Yamato
93:
86:
79:
72:
64:
438:Notes
394:Ōyodo
317:5 rpm
283:Shell
173:Japan
98:JSTOR
84:books
749:guns
650:and
583:and
505:ISBN
400:Tone
343:The
250:Mass
219:1933
201:Wars
160:Type
70:news
235:No.
53:by
895::
354:,
240:80
564:e
557:t
550:v
513:.
360:)
348:(
120:)
114:(
109:)
105:(
95:·
88:·
81:·
74:·
47:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
