8 cm/60 Type 98 naval gun

8 cm/60 Type 98 gun
Type Naval gun
Place of origin Japan
Service history
In service 1941–1945
Used by Imperial Japanese Navy
Wars World War II
Production history
Designed 1938
Number built 28
Specifications
Weight 1,320 kilograms (2,910 lb)
Length 4.777 meters (15 ft 8.1 in)
Barrel length 4.566 meters (14 ft 11.8 in) (bore length)

Shell 5.99 kilograms (13.2 lb)
Caliber 76.2 millimetres (3.00 in)
Breech Horizontal sliding block
Elevation -10 to +90°
Traverse -150 to +150°
Rate of fire 25 (theoretical), 12 (effective)
Muzzle velocity 900–920 meters per second (3,000–3,000 ft/s)
Effective firing range 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-senchi 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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