Hatsutaka-class minelayer
The Hatsutaka-class minelayer was a class of minelayers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during World War II. There were three sub-classes, as well.
Hatsutaka in 1939
Wakataka as repatriation transport in Spring 1947 at Sasebo Naval Base.
8 cm/40 3rd Year Type naval gun
The Type 41 3-inch (76 mm) naval gun otherwise known as the 8 cm/40 3rd Year Type naval gun was a Japanese dual-purpose gun introduced before World War I. Although designated as 8 cm (3.15 in), its shells were 76.2 mm (3 in) in diameter.
A 8 cm/40 3rd Year Type naval gun at the Yasukuni Shrine.
A 12-pounder aboard the Japanese Battleship Mikasa.
A 12-pounder showing its single-motion interrupted screw breech and bottom mounted recoil system.
A Japanese 3rd year type showing its 45° sliding block breech and its top mounted recoil system.