Japanese AA Weapon?

"Keith Willshaw" writes:

From
http://www.warships1.com/Weapons/WNJAP_18-45_t94.htm

"As were most Japanese warships, the Yamato and Musashi were provided with a
special anti-aircraft incendiary shrapnel shell officially designated as
"Type 3 Common" but nicknamed "San Shiki" (The Beehive). This round weighed

Correction to the quoted part: `san shiki' is merely Japanese for Type
3, the short form of the name of the shell. I could't find out what
the nickname was in Japanese, but beehive is `mitsuhachi no su', not
very catchy. In the past, `beehive' was also known as `hankyujo'
(lit. 'hemisphere-shape'), which sounds a lot more likely. Anyone
else know for sure ?

--
G Hassenpflug * IJN & JMSDF equipment/history fan

"Type 3 Common" but nicknamed "San Shiki" (The Beehive). This round weighed

Correction to the quoted part: `san shiki' is merely Japanese for Type
3, the short form of the name of the shell.

Adopted in the year 2603 of the Japanese throne.

As a means of identifying military gear, year-adopted is one of the
most confusing, especially with the pace of adoption in the war years.

The most famous example of this system, and the only one that has made
it into English, is the A6M "Zero" -- adopted in, you got it, 2600.

This was actually considered to be the *long* system. (The full &
proper name is Type Zero Carrier Fighter.) A6M is the short system,
and was adopted from the U.S. Navy: purpose - sequence number -
manufacturer.

www.warbirdforum.com/zero.htm



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