The Type 96 15 cm cannon (Japanese: 九六式十五糎加農砲, "Kyūroku-shiki jūgo-senchi Kannohō") was a siege gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Japanese-Soviet War and during the Pacific War from 1936 to 1945. The designation "Type 96" indicates the year of its introduction, Kōki year 2596 or 1936 according to Gregorian calendar.