The 28 cm howitzer L/10 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 Si
A 28 cm howitzer during the siege of Port Arthur.
A shell, visible above the smoke, is fired on Port Arthur
A 217 kilogram (478 pound) shell of the 28 cm Howitzer.
Port Arthur viewed from the top of a 203-meter hill, looking at the ships of the Russian Pacific Fleet
Peresvet was the lead ship of the three Peresvet-class battleships built for the Imperial Russian Navy at the end of the nineteenth century. The ship was transferred to the Pacific Squadron upon compl
Peresvet at anchor, 1901
Peresvet after having been scuttled
Sagami (center, rear) at anchor in Yokohama harbor during the Great White Fleet's visit, September 1908