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  140mm Type III Naval Gun   
IJN

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Yoji Sakaida, 2005
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Justin Taylan 2005

Wartime History
Emplaced furthest to the west at Kangu Beach, on southern Bougainville.

Today
The gun still remains to this day.

Stephen Turner visited in 1985:
"The projectiles were still stacked adjacent to the gun, but all of the brass casings had been removed and taken for scrap earlier."

References
Rust in Peace page 213

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October 1, 2009

 

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