Type 96 and Type 97 150 mm Infantry Mortar

The Type 96 and Type 97 were Japanese 150 mm calibre mortars used during the Second World War. The Type 96 designation was given to this mortar as it was accepted in the year 2596 of the Japanese calendar (1936).^[1] It had a caliber of 150.5 mm, and approximately 90 were produced. The Type 96 was used in Iwo Jima and China, but its performance is not known. In 1941 the weapon was developed into the more portable Type 97 150 mm Mortar, which simply has the recoil absorber removed.

Designation	Type 96	Type 97 long barrel	Type 97 short barrel
Barrel length	1.325 m	1.935 m	1.395 m
Elevation	+45 to +80 degrees
Shell weight	Reported between 25.65 kg and 23.8 kg
Muzzle velocity	214 m/s
Weight	722 kg	342 kg	232.5 kg
Range	3,900 m
Quantity produced	90	110

References

Notes

↑ War Department Special Series No 30 Japanese Mortars and Grenade Dischargers 1945

Bibliography

US War Department Special Series No 30 Japanese Mortars and Grenade Dischargers 1945

External links

http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/mortar.htm#96

Imperial Japanese Army artillery

Anti-tank guns	Type 1 37 mm Anti-Tank Gun Type 1 47 mm Anti-Tank Gun Type 94 37 mm Anti-Tank Gun Type 97 20 mm Anti-Tank gun Experimental 75mm Anti-Tank Gun Experimental 105mm Anti-Tank Gun

Anti-aircraft guns	Type Ho 13mm AA Machine gun Type 2 20 mm AA Machine Cannon Type 3 80 mm AA Gun Type 3 12 cm AA Gun Type 4 75 mm AA Gun Type 5 15 cm AA Gun Type 10 120 mm AA Gun Type 11 75 mm AA Gun Type 14 10 cm AA Gun Type 88 75 mm AA Gun Type 98 20 mm AA Machine Cannon Type 99 88 mm AA Gun

Infantry guns	Type 11 37 mm Infantry Gun Type 92 Battalion Gun

Field guns	Type 1 47 mm gun Type 11 37 mm gun Type 31 75 mm Field gun Type 38 75 mm Field Gun Type 41 75 mm Cavalry Gun Type 90 75 mm Field Gun Type 94 37 mm gun Type 95 75 mm Field Gun

Mountain guns	7 cm Mountain Gun Type 31 75 mm Mountain Gun Type 41 75 mm Mountain Gun Type 94 75 mm Mountain Gun Type 99 10 cm Mountain Gun

Howitzers	Type 4 15 cm Howitzer Type 7 30 cm Howitzer Type 14 10 cm Howitzer Type 38 12 cm Howitzer Type 38 15 cm Howitzer Type 91 10 cm howitzer Type 92 70 mm Howitzer Type 96 15 cm howitzer

Guns	Type 14 10 cm Cannon Type 38 10 cm Cannon Type 89 15 cm Cannon Type 92 10 cm Cannon Type 96 15 cm Cannon

Dual purpose guns	Type 10 8 cm Dual purpose gun Type 10 12 cm Dual purpose gun Type 98 10 cm Dual purpose gun Type 89 127 mm Dual purpose gun

Grenade Dischargers	Type 10 50-mm Grenade Discharger Type 27 50-mm Grenade Discharger Type 89 50-mm Grenade Discharger

Mortars	Type 2 12 cm Mortar 25 cm Artillery Mortar 70 mm Barrage Mortar Type 3 81 mm Mortar Type 11 70 mm Infantry Mortar Type 93 15 cm Mortar Type 94 90 mm Infantry Mortar Type 95 15 cm Mortar Type 96 150 mm Infantry Mortar Type 97 81 mm infantry mortar Type 97 90 mm Infantry Mortar Type 97 15 cm Mortar Type 98 50 mm Mortar Type 98 320 mm mortar Type 99 81 mm mortar

Rocket mortars	Type 4 20 cm Rocket Launcher Type 4 40 cm Rocket Launcher

Siege artillery	28 cm Howitzer Type 45 24 cm Howitzer Type 7 30 cm Howitzer Type 96 24 cm Howitzer

Coastal artillery	28 cm Howitzer Experimental 41 cm Howitzer Type 3 12 cm Coast defense gun Type 11 12 cm Coast defense gun Type 38 12 cm Coast defense gun Type 3 12 cm Coast defense gun Type 33 15 cm Coast defense gun Type 38 20 cm Coast defense gun

Railroad artillery	Type 90 240 mm railway gun

Artillery of Japan

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