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Type 45 240 mm Howitzer
The was a siege gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War I and World War II. The Type 45 designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the 45th year of Emperor Meiji's reign (1912).War Department Special Series No 25 ''Japanese Field Artillery'' October 1944 It was the first such weapon to be entirely designed in Japan. Taki's Imperial Japanese Army page History and development The Type 45 was developed after the Russo-Japanese War showed the value of heavy caliber howitzers and Mortar (weapon), mortars when attacking strongly fortified enemy positions. The heavy weapons used by the Japanese Army at the Siege of Port Arthur were 28 cm Howitzer L/10, 28cm Imperial Japanese army howitzers. The Type 45 was the first such weapon designed and built entirely in Japan, and entered service in 1912. It w ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Tsingtao
The siege of Tsingtao (or Tsingtau) was the attack on the German port of Tsingtao (now Qingdao) in China during World War I by Japan and the United Kingdom. The siege was waged against Imperial Germany between 27 August and 7 November 1914. The siege was the first encounter between Japanese and German forces, the first Anglo-Japanese operation of the war, and the only major land battle in the Asian and Pacific theatre during World War I. Background Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Germany joined other European powers in a scramble for colonial possessions. As with the other world powers (including the United States and Japan), Germany began to interfere in Chinese local affairs. After two German missionaries were killed in the Juye Incident in 1897, China was forced to agree to the Kiautschou Bay concession in Shantung (now Shandong) to Germany in 1898 on a 99-year lease. Germany then began to assert its influence across the rest of the province and built t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
