No.101-class landing ship
The No.101-class landing ships were a class of amphibious assault ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and Imperial Japanese Army (IJA), serving during and after World War II. The No.101 class ships were powered by diesel engines, while the similar No.103-class landing ships were powered by a steam turbine engine. The IJN called them 2nd class transporter . The No.103 class included the IJA's SB craft variant. This article handles them collectively.
No.149 on 2 March 1944 at Kurahashijima Island.
IJA SS craft No.19
No.149 on 16 February 1944 at Yugeshima Island.
Type 3 Ka-Chi departure from No.149 on 29 February 1944 at Nasakejima Island.
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.
