Type 45 24cm Howitzer

Introduced Year : 1912
Caliber : 240 mm
Barrel Length : 3.892 m (L16.2)
EL Angle of Fire : -2 to +65 Degrees
AZ Angle of Fire : 360 Degrees
Shell Weight : 200 Kg
Muzzle Velocity : 387 m/sec
Weight : 33.058 ton
Range : 10,350 m
Production Qty : 80


Type 45 was the first heavy artillery that Japan has designed totally by oneself. Type 45 was first used against the Germans at Tsingtao in 1914. In the Pacific War, it was used in Hong Kong and in Bataan and Corregidor Island of the Philippines in 1942. In 1945, it fired against the Soviets which invaded the Manchuria.