The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
75mm Field gun with hydrospring recoil mechanism. Cradle is mounted on a carriage with iron rimmed wooden spoked wheels. The trail is constructed from two parallel tubular steel trails which clamp to the axle tree. The tubes are joined by a tubular cross member at the rear end. In the centre of the cross member is a projection rearwards for fitting the trail end and a large single detachable spade. Breech is interrupted screw thread type and is actuated by a hand lever swinging across the rear of the breech ring. Elevation and traverse is handwheel controlled from the left side of the carriage. Dial sight mounting is also on the left side of the cradle. The shield extends on wither side beyond the wheels. The gun is painted in a semi gloss post war khaki, obscuring what appears to be original paint and unit markings underneath.
This field gun type was used extensively by the Japanese army in all theatres of war. Provenance of this example is unknown.
75mm Field gun with hydrospring recoil mechanism. Cradle is mounted on a carriage with iron rimmed wooden spoked wheels. The trail is constructed from two parallel tubular steel trails which clamp to
The gun has a semi-automatic, horizontal sliding breech block. The gun is mounted on a split trail carriage with wooden wheels fitted with steel rims. The recuperator is of the hydrospring type and is
The 105 mm Type 92 (1932) Field Gun is readily recognized by its long slender barrel and trail. The recoil mechanism is hydro-pneumatic in which the air is in direct contact with the liquid in the rec
Japanese battalion gun Model 92 70 mm Howitzer mounted on a carriage fitted with wooden wheels with steel rims. The gun is provided with a split trail, which when closed forms the towing unit. The tra
The 20 mm Type 98 is an anti tank and anti aircraft gun of the Oerlikon Pattern. The gun is gas operated and magazine fed. The gun mounting is so designed that by spreading the trail and outrigger a t
127 mm (5 inch) artillery piece with screw-operated horizontally moving breech block. The Gun is mounted on a steel carriage composed of two plate sections joined with rivetted transoms. The carriag
