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TameichiHara t1_jedtax5 wrote

Some time ago i encountered interesting facts about akizuki-class destroyers particiularly their main armament they were equipped with 100mm type 98 Universal cannons instead of type97 127mm aa cannons and according to the notes these cannos were very good so why Japanese didin’t equip other destroyers with them?

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Doctor_Impossible_ t1_jef2pu8 wrote

Do you mean the 127mm Type 89? The 100mm Type 98 was a newer design, the Type 89 was used from 1932 onwards, and ships had already had older mountings refitted with Type 89s. The Type 98 was designed in 1938 and didn't enter service until 1941 or 1942.

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