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  76.2mm Anti-Aircraft Gun Type 3 (1914)
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US Army c1942

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One of two anti-aircraft guns emplaced in a recessed gun emplacement, with reinforced walls. near Kukum on the north coast of Guadalcanal by the Japanese in July 1942. Captured intact by American forces in August 1942.

Reference
Technical Manual Handbook on Japanese Military Forces September 1945, page IX-117

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November 6, 2019

 

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