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  127mm Anti-Aircraft Gun Type 89 (1929) 12cm Gun (Ballale No. 2)
IJN
6th Kure Chinjufu
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Justin Taylan
September 2003
Gun History
Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as single mount 127mm Anti-Aircraft Gun / Type 89 (1929) 12cm Gun serial number unknown.

Wartime History
Assigned to the 6th Kure Chinjufu (6th Kure Naval Base) operated by the Talahashi Group or Kanehara Group. This gun was transported to Ballale Island and emplaced on the southwest corner of the island inside a revetment made from empty fuel drums filled with coral rubble. This gun provided anti-aircraft defense for the area.

Wreckage
This gun survived until the official surrender of Japan then abandoned. The gun remains in situ with the barrel elevated horizontally.

References
Thanks to Yoji Sakaida and Justin Taylan for additional information

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Last Updated
April 19, 2021

 

Tech Info
127mm
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