20 cm/50 (8") 3rd Year Type No. 2
Pictures
Updated 27 May 2012
Bow turrets of Takao about 1932
A close up of Turret II and III on Ashigara
in May 1937
Note the thin sun-sheild sheeting on top
of the turrets, the rangefinder and the antenna mast
Photograph copyrighted by Real Photographs
Ltd., Albert Road, Southsea, UK
Forward turrets of Aoba
Aoba was sunk at Kure Harbor during an
air raid in July 1945
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph
# NH 97738
Bow of Chokai
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph
# NH 82080
Sketch from US Naval Technical Mission
to Japan report O-47(N)-1: Japanese Naval Guns and Mounts-Article
1, Mounts Under 18"
Page History
26 November 2006 - Benchmark
27 May 2012 - Updated to the latest template