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In terms of armament, the Asashio class reverted to the previous Fubuki main battery layout of 3 twin mount 12.7 cm/50 Type 3 naval guns, instead of the 5-gun design of the more recent Shiratsuyu and Hatsuharu classes that were constructed under treaty limitations.
The 15 cm Kanone 16 (15 cm K 16) was a heavy field gun used by Germany in World War I and World War II. Guns turned over to Belgium as reparations after World War I were taken into Wehrmacht service after the conquest of Belgium as the 15 cm K 429(b). It generally served on coast-defense duties during World War II.
The lightweight 16-in/50 Mark 7 was designed to resolve this conflict. These guns were 50 calibers long, 50 times their 16-inch (406 mm) bore diameter with barrels 66.7 ft (20.3 m) long, from chamber to muzzle. Each gun weighed about 239,000 lb (108 t) without the breech, and 267,900 lb (121.5 t) with the breech. [1]
The gun was a development of the previous standard howitzer, the 15 cm sFH 02. Improvements included a longer barrel resulting in better range and a gun shield to protect the crew. Variants were: the original "kurz" (L/14 – 14 calibre short barrel version), the lg. sFH13 with a longer barrel; with minor modifications to simplify wartime ...
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The picture was taken from the Yugiri on October 16, 1941. The Fubuki -class destroyers were far more capable than the previous Mutsuki -class in armament. The main battery consisted of six Type 3 127 mm 50 caliber naval guns , mounted in pairs in three weather-proof, splinter-proof, gas-tight gun turrets that were far ahead of their time. [ 8 ]
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