Enjoy this Japanese Type 90 75mm H.E. Anti-Aircraft Projectile and Shell... Fuse: Type 89 Long Pointed powder time fuse.. 19 9/16" long shell case used with Japanese Type 88 Anti-Aircraft Cannon....BILL
Enjoy this Japanese Type 90 75mm H.E. Anti-Aircraft Projectile and Shell... Fuse: Type 89 Long Pointed powder time fuse.. 19 9/16" long shell case used with Japanese Type 88 Anti-Aircraft Cannon....BILL
"As long as there are brave men and warriors the halls of Valhalla will never be silent or empty"
In memory of my father William T. Grist December 26, 1920--September 10, 2009..
901st. Ordnance H.A.M. North Africa, Italy, Southern France....ETO
Also in memory of my mother Jane Kidd Grist Feb. 22, 1920-- September 27, 2009... WWll War bride May 1942...
88 75 mm AA Gun
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Japanese Type 88 75mm AA Gun
Type 88 75mm AA Gun at Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo
Type Anti-aircraft gun
Place of origin Empire of Japan
Service history
In service 1927–1945
Used by Imperial Japanese Army
Wars Second Sino-Japanese War, Soviet-Japanese Border Wars, World War II
Production history
Number built 2000+
Specifications
Weight 2,450 kg (5,400 lbs)
Length 3.212 meters (10.53 ft) (L44) barrel
Crew 12 (min 4)
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Caliber 75 mm
Barrels single
Elevation -7 to +85 Degrees
Traverse 360 Degrees
Rate of fire 15–20 rounds/minute
Muzzle velocity 720 m/s (2,400 ft/s)
Effective range 13,800 meters (15,000 yds)
The Type 88 75 mm AA Gun (八八式七糎半野戦高射砲, Hachi-hachi-shiki nana-senti-han Yasen Koshahō?) was an anti-aircraft gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. It replaced the earlier Type 11 75 mm AA Gun in front line combat service, and at the time was equal in performances to any of its contemporaries in western armies[1] and was considered capable of handling any targets the Japanese army was likely to encounter on the Asian mainland. Although, it was soon overtaken by improvements in aircraft technology and was lately obsolete by 1941, it continued to be used on many fronts until the end of the war.
"As long as there are brave men and warriors the halls of Valhalla will never be silent or empty"
In memory of my father William T. Grist December 26, 1920--September 10, 2009..
901st. Ordnance H.A.M. North Africa, Italy, Southern France....ETO
Also in memory of my mother Jane Kidd Grist Feb. 22, 1920-- September 27, 2009... WWll War bride May 1942...
That's a real nice example Bill!!
That is really hard projectile to find Bill. I have found 3 cases and just picked up my fourth. This is the first one that had the primer still in it and not the empty hole.
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