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The Osaka Arsenal was a state weapons factory of the Imperial Japanese Army in Osaka during the period from 1870 to 1945. In the Meiji period, the self-supply of the armed forces with modern weapons was a high concern for the government. The Japanese military leader Ōmura Masujirō proposed to build a garrison with gun and ammunition ...
Initial units of Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903 were imported, and then eventually over 2,000 units, designated "Type 38" in Japan, were produced under license by the army’s Osaka Arsenal. [5] The original Type 38 gun had a conical interrupted screw, a single box type trail which limited gun elevation to only 16°30'.
Initial units were imported, and then further production was made under license by the Army's Osaka Arsenal starting in 1911. [2] After World War I, these weapons were considered largely obsolete and efforts were made to replace it with the Type 4 15 cm howitzer. However, it was still found in front line heavy artillery regiments. [3]
The IJA was also interested in the lighter and less expensive Type 97 Chi-Ni prototype proposed by Osaka Army Arsenal, which had the same 57 mm gun. [47] However, with the out-break of war with China on 7 July 1937, the peacetime budgetary limitations were removed and the Mitsubishi "Chi-Ha" model was accepted as the new Type 97 medium tank by ...
Service history; In service: 1932–1945: Used by: Imperial Japanese Army: Wars: Second Sino-Japanese War Soviet-Japanese Border Wars World War II: Production history; Designer: Schneider, Osaka Arsenal: Manufacturer: Osaka Arsenal: Unit cost: 37,250 yen ($10,009 USD) in August 1939 [1] [2] Produced: 1933–1943 [3] No. built: 202 [3 ...
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Service history; In service: 1915–1949? Used by: Imperial Japanese Army Republic of China People's Republic of China : Wars: Second Sino-Japanese War Soviet-Japanese Border Wars World War II Chinese Civil War: Production history; Designer: Osaka Arsenal: Designed: 1915: Manufacturer: Osaka Arsenal: Unit cost: 32,600 yen ($8,760 USD) in August ...
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