These 8 - inch guns were supplied to Japan by Great Britain during the Russo - Japanese War .
Destruction of one of the four Japanese 8 - inch Vickers guns on Betio was caused by naval gunfire and air strikes .
These 8 - inch guns were supplied to Japanese by Great Britain during the Russo - Japanese War .
Destruction of one of the four Japanese 8 - inch Vickers guns on Betio was caused by naval gunfire and air strikes .