15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type gun
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The 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type was a dual-purpose naval gun used by the Imperial Japanese Navy on the Yamato-class battleships as secondary armament in four triple turrets, the Mogami-class cruisers in five triple turrets and on the light cruiser Ōyodo in two triple turrets. The Tone-class 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 coastal defense guns in the Tokyo Bay area. Construction was of the monobloc type with autofretting and used a Welin breech block 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 AA role, but they were an excellent anti-ship weapon.
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80 produced,
Kure Naval Arsenal, Imperial Japanese Navy, Japan, 
12.7 cm/50 Type 3 gun, 14 cm/50 3rd Year Type gun, 30 mm Breda-Mauser, 40 cm/45 Type 94 gun, Canon de 24 C modèle 1864, rifled breech loader,
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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
Mikuma 1939
Suzuya 1935
Kumano 1939 forward turrets
Aft 155 mm gun turret Yamato 300px
Oyodo kisarazu
Yamato-onomichi2
Yamato-onomichi| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| commons | image | Mikuma 1939 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Suzuya 1935 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Kumano 1939 forward turrets | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Aft 155 mm gun turret Yamato 300px | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Oyodo kisarazu | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Yamato-onomichi2 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Yamato-onomichi | Commons | ||
