Japanese Artillery

[Bullshott]

Can any of you guys help me? I'm looking for a suitable field gun to go with my 28mm Boxer Rebellion Japanese forces.

The Japanese adopted the Arisaka 7.5cm field gun in 1897. Was this a copy of a European gun or a new design?

Also, what European field guns did they use before adopting the Arisaka?

[rttakezo]

Presume your talking about the Type31.  Don't believe she was a true "copy" of any European design, although it's difficult to say what was 'original' during that timeframe.  Personally, I think the Type31 Field Gun kinda looks like a big screw gun; then again, all tubes with wooden wheels start looking alike after awhile...

WRT artillery prior; Japan used two types of 70mm guns.  One a Field Gun and one a mountain gun.  Both build in the early '80's, and used in the Sino-Japan thru Russo-Japan wars.  Interestingly, the 70mm's were made of BRONZE!  Seems steel was such a rare commodity/expensive in Japan at the time, they opted to cast bronze.

Cheers
Scott

[fastolfrus]

I'd be interested to hear what artillery people use for 28mm Japanese too. Any links to pictures ?

[Poliorketes]

AFAIK the japanese used Krupp guns in the russian-japanese war.

[rttakezo]

I'd be interested to hear what artillery people use for 28mm Japanese too. Any links to pictures ?

Try Taki's site:
http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/artillery.htm

No arty, but great real photos:
http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/lists/mtfrjwtitlindex.html

Good, online, period reading:
http://international.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtfgc&fileName=0011//mtfgc0011.db&recNum=0&itemLink=r?intldl/mtfront:@field(NUMBER+@od1(mtfgc+0011))&linkText=0&presId=mtfront

Good leader info, and photos: (go to the very end for the few photos of tubes)
http://international.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtfgc&fileName=0010//mtfgc0010.db&recNum=25&itemLink=r?intldl/mtfront:@field(NUMBER+@od1(mtfgc+0010))&linkText=0