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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'.
This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of historical materials (歴史資料, rekishi shiryō) for the Urban Prefecture of Ōsaka. [ 1 ] National Cultural Properties
It has the serial number 136 and was made at the Osaka Infantry Armory in 1941. [12] Another surviving gun is located in front of VFW Post 4911 in Floyd county, Georgia. It has the serial number 33 and was made in Osaka, Japan. This gun, which is known as "Pistol Pete," was captured at Guadalcanal in December 1942.
Osaka in the grounds of Shōraku-ji ( 勝楽寺 ) 34°42′10″N 135°28′57″E / 34.702701°N 135.482553°E / 34.702701; 135.482553 ( Kimura Kenkadō
Tokyo-Osaka Tōkaidō Shinkansen (hi-speed train) begins operating. [12] Nagai Stadium opens. 1967 – Subway Tanimachi Line begins operating. 1968 – Osaka Sports newspaper in publication. [16] 1969 – Subway Sakaisuji Line and Sennichimae Line begin operating. 1970 April: Gas explosion in Kita-ku. [12] Expo '70 (world's fair) held in Osaka ...
The Type 4 15 cm Howitzer was designed by the Army’s Osaka Armory to rectify the shortcomings of the Type 38 15 cm howitzer – namely its lack of portability. The Type 96 15 cm Howitzer was intended to replace it, but it remained in use throughout World War II.
The Type 5 15 cm anti-aircraft gun (五式十五糎高射砲, Go-shiki jyūgo-senchi Koshahō) was a large caliber anti-aircraft gun developed by the Imperial Japanese Army during the final days of World War II.