Type 7 30cm Howitzer

Short Barrel

Introduced Year : 1918
Caliber : 305 mm
Barrel Length : 5.015 m (L16)
EL Angle of Fire : 2 to +73 Degrees
AZ Angle of Fire : 360 Degrees
Shell Weight : 398.7 Kg
Muzzle Velocity : 400 m/sec
Weight : 59.217 ton
Range : 11,750 m
Production Qty : 10

Long Barrel

Introduced Year : 1918
Caliber : 305 mm
Barrel Length : 7.22 m (L23)
EL Angle of Fire : 2 to +73 Degrees
AZ Angle of Fire : 360 Degrees
Shell Weight : 398.7 Kg
Muzzle Velocity : 500 m/sec
Weight : 97.7 ton
Range : 14,800 m
Production Qty : 20


Type 7 had two versions, the long barrelled gun and the short barrelled gun. Type 7 was used in Bataan and Corregidor Island of the Philippines in 1942.