12 cm/45 3rd Year Type naval gun was a Japanese naval gun and coast defense gun used on destroyers, and torpedo boats of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
Bow gun on Yūnagi, September 1936
3rd Year Type guns used in a coastal defense role.
Two Japanese guns at Fort Siloso - Sentosa Island, Singapore.
12 cm Type 3 naval gun
Type 10 120 mm AA gun
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The Type 10 or 12 cm/45 10th Year Type naval gun was a Japanese 120 mm calibre dual purpose anti-aircraft and coastal defense gun used during the Second World War. It was derived from the 12 cm/45 3rd
12 cm/45 3rd Year Type naval gun
…Y. The Japanese designation was the "Type 41". Later in 1921 the 12 cm/45 gun was used as the basis for a high-angle anti-aircraft gun, designated the 12 cm/45 10th Year Type. The "Third Year Type" refers to the Welin breech block used and this should not be confused with the later Type 3 12 cm AA Gun developed by the Imperial…
A damaged dual purpose 120 mm gun from a four gun battery on Guam.