List of Japanese World War II navy bombs

This is a complete list of all aerial bombs used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War.

Types

The Japanese navy produced a large number of different types of bombs, these were sub-divided into three main categories:
* Land bombs - for use against land targets. They were normally not produced to a high standard consisting of a simple cylindrical case, riveted or welded to a cast steel nose.
* Ordinary bombs - for use against ships. They were produced in general purpose and semi-armour piercing types. They were of higher quality and generally had a smooth machined case
* Special bombs - for various purposes.

Color coding system

Incendiary bombs

* Type 99 No.3 Mk 3
* Type 3 No.6 Mk 3 bomb model 1
* Type 2 No.25 Mk 3 bomb model 1
* Type 98 No.7 Mk 6 bomb model 1
* Type 98 No.7 Mk 6 bomb model 2
* Type 1 No.7 Mk 6 bomb model 3 mod 1

Gas bombs

*No. 6 Mk 1
*Type 1 No.6 Mk.1
*Type 4 No.6 Mk 1

Cluster type bombs

* Type 2 No.6 Mk 21 bomb model 1
* Type 2 No.6 Mk 21 bomb model 2

* 1 kg hollow-charge bomb
* 1 kg anti-personnel bomb

Practice bombs

* 1 kg Practice bomb Mod 2
* 1 kg Practice bomb Mod 3
* No.3 Practice bomb Model 1
* Type 99 No.3 Practice bomb

Flares

* Type 96 landing flare
* Landing flare
* 5 kg parachute flare Model 2 mod 1
* Type 0 parachute flare Model 1
* Type 0 parachute flare Model 1 mod 1
* Type 0 parachute flare Model 2
* Type 0 parachute flare Model 3 mod 1
* Experimental model 11 parachute flare
* Type 94 float light
* Experimental float light
* Type 94 model 2 float light
* Type 0 model 1 float light

moke floats and markers

* 2 kg smoke float
* 43 kg smoke float
* Type 0 Model 1 sea marker
* Type 0 Model 2 sea marker
* Cardboard type sea marker
* Type 3 No.6 target marker bomb
* Type 2 2 kg target indicator

Misc

* 2 kg Window (Chaff) bomb

Fuzes

Japanese Navy bomb fuzes designation system was unknown to the Allies until after the end of the Second World War. As a result a designation system was created to describe the fuzes as follows. It consists of a capital letter, a numeral and a lower-case parenthetical letter.

The capital letter designates the fuzes type as follows:
* A - nose impact
* B - tail impact
* C - long delay fuze
* D - airburst fuze
* E - protective fuze

The numeral approximates the order in which the fuzes were captured by the allies. Finally the lower-case letter in parentheses indicates the different but similar designs.

Where possible the original Japanese designation is given.

* A-1(a)
* A-1(b)
* A-1(c)
* A-3(a) Type 97 Mk 2 nose fuze
* A-3(b) Type 1 nose fuze model 2
* A-3(c) Type 2 nose indicator
* A-3(d) Type 97 Mk 2 nose fuze Model 1
* A-3(e) Type 3 nose indicator
* A-3(f) Type 2 No.50 Ordinary bomb fuze model 1
* A-3(g)
* A-5(a)
* B-2(a) Type 99 No.25 Ordinary bomb fuze
* B-2(b) Type 99 No.80 Mk 5 Bomb fuze
* B-3(a) Type 15 tail fuze model 2
* B-3(b) Type 15 tail fuze model 1
* B-5(b)
* B-5(c)
* B-6(a) Type 97 rail initiator
* B-9(a) tail fuze
* B-10(a) tail fuze
* C-1(a) Type 99 special bomb fuze
* C-2(a) Type 99 special bomb nose fuze
* D-2(a)
* D-2(b)
* D-2(c)
* D-3(a)
* D-4(a) parachute flare fuze
* Type 3 electric firing device

ee also

* List of Japanese World War II army bombs

References