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8 cm/60 Type 98 naval gun

The 8 cm/60 Type 98 naval gun (六〇口径九八式八糎高角砲, 60kōkei kyūjū-hachi shiki 8-sanchi kōkakuhō) was a dual-purpose gun used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.


8 cm/60 Type 98 gun
Naval gun
Japan
1941–1945
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II
1938
28
1,320 kilograms (2,910 lb)
4.777 meters (15 ft 8.1 in)
4.566 meters (14 ft 11.8 in) (bore length)
5.99 kilograms (13.2 lb)
76.2 millimetres (3.00 in)
Horizontal sliding block
-10 to +90°
-150 to +150°
25 (theoretical), 12 (effective)
900–920 meters per second (3,000–3,000 ft/s)
13,600 meters (14,900 yd)

The 8 cm/60 Type 98 naval gun (六〇口径九八式八糎高角砲, 60kōkei kyūjū-hachi shiki 8-sanchi kōkakuhō) was a dual-purpose gun used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

It was used on the Agano-class light cruisers and the aircraft carrier Ibuki. A total of 28 guns were produced between 1940 and 1944.

Four additional weapons were used as coastal artillery at Maizuru, Kyoto.

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