Captured Japanese 150mm Howitzer

Place Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville
Accession Number ART21455
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 30.5 x 22.8 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description pen and wash on paper
Maker Abbott, Harold
Place made Pacific Islands: Solomon Islands, Bougainville
Date made 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Drawn on the day after capture when the site was comparatively undisturbed. This gun had been responsible for a certain amount of shelling during weeks previous to its capture. The gun had obviously been in position for a considerable period as there were no signs of the struggle necessary to get it there. Immediately in front of the position is an arm of the Hupai River, which served to hide blast marks and the overhead foliage eliminated all possibility of detection from the air. The barrel is 11' 6" long and had been pulled back to render it temporarily unserviceable.