The Type 96 24 cm howitzer (Japanese: 九六式二十四糎榴弾砲 , "Kyūroku -shiki nijūyon-senchi ryūdanhō") 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.