The Type 96 15 cm cannon (Japanese: 九六式十五糎加農砲, Kyūroku-shiki jūgo-senchi Kannohō) was a siege gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Japanese-Soviet War and during the Pacific War from 1936 to 1945. The designation Type 96 indicates the year of its introduction, Kōki year 2596 or 1936 according to Gregorian calendar.
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