Type 92 Battalion gun captured on Guadalcanal

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Type 92 Battalion gun captured on Guadalcanal
Here we see a Japanese Type 92 Battalion gun that was captured on Guadalcanal. This was an unusual weapon that could be used in the direct fire role (as seen here), or with the barrel raised almost vertically as a mortar. It replaced older infantry support guns and mortars, allowing a single weapon to be used instead of two.
Morning Star, Midnight Sun – The Early Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign of World War II August-October 1942, Jeffrey R. Cox. A splendid account of the early days of the Guadalcanal campaign, when the Americans were operating on a shoestring, and the Japanese probably missed their best chances to win the battle by underestimating their opponents. A fascinating tale of a battle that was fought at the extreme end of both side’s supply lines, and in which the Americans came to dominate the day and the Japanese to dominate the night, told in a very entertaining, if sometimes rather judgemental way, with a great deal of excellent material on both sides of the campaign(Read Full Review)
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How to cite this article: Rickard, J (2 November 2024), Type 92 Battalion gun captured on Guadalcanal , https://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_type_92_battalion_gun_guadalcanal.html

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