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The following is a list of Japanese military equipment of
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels, and other support equipment of both 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 ...
(IJA), and
Imperial Japanese Navy The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ' 'Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire', or ''Nippon Kaigun'', 'Japanese Navy') was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrender ...
(IJN) from operations conducted from start of
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 ...
in 1937 to the end of
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
in 1945. The
Empire of Japan The also known as the Japanese Empire or Imperial Japan, was a historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the post-World War II 1947 constitution and subsequent fo ...
forces conducted operations over a variety of geographical areas and climates from the frozen North of China bordering Russia during the
Battle of Khalkin Gol The Battles of Khalkhin Gol (russian: Бои на Халхин-Голе; mn, Халхын голын байлдаан) were the decisive engagements of the undeclared Soviet–Japanese border conflicts involving the Soviet Union, Mongolia, Jap ...
(Nomonhan) to the tropical jungles of Indonesia. Japanese military equipment was researched and developed along two separate procurement processes, one for the IJA and one for the IJN. Until 1943, the IJN usually received a greater budget allocation, which allowed for the enormous
Yamato-class battleship The were two battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), and , laid down leading up to World War II and completed as designed. A third hull laid down in 1940 was converted to an aircraft carrier, , during construction. Displacing n ...
s, advanced aircraft such as the
Mitsubishi A6M The Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" is a long-range carrier-based fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1940 to 1945. The A6M was ...
"Zero" series, and the world's largest submarines. In addition, a higher priority of steel and raw materials was allocated to the IJN for warship construction and airplane construction. It changed to a degree in 1944/45, when the Japanese home islands became increasingly under direct threat, but it was too late. Therefore, during the prior years the Imperial Japanese Army suffered by having a lower budget allocation and being given a lower priority as to raw materials, which eventually affected its use of equipment and tactics in engagements during World War II. A majority of the materials used were cotton, wool, and silk for the fabrics, wood for weapon stocks, leather for ammunition pouches, belts, etc. But by 1943 material shortages caused much of the leather to be switched to cotton straps as a substitute.


Swords and bayonets


Small arms


Pistols (manual and semi-automatic)


Automatic pistols and submachine guns


Rifles


Grenades and grenade launchers


Flare guns


Recoilless rifles


Flamethrowers


Machine guns


Infantry and dual-purpose machine guns


Vehicle and aircraft machine guns


Artillery


Infantry mortars

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Type 89 grenade discharger The , inaccurately and colloquially known as a knee mortar by Allied forces, is a Japanese grenade launcher or light mortar that was widely used in the Pacific Theater of World War II. It got the nickname the "knee mortar" because of an errone ...
, or 'knee mortar,' firing grenades or 50mm shells. *
Type 98 50 mm mortar The Type 98 50 mm mortar was a Japanese smooth-bore, muzzle-loading weapon of the mid 20th century. The Type 98 designation was given to this weapon because it was accepted in the year 2598 of the Japanese calendar (1938)War Department Specia ...
* Type 11 70 mm infantry mortar (rifled bore) *
Type 97 81 mm infantry mortar The Type 97 81 mm infantry mortar was a Japanese mortar used primary by Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. The Type 97 designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the year 2597 of the Japanese calendar (1937).War Departm ...
* Type 99 81 mm mortar – fired by hammer strike * Type 94 90 mm infantry mortar ** Type 97 90 mm infantry mortar (simplified version of Type 94 90 mm infantry mortar) * Type 2 12 cm mortar * – actually heavy 150mm mortar, 90 made and used in 1932 **
Type 96 150 mm infantry mortar The Type 96 and Type 97 were Japanese 150 mm caliber mortars used during the Second World War. The Type 96 designation was given to this mortar as it was accepted in the year 2596 of the Japanese calendar Japanese calendar types have inc ...
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Type 97 150 mm infantry mortar Type may refer to: Science and technology Computing * Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc. * Data type, collection of values used for computations. * File type * TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file. * Ty ...
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Type 96 150 mm infantry mortar The Type 96 and Type 97 were Japanese 150 mm caliber mortars used during the Second World War. The Type 96 designation was given to this mortar as it was accepted in the year 2596 of the Japanese calendar Japanese calendar types have inc ...
with recoil absorber removed to save weight)


Heavy mortars & rocket launchers

* * Type 98 320 mm mortar * Type 4 20 cm rocket launcher * Type 3 300 mm heavy mortar on Type 4 Ha-To SP heavy mortar carrier *
Type 4 40 cm rocket launcher The was a rocket artillery, rocket used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the final stages of World War II. Development and design The Type 4 rocket mortar was developed in the final stages of World War II by the Imperial Japanese Army Technical ...
* Type 5 mortar launcher "Tok" *
Type 10 and Type 3 rocket boosters The Type 10 and Type 3 rocket boosters were rocket artillery systems used by garrison troops of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the late stages of World War II in defense of island bases in the Pacific War, Pacific. Design Instead of being a ...


Field artillery

* 7cm mountain gun (75 mm caliber, short bronze barrel) ** Type 31 75 mm mountain gun (steel version) * 7 cm field gun (75mm caliber, long bronze barrel) ** Type 31 75 mm field gun (steel version) * Type 41 75 mm mountain gun (license-built Krupp M.08 mountain gun) * Type 94 75 mm mountain gun (indigenous design to replace Type 41 75 mm mountain gun) * Type 38 75 mm field gun (license-built Krupp gun) **
Type 41 75 mm cavalry gun The Type 41 75 mm cavalry gun was a Japanese field gun first accepted into service in 1908. The ''Type 41'' designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the 41st year of Emperor Meiji's reign (1908).War Department TM-E-30-480 ''Han ...
(lengthened Type 38 75 mm field gun) * Type 90 75 mm field gun (indigenous design to replace Type 38 75 mm field gun) *
Type 95 75 mm field gun The was a field gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. It was intended to replace the Type 38 75 mm field gun and the Type 41 75 mm cavalry gun in front line combat units but, due to operational and budgetary constraints, on ...
(supersede Type 90 75 mm field gun to reduce costs) * Type 99 10 cm mountain gunType 99 10 cm Mountain Gun
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Krupp 10.5 cm cannon The Krupp family (see #Pronunciation, pronunciation), a prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen, is notable for its production of steel, artillery, ammunition and other armaments. The family business, known as Friedrich Krupp AG (F ...
** Type 38 10 cm cannon (license-built Krupp 105mm howitzer M1905) *
Type 91 10 cm howitzer The was a howitzer used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. As the standard Japanese light howitzer of the period, it was influenced by Schneider designs and was considered to be light, robust and ...
(indigenous light-weight howitzer to supplement
Type 38 15 cm howitzer The was a 1905 German design that was purchased by the Empire of Japan as the standard heavy howitzer of the Imperial Japanese Army at the end of the Russo-Japanese War. The Type 38 designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the 38th ...
) * Type 14 10 cm cannon (indigenous design, largely unsuccessful) **
Type 92 10 cm cannon The was a field gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. The Type 92 number was designated for the year the gun was accepted, 2592 in the Japanese imperial year calendar, or 1932 in the Gregor ...
(replacement for Type 14 10 cm cannon) * 120 mm Krupp howitzer M1905 *
Type 38 12 cm howitzer The Type 38 12 cm howitzer (1905) is an obsolete Japanese field piece used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War I, Second Sino-Japanese War, and World War II. The Type 38 designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the ...
(license-built 120 mm Krupp howitzer M1905) *
Type 38 15 cm howitzer The was a 1905 German design that was purchased by the Empire of Japan as the standard heavy howitzer of the Imperial Japanese Army at the end of the Russo-Japanese War. The Type 38 designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the 38th ...
(license-built 150 mm Krupp QF howitzer M1905) **
Type 4 15 cm howitzer The was a heavy howitzer used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. The Type 4 designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the 4th year of Emperor Taishō's reign (1915).War Department Sp ...
(changes of
Type 38 15 cm howitzer The was a 1905 German design that was purchased by the Empire of Japan as the standard heavy howitzer of the Imperial Japanese Army at the end of the Russo-Japanese War. The Type 38 designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the 38th ...
to improve portability) ***
Type 96 15 cm howitzer The was a 149.1 mm calibre howitzer used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. It was intended to replace the Type 4 15 cm howitzer in front line combat units from 1937, although it fired the same ammunition. It was first used i ...
(intended replacement of
Type 4 15 cm howitzer The was a heavy howitzer used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. The Type 4 designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the 4th year of Emperor Taishō's reign (1915).War Department Sp ...
)


Fortress and siege guns

* Type 7 10 cm cannon (early production of Type 14 10 cm cannon) * Type 45 15 cm coast defense gun (1912) – barbette-mounted coastal defense gun ** Type 7 15 cm cannon **
Type 89 15 cm cannon The Type 89 15 cm cannon was the main gun of the Imperial Japanese Army's heavy artillery units. The ''Type 89'' designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the year 2589 of the Japanese calendar (1929).War Department Special Seri ...
-main heavy gun of
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 ...
**
Type 96 15 cm cannon The Type 96 15 cm cannon (Japanese: 九六式十五糎加農砲, ''Kyūroku-shiki jūgo-senchi Kannohō'') was a siege gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Japanese-Soviet War and during the Pacific War from 1936 to 1945. The desi ...
* 28 cm howitzer L/10 **
Type 45 24 cm howitzer Type may refer to: Science and technology Computing * Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc. * Data type, collection of values used for computations. * File type * TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file. * Typ ...
(1912) – replacement for 28 cm howitzer L/10 **
Type 96 24 cm howitzer The Type 96 24 cm howitzer (Japanese: 九六式二十四糎榴弾砲 , ''Kyūroku -shiki nijūyon-senchi ryūdanhō'') was a siege gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Japanese-Soviet War and during the Pacific War from 1936 to 1945 ...
*
Type 90 24 cm railway gun Type may refer to: Science and technology Computing * Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc. * Data type, collection of values used for computations. * File type * TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file. * T ...
– Built in France *
Type 7 30 cm howitzer The Type 7 30 cm howitzer ( ja, 七式 三十 榴 弾 砲, Shichi-nenshiki sanjū-senchi ryūdanhō) was a howitzer used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War, Soviet–Japanese border conflicts and during the Pacific Cam ...
(1918) – semi-mobile siege gun * Experimental 41 cm howitzer


Infantry guns

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Type 11 37 mm infantry gun The was an infantry support gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. The Type 11 designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the 11th year of Emperor Taishō's reign (1922).War Departmen ...
* Type 92 70 mm infantry gun (Type 92 battalion gun)


Anti-tank guns

* Type Ra 37 mm AT gun (German 3.7 cm Pak 36 captured from Chinese) *
Type 94 37 mm anti-tank gun Type may refer to: Science and technology Computing * Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc. * Data type, collection of values used for computations. * File type * TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file. * ...
** Type 1 37 mm anti-tank gun – same as Type 94 but with a longer barrel * – a prototype tested in 1937–1938 ** Type 1 47 mm anti-tank gun * – prototype tested in 1941–1943, cancelled because of the appearance of Allied heavy tanks.


Anti-tank weapons (besides anti-tank guns)

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Type 97 automatic cannon The is a Japanese anti-tank rifle that began development in the 1930s. It was used by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Soviet–Japanese border conflicts and the Pacific War. Ever-greater thicknesses of ar ...
* Type 99 mine * Type 93 Pressure Anti-Tank/personnel mine *
Type 2 rifle grenade launcher The Type 2 rifle grenade launcher was an attachment for the Japanese Type 38 and Type 99 rifles that allowed them to fire special hollow charge grenades. It was a version of the German Schiessbecher grenade launcher. Two grenades were produced ...
* Type 3 AT grenade *
Lunge mine The Shitotsubakurai ( ja, 刺突爆雷) lunge mine was a suicidal anti-tank weapon developed and used by the Empire of Japan during the Second World War. It used a HEAT type charge. This weapon was used by the CQC units of the Imperial Ja ...
* 57 mm tank cannon * 37 mm tank cannon *
Type 5 45 mm Recoilless gun Type may refer to: Science and technology Computing * Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc. * Data type, collection of values used for computations. * File type * TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file. * Typ ...
* Type 4 70 mm AT Rocket Launcher


Anti-aircraft weapons


Occasional anti-aircraft guns

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Type 97 automatic cannon The is a Japanese anti-tank rifle that began development in the 1930s. It was used by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Soviet–Japanese border conflicts and the Pacific War. Ever-greater thicknesses of ar ...
*
Type 11 light machine gun The was a light machine gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the interwar period and during World War II. History Combat experience in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905 had convinced the Japanese of the utility of machine guns in prov ...
* Type 96 light machine gun * Type 99 light machine gun *
Type 92 heavy machine gun was a Japanese heavy machine gun, related to the Hotchkiss machine gun series. It entered service in 1932 and was the standard Japanese heavy machine gun used during World War II. Known for its reliability, it was used after the war by various fo ...
*
Type 1 heavy machine gun was a heavy machine gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the later stages of the Second World War. Though seemingly intended to replace the older Type 92 heavy machine gun, the weapon never underwent the same level of mass production a ...
* 37mm high elevation angle gun * modified Type 38 75 mm field gun


Light anti-aircraft guns

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Type 3 heavy machine gun , also known as the Taishō 14 machine gun, was a Japanese air-cooled heavy machine gun. Design The Type 3 heavy machine gun was based on the design of the Hotchkiss M1914. Although the Hotchkiss used 8mm cartridges, from 1914 Japan produced the ...
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Type 4 heavy machine gun Type may refer to: Science and technology Computing * Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc. * Data type, collection of values used for computations. * File type * TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file. * Ty ...
* 13.2 mm Hotchkiss machine gun ** – used in independent machine gun companies *
Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon The Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon was the most common light anti-aircraft gun of the Imperial Japanese Army. It entered service in 1938 and was used until the end of World War II. After World War II this gun was used by the Indonesian Army ...
**
Type 98 20 mm AA half-track vehicle The Type 98 20 mm AA half-track vehicle was an experimental Japanese self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. It had a single 20 mm Type 98 AA cannon mounted on the back section of a Type 98 four-ton half-track A half-track is a civilian o ...
"Ko-Hi" ** 20 mm Anti-Aircraft Tank "Ta-Se" **
Type 4 20 mm twin AA machine cannon Type 4 20 mm twin AA machine cannon was an Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) anti-aircraft gun. It consisted of two Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon. It was introduced in 1944 and approximately 500 guns were produced. The Type 98 20 mm AA ...
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Type 2 20 mm AA machine cannon The Type 2 20 mm AA machine cannon was a Japanese-designed anti-aircraft gun, based on the assembly of the German Flak 38. It entered service in 1942. Design Introduced in 1942, compared to the earlier Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon, Type ...
** Type 2 20 mm twin AA machine cannon ***
Type 98 20 mm AAG Tank The Type 98 20 mm AAG (anti-air gun) tank was a Japanese self-propelled anti-aircraft gun using a twin Soki Type II 20 mm anti-air gun. They were combined with the chassis of the Type 98 Ke-Ni. The gun crew worked from a raised platfor ...
with
Type 98 Ke-Ni The or Type 98A Ke-Ni Ko (also known as Type 98 Chi-Ni light tank) was designed to replace the Imperial Japanese Army's Type 95 Ha-Go light tank, Japan's most numerous armored fighting vehicle during World War II. Although designed before Wor ...
hull * Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun – main IJN gun, over 30,000 units produced * 70/81mm AA mine discharger


Medium & heavy anti-aircraft guns


Vehicles


Tankettes

* Carden Loyd Mk.VI *
Type 92 Heavy Armoured Car The , also known as the Type 92 cavalry tank, was the Empire of Japan's first indigenous tankette. Designed for use by the cavalry of the Imperial Japanese Army by Ishikawajima Motorcar Manufacturing Company (currently Isuzu Motors), the Type 92 ...
(also known as Jyu-Sokosha Type 92 cavalry tank) *
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 ...
"TK" ** Type 97 Te-Ke – improvement of Type 94 "TK" *** (armed with
Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon The Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon was the most common light anti-aircraft gun of the Imperial Japanese Army. It entered service in 1938 and was used until the end of World War II. After World War II this gun was used by the Indonesian Army ...
) * Model 94 3/4 ton tracked trailer – towed by tankettes


Amphibious tanks

* Type 92 A-I-Go (experimental, modified hull of
Type 92 heavy armoured car The , also known as the Type 92 cavalry tank, was the Empire of Japan's first indigenous tankette. Designed for use by the cavalry of the Imperial Japanese Army by Ishikawajima Motorcar Manufacturing Company (currently Isuzu Motors), the Type 92 ...
) * Type 1 Mi-Sha (a/k/a Type 1 Ka-Mi) (experimental) *
Type 2 Ka-Mi The was the first amphibious tank of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). The Type 2 Ka-Mi was based on the Imperial Japanese Army's Type 95 Ha-Go light tank with major modifications. History and development As early as 1928, the Japanese Army ...
(modified hull of
Type 95 Ha-Go The was a light tank used by the Empire of Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Battles of Khalkhin Gol, Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in the Second World War. It proved sufficient against infantry but, like the American M3 Stu ...
) *
Type 3 Ka-Chi The was an amphibious medium tank developed by the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. The Type 3 Ka-Chi was based on an extensively modified Imperial Japanese Army Type 1 Chi-He medium tank (it had 2 more road-wheels and two more return roll ...
(modified hull of
Type 1 Chi-He The was an improved version of the Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tanks of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. It had a more powerful main gun, engine and thicker armor. It was the first Japanese tank to have a communication radio as standard equ ...
) * Type 4 Ka-Sha (
Type 4 Chi-To The ("Imperial Year 2604 Medium Tank Model 7") was one of several medium tanks developed by the Imperial Japanese Army towards the end of World War II. While by far the most advanced Japanese wartime tank to reach production, industrial and mate ...
or Type 5 Chi-Ri with floats – planned only) *
Type 5 To-Ku The was a Japanese prototype amphibious tank developed in 1945. The development status by the end of the Pacific War The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War, was the theater of World War II that was fought in Asia, t ...
(modified hull of Type 5 Chi-Ri) ''Note: Amphibious tanks were used by the IJN.''


Tanks and related vehicles

* Tank Mk IV – British World War I vintage *
Medium Mark A Whippet The Medium Mark A Whippet was a British tank of the First World War. It was intended to complement the slower British heavy tanks by using its relative mobility and speed in exploiting any break in the enemy lines. Development and production hi ...
– British World War I vintage *
Renault FT-17 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 h ...
"Ko" light tank – World War I vintage * Renault NC27 "Otsu" light tank * M3 light tank – captured * Experimental Tank – Number 1 – 1st prototype leading to the
Type 89 I-Go 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 ...
*
Type 89 I-Go 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 ...
* Type 91 heavy tank – 2nd prototype leading to
Type 95 heavy tank The Type 95 heavy tank was the final result of Japanese multi-turreted tank design, and was in commission during the time period between World War I and World War II. Modeled on German and Italian tank designs, this tank featured 3 turrets. The ...
**
Type 95 heavy tank The Type 95 heavy tank was the final result of Japanese multi-turreted tank design, and was in commission during the time period between World War I and World War II. Modeled on German and Italian tank designs, this tank featured 3 turrets. The ...
– multi-turret tank; four prototypes completed *** Ji-Ro Sha SPG –
Type 95 heavy tank The Type 95 heavy tank was the final result of Japanese multi-turreted tank design, and was in commission during the time period between World War I and World War II. Modeled on German and Italian tank designs, this tank featured 3 turrets. The ...
hull, 105 mm cannon *** Hi-Ro Sha SPG (also known as Hiro-sha) – Type 95 heavy tank hull, 150 mm cannon *
Type 95 Ha-Go The was a light tank used by the Empire of Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Battles of Khalkhin Gol, Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in the Second World War. It proved sufficient against infantry but, like the American M3 Stu ...
(also known as Type 95 Ke-Go or Type 95 Kyu-Go) **
Type 98 Ke-Ni The or Type 98A Ke-Ni Ko (also known as Type 98 Chi-Ni light tank) was designed to replace the Imperial Japanese Army's Type 95 Ha-Go light tank, Japan's most numerous armored fighting vehicle during World War II. Although designed before Wor ...
(also known as Type 98 Chi-Ni) – major improvement of
Type 95 Ha-Go The was a light tank used by the Empire of Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Battles of Khalkhin Gol, Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in the Second World War. It proved sufficient against infantry but, like the American M3 Stu ...
***
Type 2 Ke-To The was a light tank of World War II, produced in small numbers for the Imperial Japanese Army as an improvement of the existing Type 98 Ke-Ni. No Type 2 Ke-To light tanks are known to have engaged in combat prior to Japan's surrender at the end ...
– variant of
Type 98 Ke-Ni The or Type 98A Ke-Ni Ko (also known as Type 98 Chi-Ni light tank) was designed to replace the Imperial Japanese Army's Type 95 Ha-Go light tank, Japan's most numerous armored fighting vehicle during World War II. Although designed before Wor ...
with improved 37 mm cannon ***
Type 98 Ta-Se The experimental Type 98 Ta-Se was a Japanese self-propelled anti-aircraft gun using a Type 98 20 mm anti-aircraft gun. It used the chassis of the Type 98 Ke-Ni light tank. It did not enter production. Development During development of the ...
– prototype 20 mm Anti-Aircraft tank with Type 98 Ke-Ni hull ***
Type 98 20 mm AAG tank The Type 98 20 mm AAG (anti-air gun) tank was a Japanese self-propelled anti-aircraft gun using a twin Soki Type II 20 mm anti-air gun. They were combined with the chassis of the Type 98 Ke-Ni. The gun crew worked from a raised platfor ...
– prototype with Type 98 Ke-Ni hull and twin Type 2 20 mm AA machine cannons ***
Special Number 3 Light Tank Ku-Ro The Special number 3 light tank Ku-Ro (特三号戦車 クロ) (also known as the "So-Ra") was an experimental Japanese winged light tank project, developed during World War II. History and development In the Fall of 1943, the Imperial Japanese ...
– airborne tank carried by glider Ku-6 (early development version known as So-Ra) ** Type 3 Ke-Ri –
Type 95 Ha-Go The was a light tank used by the Empire of Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Battles of Khalkhin Gol, Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in the Second World War. It proved sufficient against infantry but, like the American M3 Stu ...
tank with 57 mm main gun. Prototype failed army trials in 1943 **
Type 4 Ke-Nu The was a light tank of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. It was a conversion of existing Type 95 Ha-Go light tanks, re-fitted with the larger turret of the Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank. History and development The Type 4 Ke-Nu was a var ...
–
Ha-Go The was a light tank used by the Empire of Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in the Second World War. It proved sufficient against infantry but, like the American M3 Stuart light tank, was not ...
hull with a 57 mm main gun in a Chi-Ha turret ** Type 4 Ho-To SPG – prototype with a
Ha-Go The was a light tank used by the Empire of Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in the Second World War. It proved sufficient against infantry but, like the American M3 Stuart light tank, was not ...
hull fitted with
Type 38 12 cm howitzer The Type 38 12 cm howitzer (1905) is an obsolete Japanese field piece used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War I, Second Sino-Japanese War, and World War II. The Type 38 designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the ...
**
Type 5 Ho-Ru The was a light tank used by the Empire of Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Battles of Khalkhin Gol, Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in the Second World War. It proved sufficient against infantry but, like the American M3 Stu ...
SPATG – prototype based on modified hull of the
Ha-Go The was a light tank used by the Empire of Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in the Second World War. It proved sufficient against infantry but, like the American M3 Stuart light tank, was not ...
with a Type 1 47 mm tank gun *
Type 97 Chi-Ha 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. T ...
– with
Type 97 57 mm tank gun The Type 97 57 mm tank gun was originally the main armament of the Imperial Japanese Army Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank during the Second World War. Design and use The Type 97 Chi-Ha tank was the most widely produced Japanese medium tank of th ...
; the most advanced Japanese tank available in numbers at start of the
Pacific War The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War, was the theater of World War II that was fought in Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and Oceania. It was geographically the largest theater of the war, including the vast ...
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Type 97 Shinhoto Chi-Ha Type may refer to: Science and technology Computing * Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc. * Data type, collection of values used for computations. * File type * TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file. * T ...
– Chi-Ha hull with an enlarged turret and production model Type 1 47 mm tank gun **
Type 1 Ho-Ni I The was a tank destroyer and self-propelled artillery developed by the Imperial Japanese Army for use during World War II in the Pacific theater. It saw limited combat action, being first deployed at the Battle of Luzon in the Philippines in 19 ...
SPG (tank destroyer) – Chi-Ha hull with Type 90 75 mm field gun ***
Type 1 Ho-Ni II The was a tank destroyer and self-propelled artillery developed by the Imperial Japanese Army for use during World War II in the Pacific theater. It saw limited combat action, being first deployed at the Battle of Luzon in the Philippines in 19 ...
SPG (tank destroyer) – Chi-Ha hull with
Type 91 10 cm howitzer The was a howitzer used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. As the standard Japanese light howitzer of the period, it was influenced by Schneider designs and was considered to be light, robust and ...
***
Type 3 Ho-Ni III The was a tank destroyer and self-propelled artillery of Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. The Type 3 Ho-Ni III superseded the Type 1 Ho-Ni I and its variant the Type 1 Ho-Ni II in production, and gave better protection to the crew by havi ...
SPG (tank destroyer) – Chi-Ha hull with
Type 3 75 mm tank gun The Type 3 75 mm tank gun was used as the main armament of the Imperial Japanese Army Type 3 Chi-Nu medium tank. It was one of the largest guns ever to be fitted on a World War II Japanese tank. Design and use The Type 3 had a caliber of , barr ...
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Type 3 Chi-Nu was a medium tank of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. Like the Type 1 Chi-He, this tank was an improved version of the Type 97 Chi-Ha. It incorporated a Type 3 75 mm tank gun, one of the largest Japanese tank guns during the war. The ...
tank ** Type 2 Ho-I Infantry support tank – Type 41 75 mm mountain gun on hull of Chi-Ha **
Type 4 Ho-Ro The was based on an already existing reinforced Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank chassis developed by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. Development Inspired by the Grille series of self-propelled artillery vehicles developed by Nazi Germany ...
SPG – Chi-Ha hull with
Type 38 15 cm howitzer The was a 1905 German design that was purchased by the Empire of Japan as the standard heavy howitzer of the Imperial Japanese Army at the end of the Russo-Japanese War. The Type 38 designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the 38th ...
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Type 3 Chi-Nu was a medium tank of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. Like the Type 1 Chi-He, this tank was an improved version of the Type 97 Chi-Ha. It incorporated a Type 3 75 mm tank gun, one of the largest Japanese tank guns during the war. The ...
– improved Chi-Ha hull fitted with large new hexagonal turret with
Type 3 75 mm tank gun The Type 3 75 mm tank gun was used as the main armament of the Imperial Japanese Army Type 3 Chi-Nu medium tank. It was one of the largest guns ever to be fitted on a World War II Japanese tank. Design and use The Type 3 had a caliber of , barr ...
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Short Barrel 120 mm gun tank Short may refer to: Places * Short (crater), a lunar impact crater on the near side of the Moon * Short, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Short, Oklahoma, a census-designated place People * Short (surname) * List of people known as ...
(1945) – 120 mm naval gun in a
Type 97 Shinhoto Chi-Ha Type may refer to: Science and technology Computing * Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc. * Data type, collection of values used for computations. * File type * TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file. * T ...
turret on a Chi-Ha hull, for infantry support **
Long Barrel 120 mm SPG Long may refer to: Measurement * Long, characteristic of something of great duration * Long, characteristic of something of great length * Longitude (abbreviation: long.), a geographic coordinate * Longa (music), note value in early music mens ...
(1945) – 120 mm naval gun on a Chi-Ha hull – prototype only ** Type 5 Ho-Chi SPG – (design study), Chi-Ha hull fitted with a
Type 96 15 cm howitzer The was a 149.1 mm calibre howitzer used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. It was intended to replace the Type 4 15 cm howitzer in front line combat units from 1937, although it fired the same ammunition. It was first used i ...
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Type 1 Chi-He The was an improved version of the Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tanks of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. It had a more powerful main gun, engine and thicker armor. It was the first Japanese tank to have a communication radio as standard equ ...
– major improvement of the Chi-Ha series with a more powerful engine, thicker armor and using the Type 1 47 mm tank gun *** Ta-Ha SPAAG – (design study), Type 1 Chi-He hull with twin 37 mm
anti-aircraft gun Anti-aircraft warfare, counter-air or air defence forces is the battlespace response to aerial warfare, defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".AAP-6 It includes surface based, ...
s * Type 98 Chi-Ho (also known as Type 98 experimental medium tank) – prototype with an enlarged turret and the then "experiential" Type 1 47 mm tank gun *
O-I O-I was the name given to a proposed series of Japanese super-heavy tanks, to be used in the Pacific Theater. The vehicle was planned to be very heavy and have a crew of 11. The complete history of the O-I is unknown, due to the “obscure” na ...
(1940), 100-ton tank (design study) **
O-I O-I was the name given to a proposed series of Japanese super-heavy tanks, to be used in the Pacific Theater. The vehicle was planned to be very heavy and have a crew of 11. The complete history of the O-I is unknown, due to the “obscure” na ...
(1943), 120-ton tank (prototype) *
Type 4 Chi-To The ("Imperial Year 2604 Medium Tank Model 7") was one of several medium tanks developed by the Imperial Japanese Army towards the end of World War II. While by far the most advanced Japanese wartime tank to reach production, industrial and mate ...
(2 completed) – up-scaled
Type 97 Shinhoto Chi-Ha Type may refer to: Science and technology Computing * Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc. * Data type, collection of values used for computations. * File type * TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file. * T ...
with
Type 5 75 mm tank gun The ''Type 5 75 mm tank gun'' was used as the main armament of the Imperial Japanese Army prototype Type 4 Chi-To medium tank. It was one of the largest tank guns to be fitted on a World War II Japanese tank. Due to late war shortage-induced ...
** Type 5 Ka-To tank destroyer (unfinished prototype) – Extended Type 4 Chi-To hull fitted with a 105 mm cannon * Type 5 Chi-Ri – (unfinished prototype) to be fitted with
Type 5 75 mm tank gun The ''Type 5 75 mm tank gun'' was used as the main armament of the Imperial Japanese Army prototype Type 4 Chi-To medium tank. It was one of the largest tank guns to be fitted on a World War II Japanese tank. Due to late war shortage-induced ...
and later to be up-gunned with an 88 mm main gun ** Type 5 Ho-Ri tank destroyer (unfinished prototype) – Type 5 Chi-Ri hull fitted with a 105 mm cannon *
Type 5 Ke-Ho The was a prototype light tank developed by the Imperial Japanese Army at the end of World War II. History and development In 1938, development began for a new light tank for the Japanese Army. While the Type 95 Ha-Go had performed well agai ...
(prototype) – intended to be successor of
Type 95 Ha-Go The was a light tank used by the Empire of Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Battles of Khalkhin Gol, Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in the Second World War. It proved sufficient against infantry but, like the American M3 Stu ...
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Type 5 Na-To The , officially known as the was the penultimate tank destroyer developed by the Imperial Japanese Army in 1945, during the closing stages of World War II. History and development Towards the end of the Pacific War, Japanese field commanders r ...
(tank destroyer) – Type 5 75 mm tank gun on a chassis of a Type 4 Chi-So medium tracked carrier


Self-propelled guns


Tank-based


Other


Armored cars


Armored carriers

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Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle The Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle were variants of the Type 94 tankette adapted to chemical warfare by the Imperial Japanese Army. The Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle were configu ...
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Type 97 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 97 Gas Scattering Vehicle 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 98 So-Da armored ammunition carrier *
Type 100 Te-Re The Type 100 Te-Re was an artillery observation vehicle of the Imperial Japanese Army used to spot and recon for SPGs and stationary artillery. Based on the chassis of the Type 97 Te-Ke tankette, production of the vehicle began in 1940.
armored artillery observation vehicle *
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 *
Type 1 Ho-Ha The was a half-track armoured personnel carrier (APC) used in limited numbers by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during World War II. Development and history The Type 1 Ho-Ha was developed in 1941 as a result of a request from the army for a v ...
half-track * Type 4 Chi-So armored medium tracked carrier *
Type 4 Ka-Tsu The was a Japanese amphibious landing craft of World War II. The first prototype was completed in late 1943 and trials were conducted off Kure in March 1944. History Japan's combat experience in the Solomon Islands in 1942 which revealed the d ...
armoured tracked resupply transport and amphibious torpedo craft * Experimental light armored ATG carrier "So-To"


Armored trains

* Improvised Armored Train * Special armoured train *
Type 94 Armored 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 ...


Railroad vehicles


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 * 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


Locomotives

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Railroad cars

Japanese has used routinely road-railroad convertible automobiles. These are covered in "Armoured cars" section


Engineering and command

See List of Japanese Army military engineer vehicles of World War II


Trucks

* Type 94 6-Wheeled truck * Type 95 Mini-truck * Type 97 4-Wheeled truck * Type 1 6-Wheeled truck * Type 2 Heavy truck * Toyota KB/KC truck * Nissan 80 truck * Nissan 180 truck * Amphibious truck "Su-Ki" * Isuzu Type 94 truck


Tractors & prime movers

* Type 92 5 t Prime Mover "I-Ke"
Type 98 6 t Prime Mover "Ro-Ke"
* Type 92 8 t Prime Mover "Ni-Ku" * Type 95 13 t Prime Mover "Ho-Fu"

* Type 98 4 t Prime Mover "Shi-Ke" *
Type 96 AA Gun Prime Mover The Type 96 AA Gun Prime Mover is a Japanese 6-wheeled prime mover used during the Second World War. In entered service in 1937. During the 1920s, the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) used several types of trucks to transport Anti-aircraft guns. In ...
* Type 98 20 mm AA Machine Cannon Carrier * Type 98 Half-tracked Prime Mover "Ko-Hi" **
Type 98 20 mm AA Half-Track Vehicle The Type 98 20 mm AA half-track vehicle was an experimental Japanese self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. It had a single 20 mm Type 98 AA cannon mounted on the back section of a Type 98 four-ton half-track A half-track is a civilian o ...
* Experimental Heavy Gun Tractor Chi-Ke * Experimental Crawler Truck * T G Experimental Crawler Truck *
Fordson Prime Mover Fordson was a brand name of tractors and trucks. It was used on a range of mass-produced general-purpose tractors manufactured by Henry Ford & Son Inc from 1917 to 1920, by Ford Motor Company (U.S.) and Ford Motor Company Ltd (U.K.) from 1920 to ...
* The Pavessi Gun Tractor * The 50 hp Gun Tractor * Komatsu 3 ton Tractor * Light Prime Mover * Clarton Prime Mover * The
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Passenger cars (not armoured)

* Toyota AA/AB/AC * Type 93 6/4-Wheeled Passenger Car * Type 95 Passenger Car "Kurogane" * Type 98 Passenger Car * Model 97 Nissan Staff Car, Nissan 70


Motorcycles

* Various
Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson, Inc. (H-D, or simply Harley) is an American motorcycle manufacturer headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1903, it is one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depressi ...
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Rikuo Motorcycle was one of the first motorcycle manufacturing companies in Japan. In the early 1930s Rikuo operated under the license and name of Harley-Davidson, using their tooling, and later under the name Rikuo until 1958. Harley-Davidson themselves did no ...
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Type 97 Motorcycle The Type 97 motorcycle, or Rikuo, was a copy of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle produced with a sidecar from 1935 in Japan under license from Harley-Davidson by the Sankyo Company (later Rikuo Nainen Company). Some 18,000 of the machines were used ...
(licensed Harley-Davidson, Rikuo production) *


Miscellaneous vehicles

* Type 94 Ambulance * Type 94 Repair Vehicle


Army vessels


River-crossing crafts

* Type 95 Collapsible Boat * Type 99 Pontoon Bridge * Rubber Rafts


Landing craft

* Personnel Landing Craft "Shohatsu" * Personnel Landing Craft "Chuhatsu" * Vehicle Landing Craft "Daihatsu" * Vehicle Landing Craft "Toku-Daihatsu" * Vehicle Landing Craft "Mokusei-Daihatsu"


Motorboats

* Speedboat Model Ko * Speedboat Model Otsu * Suicide-Attack Motorboat "Maru-Re"


Gun boats

* Armored Boat "AB-Tei" * Submarine-chaser "Karo-Tei"


Landing craft/aircraft carriers

* Landing Craft Carrier "Shinshu Maru" * Landing Craft Carrier Model Ko, Otsu, Hei


Transport vessels

* Tank Landing Ship "SS-Tei" * Fast Transport Vessel "Yi-Go" * Transport Submarine "Maru-Yu"


Navy ships and war vessels

* List of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy *
Military production during World War II Military production during World War II was the arms, ammunition, personnel and financing which were produced or mobilized by the belligerents of the war from the occupation of Austria in early 1938 to the surrender and occupation of Japan in ...
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List of ships of the Second World War This list of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing ...


Aircraft

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Military production during World War II Military production during World War II was the arms, ammunition, personnel and financing which were produced or mobilized by the belligerents of the war from the occupation of Austria in early 1938 to the surrender and occupation of Japan in ...


Secret weapons


Army secret weapons

* Remote-control special vehicle "I-Go" * Unmanned miniature special vehicle "Ya-I" * Remote-control special working cable car * Experimental mortar weapon "Ite-Go" * Remote-control boat "Isu-Go" * Rocket cannon "Ro-Go" * Nuclear project "Mishina" * Engine
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"Ha-Go" * Radio signal jamming device "Ho-Go" * Electromagnetic anti-tank weapon "To-Go" * VHF wave application research "Chi-Go" * High voltage weapon "Ka-Go" * High voltage obstacle-destroying weapon "Kaha-Go" * High voltage conductive wire obstacles "Kake-Go" * High voltage conductive wire net launching rocket "Kate-Go" * Infrared ray detecting device "Ne-Go" * Mine-detecting sonar for landing operations "Ra-Go" * Remote radio-control device "Mu-Go" * Radio-controlled boat with remote sonar and depth charge deployment device "Musu-Go" * Device to cause artificial lightning flashes through ray-scattering "U-Go" * Night vision system "No-Go" * Microwave heat ray "Ku-Go" (developed at the No. 9 Special Warfare Army Laboratory) * Infrared homing bomb "Ke-Go" * Intercontinental balloon bomb " Fu-Go" * Optical communication device "Ko-Go" * Rope-launching rocket system "Te-Go" * Blinding light ray device "Ki-Go" * Propaganda transmission device "Se-Go" * Advanced sonar system "Su-Go" * Anti-tank explosive spear suicide weapon "
Shitotsubakurai The Shitotsubakurai ( ja, 刺突爆雷) lunge mine was a suicidal anti-tank weapon developed and used by the Empire of Japan during the Second World War. It used a HEAT type charge. This weapon was used by the CQC units of the Imperial Japanes ...
" * Experimental armour for machine gunner * Experimental reconnaissance aircraft " Te-Go" * Reconnaissance autogyro " Ka-Go" * Defoliant bacteria bomb * Ceramic flea-dispersal bomb for plague propagation * Plan to collapse Chinese economy through introduction of counterfeit yuan


Navy secret weapons

* I-Go 14 Type Ko-Kai 2 Modified A Type 2 I-Go 14 Aircraft Submarine * I-Go 15 Type Otsu Type B I-Go 26 Aircraft Submarine * I-Go 54 Type Otsu-Kai 2 Modified B Type 2 I-Go 54 Aircraft Submarine * I-Go 400 Type I-Go 402 Aircraft Submarine * Aichi M6A1 Seiran Torpedo-Bomber carried in subs. * Suicide Attack Diver "
Fukuryu were a part of the Japanese Special Attack Units prepared to resist the invasion of the Home islands by Allied forces. The name literally means "crouching dragon," and has also been called " suicide divers" or "kamikaze frogmen" in English te ...
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Kaiten were crewed torpedoes and suicide craft, used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the final stages of World War II. History In recognition of the unfavorable progress of the war, towards the end of 1943 the Japanese high command considered s ...
" Type 1 Suicide Attack Midget Submarine * " Kairyu" Midget Submarine * Nuclear Project "F-Go" * Aircraft Battleship Class "Ise"


Radars


Imperial Japanese Army radars


Ground-based radar

* Ta-Chi 1 Ground-Based Target Tracking Radar Model 1 * Ta-Chi 2 Ground-Based Target Tracking Radar Model 2 * Ta-Chi 3 Ground-Based Target Tracking Radar Model 3 * Ta-Chi 4 Ground-Based Target Tracking Radar Model 4 * TypeA Bi-static Doppler Interface Detector (High Flequency Warning Device "Ko") * Ta-Chi 6 TypeB Fixed Early Warning Device (Fixed Early Warning Device "Otsu") * Ta-Chi 7 Type B Mobile Early Warning Device (Mobile Early Warning Device "Otsu") * Ta-Chi 13 Aircraft Guidance System * Ta-Chi 18 Type B Portable Early Warning Device (Portable Early Warning Device "Otsu") * Ta-Chi 20 Fixed Early Warning Device Receiver (for Ta-Chi 6) * Ta-Chi 24 Mobile Anti-Aircraft Radar (Japanese Wurzburg radar) * Ta-Chi 28 Aircraft Guidance Device * Ta-Chi 31 Ground-Based Target Tracking Radar Model 4 modified


Airborne radar

* Ta-Ki 1 Model 1 Airborne Surveillance Radar * Ta-Ki 1 Model 2 Airborne Surveillance Radar * Ta-Ki 1 Model 3 Airborne Surveillance Radar * Ta-Ki 11 ECM Device * Ta-Ki 15 Aircraft Guidance Device Receiver (for Tachi 13)


Shipborne radar

* Ta-Se 1 Anti-Surface Radar * Ta-Se 2 Anti-Surface Radar


Imperial Japanese Navy Radars


Land-based radar

* Type 2 Mark 1 Model 1 Early Warning Radar ("11-Go" Early Warning Radar) * Type 2 Mark 1 Model 1 Modify 1 Early Warning Radar ("11-Go" Model 1 Early Warning Radar) * Type 2 Mark 1 Model 1 Modify 2 Early Warning Radar ("11-Go" Model 2 Early Warning Radar) * Type 2 Mark 1 Model 1 Modify 3 Early Warning Radar ("11-Go" Model 3 Early Warning Radar) * Type 2 Mark 1 Model 2 Mobil Early Warning Radar ("12-Go" Mobil Early Warning Radar) * Type 2 Mark 1 Model 2 Modify 2 Mobil Early Warning Radar ("12-Go" Modify 2 Mobile Early Warning Radar) * Type 2 Mark 1 Model 2 Modify 3 Mobil Early Warning Radar ("12-Go" Modify 3 Mobile Early Warning Radar) * Type 3 Mark 1 Model 1 Early Warning Radar ("11-Go" Modified Early Warning Radar) * Type 3 Mark 1 Model 3 Small Size Early Warning Radar ("13-Go" Small Size Early Warning Radar) * Type 3 Mark 1 Model 4 Long-Range Air Search Radar ("14-Go" Long-Range Air Search Radar) * Type 2 Mark 4 Model 1 Anti-aircraft Fire-Control Radar (Japanese SCR-268) * Type 2 Mark 4 Model 2 Anti-aircraft Fire-Control Radar (Japanese SCR-268) (S24 Anti-aircraft Fire-Control Radar)


Airborne radar

* Type 3 Air Mark 6 Model 4 Airborne Ship-Search Radar (H6 Airborne Ship-Search Radar) (N6 Airborne Ship-Search Radar) * Type 5 Model 1 Radio Location Night Vision Device


Shipborne radar

* Type 2 Mark 2 Model 1 Air Search Radar ("21-Go" Air Search Radar) * Type 2 Mark 2 Model 2 Modify 3 Anti-Surface, Fire assisting Radar for Submarine ("21-Go" Modify 3 Anti-Surface, Fire-assisting Radar) * Type 2 Mark 2 Model 2 Modify 4 Anti-Surface, Fire-assisting Radar for Ship ("21-Go" Modify 4 Anti-Surface, Fire-assisting Radar) * Type 2 Mark 3 Model 1 Anti-Surface Fire-Control Radar ("31-Go" Anti-Surface Fire-Control Radar) * Type 2 Mark 3 Model 2 Anti-Surface Fire-Control Radar ("32-Go" Anti-Surface Fire-Control Radar) * Type 2 Mark 3 Model 3 Anti-Surface Fire-Control Radar ("33-Go" Anti-Surface Fire-Control Radar)


Missiles & bombs


Unclear IJA bombs

* Type Ro-3 * Type Ro-5 * Type Ro-7


Unclear IJN bombs

* Type 3 No.1 28-Go Bomb Type 2 * Type 3 No.1 28-Go Bomb Type 2 Modify 1 * Type 3 No.1 28-Go Bomb Type 2 Modify 2 * Type 3 No.1 28-Go Bomb "Maru-Sen" * No.6 27-Go Bomb * Type 3 No.25 4-Go Bomb Type 1 * Type 3 No.50 4-Go Bomb


Unclear bomb

* Type 4456 100 kg Skipping bomb


Cartridges and shells


Cartridges


High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) shells

Among them, the HEAT of Type 41 mountain gun was used in action and destroyed several Allied tanks in Burma and other places. The use of the HEAT for other guns is not known. Other HEAT shell was the projectile of Type 94 mountain gun. The HEAT of Type 94 mountain gun was not produced though it was developed.


See also

* List of World War II weapons *
List of artillery weapons of the Imperial Japanese Navy This is a list of heavy artillery weapons of the Imperial Japanese Navy of World War II. Anti tank guns *Type 94 37 mm Anti-Tank Gun * Model 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun * Type 1 37 mm Anti-Tank Gun * Type 1 47 mm Anti-Tank Gun Light anti-aircraft gun * T ...
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List of military aircraft of Japan This list of military aircraft of Japan includes project, prototype, pre-production and operational types regardless of era. This includes both domestically developed Japanese designs, licensed variants of foreign designs, and foreign-produced airc ...
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Military production during World War II Military production during World War II was the arms, ammunition, personnel and financing which were produced or mobilized by the belligerents of the war from the occupation of Austria in early 1938 to the surrender and occupation of Japan in ...


References

* Bishop, Chris (eds) ''The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II''. Barnes & Nobel. 1998. * Chamberlain, Peter and Gander, Terry. ''Light and Medium Field Artillery''. Macdonald and Jane's (1975). * Chant, Chris. ''Artillery of World War II'', Zenith Press, 2001, * McLean, Donald B. ''Japanese Artillery; Weapons and Tactics''. Wickenburg, Ariz.: Normount Technical Publications 1973. . * * * * * * US Department of War, ''TM 30-480, Handbook On Japanese Military Forces'', Louisiana State University Press, 1994. * {{cite book , last = Zaloga , first = Steven J. , year = 2007 , title = Japanese Tanks 1939–45 , publisher = Osprey , isbn = 978-1-8460-3091-8


External links

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