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Japanese 75mm Anti-Aircraft Gun Type 88 (1928)
List by Serial Number and surviving examples
List by Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) Serial Number
Type 88 75mm 1000 captured at Buna, recovered to AWM
Type 88 75mm 1018  captured at Buna in the Government Gardens area recovered to Australia for evaluation.
Type 88 75mm 1252 captured at Guadalcanal, Displayed at Henderson Airport
Type 88 75mm 1600 taken to Australia after the war, privately owned
Type 88 75mm 2582 abandoned at Awar, displayed at Bogia

Other Known Guns
Type 88 75mm Attu Island  emplaced on Attu Island, remains in situ
Type 88 75mm abandoned at Awar, displayed at Bogia
Type 88 75mm Popondetta (No. 1) captured at Buna, recovered to Popondetta displayed at War Memorial
Type 88 75mm Popondetta (No. 2) captured at Buna, recovered to Popondetta displayed at War Memorial
Type 88 75mm displayed at Madang
Type 88 75mm displayed at Solano Island
Type 88 75mm emplaced at Kara Airfield
Type 88 75mm emplaced Pagan Airfield
Type 88 75mm No. 1 emplaced on Red Beach at Guadalcanal
Type 88 75mm No. 2 emplaced on Red Beach at Guadalcanal
Type 88 75mm emplaced at Harinai, Bougainville
Type 88 75mm emplaced near Vunakanau
Type 88 75mm emplaced at Garapan, Saipan
Type 88 75mm group of three guns emplaced on Witu (Vitu)
Type 88 75mm  displayed at road junction at Alexishafen, mount only
Type 88 75mm No. 1  emplaced at Alexishafen, barrel horizontal
Type 88 75mm No. 2  emplaced at Alexishafen, barrel removed
Type 88 75mm No. 3  emplaced at Alexishafen, barrel angled
Type 88 75mm No. 4  emplaced at Alexishafen, base only
Type 88 75mm No. 5  emplaced at Alexishafen, base only

Type 88 75mm  emplaced on the beach at Hansa Bay
Type 88 75mm Cape Wom No. 1  emplaced Boram Airfield, salvaged and displayed at Cape Wom Airfield
Type 88 75mm Cape Wom No. 2  emplaced Boram Airfield, salvaged and displayed at Cape Wom Airfield
Type 88 75mm Yasakuni  emplaced Boram Airfield, salvaged and displayed at Yasukuni
Type 88 75mm Oryoku Maru  salvage from the shipwreck of Oryoku Maru and installed as a monument in Olongapo

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