page_title: Type 92 battalion gun
hierarchical_section_title: Type 92 battalion gun
caption_attribution_description: English: front view of a 70 mm Type 92 battalion gun at Ft. Sill, OK
context_page_description: The Type 92 battalion gun was a light howitzer used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. The Type 92 designation was for the year the gun was accepted, 2592 in the Japanese imperial year calendar, or 1932 in the Gregorian calendar. Each infantry battalion included two Type 92 guns; therefore, the Type 92 was referred to as "battalion artillery".
context_section_description: The Type 92 battalion gun (九二式歩兵砲, Kyūni-shiki Hoheihō) was a light howitzer used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. The Type 92 designation was for the year the gun was accepted, 2592 in the Japanese imperial year calendar, or 1932 in the Gregorian calendar.  Each infantry battalion included two Type 92 guns; therefore, the Type 92 was referred to as "battalion artillery" (大隊砲, Daitaihō).
caption: A Type 92, without shield, at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum, Ft. Sill, OK
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