28 cm howitzer L/10 | |
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Type | Coastal artillery, Heavy siege howitzer |
Place of origin | Empire of Japan |
Service history | |
In service | 1892-1945 |
Used by | Imperial Japanese Army |
Wars | Russo-Japanese War, Second Sino-Japanese War |
Production history | |
Designer | Armstrong |
Designed | 1884 |
Manufacturer | Osaka Artillery Arsenal |
No. built | 327 total (220 for coastal defense) |
Specifications | |
Mass | 10.758 tonnes (10.588 long tons; 11.859 short tons) |
Barrel length | 2.863 m (9.39 ft) (L10.2) |
Shell | Separate loading bagged charge and projectile |
Shell weight | 217 kg (478 lb) |
Caliber | 280 mm (11 in) |
Breech | Interrupted Screw |
Carriage | Box trail |
Elevation | -10° to +68° (firing) |
Traverse | 360° |
Muzzle velocity | 314 m/s (1,030 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 7,800 m (8,500 yd) |
The 28 cm howitzer L/10 (二十八糎榴弾砲, nijūhachi-senchi ryūdanhō) was a Japanese coastal and siege howitzer. It was developed by Armstrong before 1892 and saw service in the Russo-Japanese War during the siege of Port Arthur and the Second Sino-Japanese War.