List of Japanese military equipment of World War II

=Infantry weapons=

Rifles

*Type 38 Rifle
*Type 38 Cavalry Rifle
*Type 44 Cavalry Rifle
*Type 97 Sniper Rifle
*Type 99 Rifle
*Type 99 Sniper Rifle
*Type I Rifle
*TERA Rifles
*Experimental Automatic Rifles (Type 5 rifle)

Pistols

*Type 26 9 mm Pistol
*Type 14 8 mm Nambu Pistol
*Type 94 8 mm Pistol

ubmachine gun

*Type 100

Machine guns

*Type 11 Light Machine Gun
*Type 96 Light Machine Gun
*Type 99 Light Machine Gun
*Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun
*Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun
*Type 1 Heavy Machine Gun

Grenades

*Type 10 Grenade
*Type 91 Grenade
*Type 97 Grenade
*Type 99 Grenade
*Ceramic Grenade

Grenade launchers

*Type 10 Grenade Discharger
*Type 89 Grenade Discharger
*Type 2 rifle grenade launcher

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 99 81 mm Infantry Mortar
*Type 2 120 mm Infantry Mortar
*Type 98 50 mm Mortar

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"

Flamethrowers

*Type 100 Flamethrower

Military swords

*Type 98 Military Sword

Heavy weapons

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

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

Infantry guns

*Type 11 37 mm Infantry Gun
*Type 92 70 mm Infantry Gun

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

Anti-tank weapons

*Infantry Armor
*Type 97 20 mm AT Rifle
*Type 99 AT Mine
*Armor Piercing Anti-Tank Grenade
*Type 93 Pressure Anti-Tank/Personnel Mine
*Type 2 AT Rifle Grenade
*Type 3 AT Grenade
*Lunge AT Mine
*57 mm Tank Cannon
*37 mm Tank Cannon
*Experimental AT Gun(Japanese equivalent to Bazooka, PIAT, Panzerfaust or Panzershreck)
*Type 5 45 mm Recoilless Gun
*Type 4 70 mm AT Rocket Launcher

Anti-aircraft weapons

Occasional anti-aircraft guns

*Type 97 20 mm AT/AA Rifle
*Type 11 Light Machine Gun
*Type 96 Light Machine Gun
*Type 99 Light Machine Gun
*Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun
*Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun
*Type 1 Heavy Machine Gun

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

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 10 120 mm AA Gun
*Type 14 10 cm AA Gun
*Type 3 12 cm AA Gun
*Type 5 15 cm AA Gun

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"

Tanks

*British Mk IV - WWI vintage
*British Medium A "Whippet" - WWI vintage
*Renault FT17 "Ko" Light Tank - WWI vintage
*Type 89 Medium Yi-Go
*Renault NC27 "Otsu" Light Tank
*Carden Loyd Mk.VI
*Type 92 Combat Car
*Type 94 Tankette "TK"
*Type 95 Heavy Tank
*Type 95 Ha-Go
*Type 97 Te-Ke
*Type 97 Chi-Ha
*Type 97-improved Medium Tank "Shinhoto Chi-Ha"
*M3 Light Tank - Captured
*Type 98 Light Tank "Ke-Ni"
*Type 1 Medium Tank "Chi-He"
*Type 2 Light Tank "Ke-To"
*Type 2 Amphibious Tank "Ka-Mi"
*Type 3 Amphibious Tank "Ka-Chi"
*Type 3 Medium Tank "Chi-Nu"
*Type 4 Medium Tank "Chi-To"
*Type 4 Light Tank "Ke-Nu"
*Type 5 Medium Tank "Chi-Ri"
*Type 92 Tankette
*Type 95 Ke-Go Light Tank
*Type 93 Light Tank
*Type 94 Medium Tank
*Type 95 Kyo-Go Light Tank
*Type 95 Ke-Ri Light Tank
*Type 95 Keni Light Tank
*Type 95 So-Ki Rail Tank
*Type 95 Ke-Nu Rail Tank
*Type 95 Heavy Tank
*Type 97 Chi-Ni
*Type 1 Ti-Ho Medium Tank
*Type 2 Medium Tank
*Type 2 Ho-I Infantry Support Tank
*Type 4 Ke-Hy Light Tank
*Type 5 Ke-Xo Light Tank
*Experimental Tank - Number 1
*Type 91 Heavy Tank - Experimental
*Experimental Medium Tank Chi-Ni
*Experimental Medium Tank
*Experimental Medium Tank Chi-Ho
*Experimental O-I Super Heavy Tank
*Experimental Ultra Heavy Tank
*Experimental Type 98 Medium Tank
*Experimental Flying Tank Ku-Ro or So-Ra
*Experimental Flying Tank Maeda Ku-6
*Model 94 3/4 Ton Tracked Trailer
*SRII Amphibious Tank
*Type 1 "Mi-Sha" Amphibious Tank
*Type 3 "Ka-Chi" Amphibious Tank
*Type 2 "Ka-Mi" Amphibious Tank
*Type 4 "Ka-Tsu" Amphibious Launch
*Type 4 "Ka-Sha" Amphibious Tank
*Type 5 "To-Ku" Amphibious

"Note: Amphibious Tanks were used by the IJN."

elf-propelled guns

*Type 1 75 mm SPH "Ho-Ni I"
*Type 1 105 mm SPH "Ho-Ni II"
*Type 2 Gun Tank "Ho-I"
*Type 3 Gun Tank "Ho-Ni III"
*Type 4 150 mm SPH "Ho-Ro"
*Short Barrel 120 mm Gun Tank
*75 mm SP AT Gun "Na-To"
*Type 4 120 mm Ho-To
*Type 4 155 mm Ho-Ro
*75 mm SPG "Kusae"
*120 mm Short Barrel Gun Tank
*Experimental Type 2 Ho-Ri Tank Destroyer
*Experimental Jiro-Sha Self Propelled Gun
*Experimental Type 2 105 mm Ka-To Tank Destroyer
*Experimental Type 2 75 mm Ku-Se SPG
*Experimental Type 5 47 mm Ho-Ru SPATG
*Experimental 105 mm Tank Destroyer
*Experimental Type 5 155 mm Ho-Chi SPG
*Experimental 120 mm SPG
*Experimental Type 2 105 mm Ka-To Tank Destroyer
*Experimental Type 2 75 mm Ku-Se SPG
*Experimental Type 5 47 mm Ho-Ru SPATG

Armored vehicles

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

Armored carriers

*Type 98 Armored Ammunition Carrier "So-Da"
*Type 1 APC "Ho-Ki"
*Type 1 Ho-Ha "Half-Track"
*Type 4 Amphibious Vehicle "Ka-Tsu"
*Experimental Light Armored ATG Carrier "So-To"
*Type-4 Ka-Tsu "Toku 4 Shiki Naikatei" Amphibious Personnel Carrier

Experimental armored vehicles

*Anti-Aircraft Tank "Ta-Se"
*Type 4 30 cm SP Heavy Mortar Carrier "Ha-To"
*105 mm SP Gun Tank "Ho-Ri"
*Type 5 47 mm SP Gun "Ho-Ru"
*Super-Heavy Tank "O-I"

Armored trains

*Type 94 Armored Train
*Improvised Armored Train
*Experimental Armored Train

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

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

Other armored vehicles

*Armored Engineer Vehicle "SS"
*Armored Lumberjack "Ho-K"
*Type 95 Crane Vehicle "Ri-Ki"
*Armored Recovery Vehicle "Se-Ri"
*Swamp Vehicle "FB"
*Command Tank "Shi-Ki"
*Type 100 Observation Vehicle "Te-Re"
*Type 97 Mini Engineer Vehicle "Yi-Go"
*High-Voltage Dynamo Vehicle "Ka-Ha"
*Type 97 Pole Planter and Type 97 Cable Layer
*Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle
*Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle

Other land vehicles

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"
*Type 1 4x2 Toyota GB
*2 Wheel Towed Cart
*Isuzu Hucks Starter

Passenger cars

*Type 92 Armored Car
*Type 93 6/4-Wheeled Passenger Car
*Type 95 Passenger Car "Kurogane"
*Type 98 Passenger Car
*Model 97 Nissan Staff Car, Nissan 70

Motorcycles

*Type 97 Motorcycle
*Japanese Military "Trike"

Railroad cars

*Type 98 Railroad Car
*Type 100 Railroad Car

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 94 4 t Prime Mover "Yo-Ke"
*Type 98 4 t Prime Mover "Shi-Ke"
*Type 98 Half-tracked Prime Mover "Ko-Hi"
*Type 98 Half-tracked Prime Mover Large Model
*Type 96 AA Gun Prime Mover NEW
*Experimental Heavy Gun Tractor Chi-Ke
*Experimental Crawler Truck
*T G Experimental Crawler Truck
*Fordson Prime Mover
*The Pavessi Gun Tractor
*The 50 hp Gun Tractor
*Komatsu 3 ton Tractor
*Light Prime Mover
*Clarton Prime Mover
*The Holt 30

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"

Engineering vehicles & weapons

*Armored Engineer Vehicle Soukou Sagyou Ki "SS-Ki"
*Armored Cable Layer
*Type 97 Mini Engineering Vehicle "Yigo"
*Tank Recovery Vehicle "Ri-Ki"
*Tank Recovery Vehicle "Seri"
*T G Armored Bridge Layer
*Japanese Armored Lumberjack "Ho-K"
*Japanese Armored Lumberjack "Brasso Ki"
*Armored Cable Layer
*Experimental Trench Excavator
*Experimental Excavator

Navy ships and warvessels

ecret weapons

Army secret weapons

*Remote control special vehicle "I-Go"
*Unmanned Miniature Special Vehicle "Ya-I"
*Remote control special working cable car with 90 mm
*Mortar cannon "Ite-Go"
*Remote control boat "Isu-Go"
*Rocket cannon "Ro-Go"
*Nuclear Project "Mishina"
*Engine stop gas "Ha-Go"
*Radio Jammer "Ho-Go"
*Electric cannon "To-Go"
*Ultrashort waves application research "Chi-Go"
*High Voltage Weapon "Ka-Go"
*High voltage obstacle destruction device "Kaha-Go"
*High voltage wire obstacles "Kake-Go"
*High voltage net launching rocket "Kate-Go"
*Infrared rays detection device "Ne-Go"
*The mine detection sonar for the landing operations "Ra-Go"
*Radio control device "Mu-Go"
*Radio controlled boat with sonar and a depth bomb "Musu-Go"
*Plan to make artificial thunderclouds "U-Go"
*Noctovision "No-Go"
*Death ray "Ku-Go"
*Life ray "No-Go"
*Infrared rays Homing Bomb "Ke-Go"
*Balloon bomb "Fu-Go"
*Optical communication device "Ko-Go"
*Rope launching rocket "Te-Go"
*Blind ray "Ki-Go"
*Propaganda electronic ray device "Se-Go"
*Sonar "Su-Go"
*Experimental Armour for MG-gunner

Navy secret weapons

**I-Go 14 Type (Type "Ko-Kai 2":Modified A Type2) I-Go 14 Aircraft Submarine
**I-Go 15 Type (Type "Otsu":Type B) I-Go 26 Aircraft Submarine
**I-Go 54 Type (Type "Otsu-Kai 2":Modified B Type2) I-Go 54 Aircraft Submarine
**I-Go 400 Type (Special Submarine) I-Go 402 Aircraft Submarine
**Aichi M6A1 Seiran Torpedo-Bomber carried in subs.
**Suicide Attack Frogman "Fukuryuu"
**"Kaiten" Type1 Suicide Attack Midget Submarine
**"Kairyu" Midget Submarine
**Nuclear Project "F-Go"
**Aircraft Battleship "Ise" Class "Ise"

Imperial Japanese Army Electronic Warfare Systems

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 TypeB Mobile Early Warning Device (Mobile Early Warning Device "Otsu")
*Ta-Chi 13 Aircraft Guidance System
*Ta-Chi 18 TypeB Potable Early Warning Device (Portable Early Warning Device "Otsu")
*Ta-Chi 20 Fixed Early Warning Device Receiver (for Ta-Chi 6)
*Ta-Chi 24 Mobil Anti-Aircraft Radar (Japanese Würzburg)
*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)

hipborne radar

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

Imperial Japanese Navy Electronic Warfare Systems

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

hipborne 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

Japanese Army guided missiles

*Mitsubishi Ki-67 I Go-IA (Carrier Missile Bomber)
*Kawasaki Ki-147 I-Go Type1 - Ko Air to Surface Radio Guidance Missile
*Mitsubishi Ki-148 I-Go Type1 - Otsu Air to Surface Radio Guidance Missile
*I-Go Type 1 - Hei
*"Ke-Go" IR Guidance Air to Surface Missile

Japanese Navy guided missiles

*Funryu Type1
*Funryu Type2 Surface to Air Radio Guidance Missile
*Funryu Type3
*Funryu Type4 Surface to Air Radio Guidance Missile

Imperial Japanese Army bombs

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

Imperial Japanese Navy 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

High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) shells

*Type 90/97 Tank Gun Shell of 57 mm
*Type 92 Infantry Gun Shell of 70 mm
*Type 41 Mountain Gun Shell of 75 mm
*Type 91 10 cm Howitzer Shell of 105 mm
*Type 38 12 cm Howitzer Shell of 120 mm
*Type 4 15 cm Howitzer Shell of 149 mm

ee also

* List of World War II weapons
* List of Japanese HEAT shells in World War II
* List of artillery weapons of the Imperial Japanese Navy
* List of military aircraft of Japan

External links

*http://www.tankhistory.com/
*http://www.strange-mecha.com/index.html
*http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/