This is a list of armour used by the

Imperial Japanese Army The was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945. It was controlled by the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office and the Ministry of the Army, both of which were nominally subordinate to the Emperor o ...

in the

Second Sino-Japanese War The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) or War of Resistance (Chinese term) was a military conflict that was primarily waged between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The war made up the Chinese theater of the wider Pacific Th ...

. The present list also includes other military armoured vehicles in use at the time (

armoured personnel carrier An armoured personnel carrier (APC) is a broad type of armoured military vehicle designed to transport personnel and equipment in combat zones. Since World War I, APCs have become a very common piece of military equipment around the world. Acc ...

s, armoured cars, armoured trains, etc.). IJA Wolseley Armoured Car

Vickers-Crossley armored cars during the military parades of the Shanghai Special Naval Landing Force

Renault NC series tanks of the IJA - Manchuria

Renault FT The Renault FT (frequently referred to in post-World War I literature as the FT-17, FT17, or similar) was a French light tank that was among the most revolutionary and influential tank designs in history. The FT was the first production tank to ...

* Renault NC27 *

Type 89 I-Go medium tank The was a medium tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army from 1932 to 1942 in combat operations of the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Khalkhin Gol against the Soviet Union, and in the Second World War. The Type 89B model was the world's first m ...

s (Type 89A I-Go Kō and Type 89B I-Go Otsu) * Type 92 heavy armoured car ''Jyu-Sokosha'' - tankette *

Type 94 tankette The Type 94 tankette ( ja, 九四式軽装甲車, Kyūyon-shiki keisōkōsha, literally "94 type light armored car"; also known as TK, an abbreviation of ''Tokushu Keninsha'', literally "special tractor") was a tankette used by the Imperial Japane ...

Type 97 Te-Ke tankette The was a tankette used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in World War II. It was designed as a fast reconnaissance vehicle, and was a replacement for the earlier Type 94 ta ...

* Type 95 Ha-Go light tank *

Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank The was a medium tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Battles of Khalkhin Gol against the Soviet Union, and the Second World War. It was the most widely produced Japanese medium tank of World War II. ...

* Type 97 ShinHōtō Chi-Ha medium tank *

Sōkō Sagyō Ki The , also known as the , was a fulltrack engineering vehicle of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) introduced in 1931. The vehicle was considered by the IJA to be one of its most versatile multi-function support vehicles. History During the 1930s ...

("SS-Ki") armored engineer vehicles *

Panzer I The Panzer I was a light tank produced in Nazi Germany in the 1930s. Its name is short for (German for "armored fighting vehicle mark I"), abbreviated as . The tank's official German ordnance inventory designation was ''Sd.Kfz. 101'' ...

- German tank, one captured from Chinese forces *

Vickers Crossley armoured car The Vickers Crossley armoured car a/k/a the Model 25 Vickers Crossley armoured car, was a British-made military vehicle used by the British Army in India and exported to different countries, including Japan. History and design The Model 25 a ...

*Wolseley armoured car * Chiyoda armored car Type 92. *

Sumida M.2593 The Sumida M.2593 (Type 91) was an armoured car produced by the Empire of Japan in the 1930s. It could operate on both the roadway and railway lines. History Designed by the Sumiya firm, beginning in 1933 the M.2593 was produced at the Ishik ...

Type 91 armored railroad car So-Mo * Type 93 armoured car a/k/a Type 2593 Hokoku and Type 93 Kokusanor *

Type 95 So-Ki The Type 95 So-Ki was an armored railroad car of the Imperial Japanese Army. It was used for patrolling and guarding railway lines in both Manchuria and Burma. The chassis was based on the Type 95 Ha-Go light tank. The Type 95 So-Ki had light a ...

armored railroad car *

Type 1 Ho-Ki The was a tracked armored personnel carrier (APC) developed by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. Development and history The Type 1 Ho-Ki was produced as a result of a request from the army for a heavy armored artillery tractor, which ...

armored personnel carrier * 20 mm AA machine cannon carrier truck * Improvised Armoured Train * Special Armoured Train *

Type 94 Armoured Train The Type 94 Armoured train was built in 1934 and used by the Imperial Japanese Army forces during World War II. It originally consisted of 8 cars and later added an additional car, for a total of 9. For armament, it had two Type 14 10 cm AA guns ...

*Type 95 crane vehicle Ri-Ki * Armored recovery vehicle Se-Ri * Type 100 Te-Re observation vehicleTaki's Imperial Japanese Army: Type 100 Observation Vehicle "Te-Re"
/ref> * Type 94 disinfecting vehicleTaki’s Imperial Japanese Army Page: Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle
/ref> * Type 94 gas scattering vehicle

Notes

References

* * * *{{cite book , last = Zaloga , first = Steven J. , author-link = Steven Zaloga , year = 2007 , title = Japanese Tanks 1939–45 , publisher = Osprey , isbn = 978-1-8460-3091-8

External links

Taki's Imperial Japanese Army Page - Akira Takizawa

Armoured fighting vehicles An armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is an armed combat vehicle protected by armour, generally combining operational mobility with offensive and defensive capabilities. AFVs can be wheeled or tracked. Examples of AFVs are tanks, armoured cars ...

Second Sino-Japanese War, armoured fighting vehicles