List of weapons of the Japanese Empire during World War II
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Weapons of the Japanese Empire during World War II List of Weapons
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[edit] Infantry weapons
[edit] Swords
[edit] Side arms
[edit] Rifles / carbines
- Type 38 6.5mm
- Type 99 7.7mm
- Type I 7.7mm
- Type 4 Rifle 7.7mm Japanese produced version of the US M1 Garand which saw little if any service.
[edit] Submachine guns
[edit] Light machine guns
- Type 11 Light Machine Gun
- Type 96 Light Machine Gun
- Type 97 Light Machine Gun
- Type 99 Light Machine Gun
- Lewis bipod-mounted MGs
[edit] Heavy machine guns
[edit] Grenades
[edit] Support weapons
- Type 93 and 100 flamethrowers
- Type 10 Grenade Discharger
- Type 89 Grenade Discharger
- Type 2 rifle grenade launcher
- Type 97 20 mm AT Rifle
- Type 5 45 mm AT Rocket Launcher
- Type 4 70 mm AT Rocket Launcher
[edit] Cartridges
[edit] Armor
[edit] Tankettes
[edit] Tanks
[edit] Light tanks
[edit] Medium tank
[edit] Amphibious tanks
[edit] APCs
[edit] Self-propelled artillery
(including tank destroyers)
- Type 98 20 mm
- Type 98 20 mm AA Half-Track
- Type 1 Ho-Ni I
- Type 2 Ho-I
- Type 3 Ho-Ni III
- Type 4 Ho-Ro
- Type 4 Ha-To
[edit] Armored cars
- Austin Motor Company Armoured Car
- Vickers Crossley Armored Car
- Wolseley Motor Company Armoured Car
- Model 91 Broad-gauge Railroad Tractor Sumi-Da
- Type 91 Armored Railroad Car "So-Mo"
- Type 95 Armored Railroad Car "So-Ki"
- Aikoku Armored Car
- Hokoku Armored Car
- Type 2592 Osaka HoKoKu-Go Armored Car
- Type 2592 "Kokusan" Armored Car
- Type 2592 "Chokei Sensha" Armored Car*
- Type 2592 Chiyoda Armored Car
- Type 2593 "Sumida" Armored Car
- Model 92 Naval Armored Car
- Model 92 "Chiysda" Armored Car
- Ford Armored Car
- Type 2598 Railroad Car
- Hokoku Armored Car
- Type 2592 Osaka HoKoKu-Go Armored Car
[edit] Amphibious Trucks and Land Trucks
- Type 95 Mini-truck
- Toyota Amphibious Truck "Su-Ki"
[edit] Armored trains
[edit] Wagons
- Wagon-1 Reconnaissance Wagon
- Wagon-1 Protective Wagon
- Wagon-2 Heavy Canone Wagon
- Wagon-3 Light Canone Wagon
- Wagon-4 Infantry Wagon
- Wagon-5 Command Wagon
[edit] Locomotives
- Wagon-6 Auxiliary Tender
- Wagon-7 Materials Wagon
- Wagon-7 Power Supply Wagon
- Wagon-8 Infantry Wagon
- Wagon-9 Light Canone Wagon
- Wagon-10 Howitzer Wagon
- Wagon-11 Protective Wagon
[edit] Artillery
[edit] Infantry mortars
- Type 11 70 mm Infantry Mortar
- Type 94 90 mm Infantry Mortar
- Type 96 150 mm Infantry Mortar
- Type 97 81 mm Infantry Mortar
- Type 97 90 mm Infantry Mortar
- Type 97 150 mm Infantry Mortar
- Type 98 50 mm Mortar
- Type 99 81 mm Infantry Mortar
- Type 2 120 mm Infantry Mortar
[edit] Heavy mortars & rocket launchers
- 15cm Mortar
- Type 14 27 cm Heavy Mortar
- Type 98 32 cm Spigot Mortar
- Type 4 20 cm Rocket Launcher
- Type 4 40 cm Rocket Launcher
- Type 5 Mortar Launcher "Tok"
[edit] Field artillery
- 7cm Mountain Gun
- Type 31 75 mm Mountain Gun
- Type 41 75 mm Mountain Gun
- Type 94 75 mm Mountain Gun
- Type 99 10 cm Mountain Gun
- Type 41 75 mm Cavalry Gun
- 7 cm Field Gun
- Type 31 75 mm Field Gun
- Type 38 75 mm Field Gun
- Type 90 75 mm Field Gun
- Type 95 75 mm Field Gun
- Krupp 12 cm Howitzer
- Krupp 15 cm Howitzer
- Type 38 12 cm Howitzer
- Type 38 15 cm Howitzer
- Type 4 15 cm Howitzer
- Type 91 10 cm Howitzer
- Type 96 15 cm Howitzer
- Krupp 10.5 cm Cannon
- Type 38 10 cm Cannon
- Type 14 10 cm Cannon
- Type 92 10 cm Cannon
[edit] Fortress guns
- 28cm Howitzer
- Type 45 24 cm Howitzer
- Type 45 15 cm Cannon
- Type 7 30 cm Howitzer
- Type 7 10 cm Cannon
- Type 7 15 cm Cannon
- Type 11 75 mm Cannon
- Type 89 15 cm Cannon
- Type 96 24 cm Howitzer
- Type 96 15cm Cannon
- Experimental 41 cm Howitzer
- Type 90 24 cm Railway Gun
[edit] Infantry guns
[edit] Anti-tank guns
- Type 94 37 mm Anti-Tank Gun
- Type 1 37 mm Anti-Tank Gun
- Type 1 47 mm Anti-Tank Gun
- Type Ra 37 mm AT Gun
[edit] Light anti-aircraft guns
- Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun
- Type 4 Heavy Machine Gun
- Type 97 20 mm AT/AA Rifle
- Type 98 20 mm AA Machine Cannon
- Type 2 20 mm AA Machine Cannon
- 20 mm Twin AA Machine Cannon
- Type 4 20 mm Twin AA Machine Cannon
- Model 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun
- AA Mine Discharger
[edit] Medium & heavy anti-aircraft guns
- Model 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun (triple Muzzle)
- Vickers Type 40 mm AT/AA Gun
- Type 11 75 mm AA Gun
- Type 88 75 mm AA Gun
- Type 4 75 mm AA Gun
- Type 3 80 mm AA Gun
- Type 99 88 mm AA Gun
- Type 14 10 cm AA Gun
- Type 10 120 mm AA Gun
- Type 3 12 cm AA Gun
- Type 5 15 cm AA Gun
[edit] Mobile anti-aircraft vehicles
- Type 98 20 mm AAG Tank "Ho-Ki"
- 20 mm AA Machine Cannon Carrier Truck
- 20 mm Anti-Aircraft Tank "Ta-Se"
- Type 96 AA Gun Prime Mover
- Type 98 20 mm AA Half-Track Vehicle "Ko-Hi"
[edit] AutoCannon
[edit]
See article: List of Japanese Navy ships and warvessels in World War II
[edit] Secret weapons
See article: Secret and special weapons in Showa Japan
[edit] See also
- List of World War II weapons
- List of Japanese military equipment of World War II
- List of Japanese HEAT shells in World War II
- List of artillery weapons of the Imperial Japanese Navy
- List of military aircraft of Japan
[edit] References
- Bishop, Chris (eds) The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II. Barnes & Nobel. 1998. ISBN 0760710228
- Chamberlain, Peter and Gander, Terry. Light and Medium Field Artillery. Macdonald and Jane's (1975). ISBN 0356082156
- Chant, Chris. Artillery of World War II, Zenith Press, 2001, ISBN 0760311722
- McLean, Donald B. Japanese Artillery; Weapons and Tactics. Wickenburg, Ariz.: Normount Technical Publications 1973. ISBN 0-87947-157-3.
- US Department of War, TM 30-480, Handbook On Japanese Military Forces, Louisiana State University Press, 1994. ISBN 0807120138
