Military
This dual-purpose 25-mm anti-aircraft gun used high-explosive, armor-piercing ammunition and could fire 300 rounds per minute. At the time of the recapture, the island bristled with Japanese anti-aircraft and coastal defense guns. After the war, military equipment was salvaged for scrap metal, and today only a few guns remain intact.
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