Type 5 15 cm AA Gun

• Type 5 15 cm AA Gun

Introduced Year : 1945 Caliber : 149.1 mm Barrel Length : 9 m (L60) EL Angle of Fire : 0 to +85 Degrees AZ Angle of Fire : 360 Degrees Shell Weight : 50 kg Muzzle Velocity : 930 m/s Weight : Approx. 50 ton Range : 26,000 m Altitude : 19,000 m Production Qty : 2

Type 5 is the biggest AA gun that Japan has developed. Two guns of Type 5 were deployed at Kugayama in the suburbs of Tokyo in August, 1945, just before the end of WWII. They brought down two B-29s by one engagement. However, they had no chance to fire after that, because B-29 avoided to fly over Kugayama.