12.7 cm/50 Type 3 naval gun
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The 12.7 cm/50 Type 3 naval gun was a medium-caliber naval gun of the Imperial Japanese Navy used during World War II. It was the standard weapon for Japanese destroyers between 1928 and 1944. It has
12.7 cm/50 Type 3 guns seen in a twin gun Model B turret on Sagiri, 1941
View of the Type A single mount and the Type B twin mount on Nenohi
Shimakaze was an experimental destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, and intended as the lead ship in a projected new "Type C" of destroyers. She was the only destroyer to be arm
12.7 cm/50 Type 3 naval gun
…Model C which reduced its maximum elevation to 55°, but could depress to −7° and was supposedly lighter than earlier models. The Model D used by the Shimakaze and the Yūgumo-class destroyers retained the depression limit of the Model C, but elevation returned to the 75° of the Model B. The Type A single mount…
Shimakaze on sea trials at Miyazu Bay, 5 May 1943
Shimakaze maneuvering during her final battle, battle of Ormoc Bay, November 11th 1944