Type 89 15cm Cannon

Introduced Year : 1929

Caliber : 149.1 mm

Barrel Length : 5.963 m (L40)

EL Angle of Fire : -5 to +43 Degrees

AZ Angle of Fire : 40 Degrees

Shell Weight : 40.2 Kg

Muzzle Velocity : 734 m/sec

Weight : 10.422 ton

Range : 18,100 m

Production Qty : 150

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Type 89 was the main gun of the IJA heavy artillery units. It was widely used from the Manchurian Incident to the end of WWII, for example, Nomonhan, Bataan and Corregidor Island, Okinawa.