The Type 96 25mm gun was the standard light, short range anti-aircraft weapon used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War Two. It was licensed from the interwar French Hotchkiss 25mm design for anti-aircraft use and was meant as a replacement for the Japanese licensed Vickers 4cm/62 mount. The original 25mm design was tested in 1935 and adopted for use by the IJN in 1936. It was produced in single, double, and triple gun mount models. Over 30,000 guns of all types were eventually produced. They were mounted on naval units of all classes and types as well as used for land-based protection.

Though the Japanese rated it as an effective weapon, it showed limitations during actual use. Firing rate, range, and the ability to train it on a target have all been cited as reasons for its relative ineffectiveness. A closer examination suggests that the root cause might be a magazine limited to 15 rounds.

Such a small magazine enabled just a short burst before exhausting the magazine. In turn, a shorter burst likely meant withholding fire until an aircraft closed to within a closer kill zone. Doing so limited its practical effectiveness to a much briefer interval at closer range when compared to the highly regarded, contemporary Oerlikon 20mm gun. That weapon had a larger capacity magazine and was used at greater ranges with far greater effectiveness.

Instead of an instruction sheet, one is directed to the Black Cat Models website where there is a specific page devoted to this item. There, one finds a generic guide on handling 3D printed parts: file:///C:/Users/Daniel%20Kaplan/Downloads/build_generic-1.pdf

There’s also a spec sheet for this SKU. The link brings you to the 1/350 version, not the 1/700 version, but it highlights the attachment points for cutting, which seem to be the same:  file:///C:/Users/Daniel%20Kaplan/Downloads/instruction_ac350058c.pdf