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 Type 96 was a built-up gun made from steel with an interrupted-screw breech which fired separate loading cased charge and projectiles.

The Type 96 also had a hydro-pneumatic recoil system located between the barrel and cradle.

During the Philippines Campaign in 1942, the US-Philippine forces withdrew first to the Bataan peninsula, then to the island fortress of Corregidor.

[5] Two Type 96's of the 1st Artillery Battalion of the 4th Border Guard Unit was moved to Manchuria to Kotō Fortress to strengthen the Japanese defense in preparation for a Soviet attack.