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List of Japanese military equipment of World War II

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The following is a list of Japanese military equipment of World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels, and other support equipment of both the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA), and Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) from operations conducted from start of Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 to the end of World War II in 1945.^[1]

The Empire of Japan 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 (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 battleships, advanced aircraft such as the Mitsubishi A6M "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.

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Model	Type	Role	Blade length (cm)	From (year)	Notes
Guntō	Ceremonial sword	Ceremonial purpose/Close combat	variable	1875	Collective term for military swords
Type 30 bayonet	Combat knife/bayonet	Close combat	40	1897	Fitted on rifles from Type 30 to Type 99
Type 4 bayonet	Combat knife/bayonet	Close combat	?	1911	Integrated with Type 44 Cavalry Carbine
Type 2 bayonet	Combat knife/bayonet	Close combat	19.5	1942	Fitted on Type 2 TERA Rifle and Type 100 SMG
Pole bayonet	Combat knife/bayonet	Close combat	38.6	1945	Last-ditch weapon

Image	Name	Type	Role/s	Action	Origin	Base model/s	Manufacturer/s	Cartridge/s	Effective firing range (m)	From (year)	Estimated wartime quantity	Unloaded wt (kg)	Notes
	Type 26 revolver^[9]	Revolver	Sidearm	Double-action	Empire of Japan		Koishikawa Arsenal	9×22mmR Type 26^[9]	100	1893 ^[9]	59,900~ ^[9]	0.880 ^[9]
	Type 94 8mm Nambu pistol^[10]	Pistol	Sidearm^[11]	Recoil operated, locked breech	Empire of Japan		Nambu	8x22mm Nambu^[12]	50–100 ^[11]	1935 ^[12]	71,000~ ^[12]	0.765 ^[12]
	Type A 8 mm Nambu pistol^[13]	Pistol	Sidearm	Recoil operated, locked breech	Empire of Japan	Type 94 8mm Nambu pistol	Nambu	8×22mm Nambu	50	1903 ^[13]	10,300~	0.900
	Type 14 8 mm Nambu pistol^[14]	Pistol	Sidearm^[15]	Recoil operated	Empire of Japan	Type A 8 mm Nambu pistol	Nambu	8×22mm Nambu	50 ^[15]	1925 ^[14]	400,000~ ^[16]	0.900	Reduced-cost version of Type A
-	Nambu Type 19 "North China" pistol^[17]	Pistol	Sidearm	Short recoil, locked breech	Empire of Japan	Type 14 8 mm Nambu pistol	Nambu	8×22mm Nambu		1944 ^[18]	100~	1.106	Reliability improvements of Type 14, occupied Chinese production
-	Type B 7 mm Nambu pistol^[13]	Pistol	Sidearm	Short recoil, locked breech	Empire of Japan	Type A 8 mm Nambu pistol	Nambu	7×20mm Nambu		1909 ^[13]	6,000~ ^[19]	0.650	3/4 size of Type A
-	Hino–Komuro pistol^[20]	Pistol	Sidearm	Blow-forward	Empire of Japan		Komuro	8×22mm Nambu .25 ACP .32 ACP		1908	1,200~	?
	Sugiura pistol^[21]	Pistol	Sidearm	Blow-back	Empire of Japan		Sugiura	8×22mm Nambu .25 ACP .32 ACP		1945	6,000~	?	Occupied Chinese production
-	Inagaki pistol^[22]	Pistol	Sidearm	Blow-back	Empire of Japan		Koishikawa Arsenal	8×22mm Nambu .32 ACP^[23]		1941	50~	?
	Hamada Type pistol^[24]	Pistol	Sidearm	Recoil operated, locked breech	Empire of Japan	FN Model 1910	Nippon Firearms	8×22mm Nambu .32 ACP		1941	5,000~	0.650
	Smith & Wesson Model 3	Revolver	Sidearm	Single-action	United States of America		Smith & Wesson	.44 Russian .44 S&W American .38 S&W .44 Henry .44-40 Winchester .45 S&W .32 S&W		1870	?	1.300
	Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless	Pistol	Sidearm	Single-action blow-back	United States of America		Colt Patent Firearms	.32 ACP .380 ACP		1903	?	0.680

Name	Type	Role/s	Action	Origin	Base model/s	Manufacturer/s	Cartridge/s	Effective firing range (m)	Cyclic rate of fire (round/min)	From (year)	Estimated wartime quantity	Unloaded mass (kg)	Notes
Type 100 SMG	Submachine gun	Close-quarters	Blow-back	Empire of Japan		Nambu	8×22mm Nambu	150	450–800	1939	10,000~	3.70
Model 1 submachine gun	Submachine gun	Close-quarters	Blow-back	Empire of Japan		Nambu	8×22mm Nambu		800	1935	?	3.37
Model 2 submachine gun	Submachine gun	Close-quarters	Blow-back	Empire of Japan		Nambu	8×22mm Nambu	500	800	1935	120-200	3.37
Mauser C96 (Type MO Large pistol)	Machine pistol	Close-quarters / Sidearm	Short recoil	German Empire		Mauser	7.63×25mm Mauser	10000	900–1000 (M712 Schnellfeuer)	1896	?	1.130
Type Be	Submachine gun	Close-quarters	Open-bolt blow-back	Switzerland	MP18	Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft	7.63×25mm Mauser	100		1920	445~^[25]	4.18	Designation for the Swiss SIG M1920. Used in limited numbers by the Special Naval Landing Forces in Shanghai and Hainan Island and Chuuk Lagoon and Saipan. Captured chinese guns were also put into service.
Type Su	Submachine gun	Close-quarters	Open-bolt blow-back	Austria	S1-100	Steyr-Solothurn A.G.	7.63×25mm Mauser	200	600	1929	6,000~	4.48	Used in limited numbers by the Special Naval Landing Forces in Shanghai and Hainan Island.

Name	Type	Role/s	Action	Origin	Base model/s	Manufacturer/s	Cartridge/s	Effective firing range (m)	From (year)	Estimated wartime quantity	Unloaded weight (kg)	Notes
Type 30 rifle^[26]	Standard rifle	Front-line	Bolt-action	Empire of Japan		Arisaka	6.5×50mm Arisaka	450	1897	599,000~	3.95	Limited distribution in 1945
Type 35 rifle^[27]	Standard rifle	Front-line	Bolt-action	Empire of Japan		Arisaka	6.5×50mm Arisaka		1902	38,200~^[28]	4.20
Type 38 rifle^[29]	Standard rifle	Front-line	Bolt-action	Empire of Japan		Arisaka	6.5×50mm Arisaka	457	1905	3,400,000~	3.95
Type 38 carbine^[30]	Carbine	Close-quarters	Bolt-action	Empire of Japan	Type 38	Arisaka	6.5×50mm Arisaka	366	1905	517,800~^[30]	3.30	Main armament of IJA auxiliary troops
Type 44 carbine^[31]	Carbine	Close-quarters	Bolt-action	Empire of Japan	Type 38	Arisaka	6.5×50mm Arisaka	366	1911	91,900~^[31]	3.30	Foldable
Type 97 sniper rifle	Sniper rifle	Long-Range Precision	Bolt-action	Empire of Japan	Type 38	Arisaka	6.5×50mm Arisaka	1,500	1937	22,500~	3.95	2.5x telescopic sight
Type 99 (short) rifle^[32]	Standard rifle	Front-line	Bolt-action	Empire of Japan		Arisaka	7.7×58mm Arisaka	656	1939	3,500,000~^[32]	3.70	Intended to replace Type 38
Type 99 (long) rifle^[33]	Standard rifle	Front-line	Bolt-action	Empire of Japan		Arisaka	7.7×58mm Arisaka	656	1939	38,000~^[33]	4.09
Type 2 TERA rifle	Takedown rifle	Front-line / Close-quarters	Bolt-action	Empire of Japan	Type 99	Nagoya	7.7×58mm Arisaka		1943	21,200~	3.70	Takedown variant for paratroopers
Type 99 sniper rifle	Sniper rifle	Long-Range Precision	Bolt-action	Empire of Japan	Type 99	Arisaka	7.7×58mm Arisaka	1,700	1939	8,000~	3.70	2.5x or 4x telescopic sight
Type 100 TERA rifle	Takedown rifle	Front-line / Close-quarters	Bolt-action	Empire of Japan	Karabiner 98k	unknown	7.7×58mm Arisaka		1940	500~	3.90	Experimental, detachable barrel for paratroopers
Type 1 TERA rifle	Takedown rifle	Front-line / Close-quarters	Bolt-action	Empire of Japan	Type 38 carbine	Nagoya	6.5×50mm Arisaka		1941	250~	3.30	Experimental, foldable for paratroopers
Type Hei rifle	Battle rifle	Front-line / Assault	Gas-operated, toggle-action	Empire of Japan		Nippon	6.5×50mm Arisaka		1935	50~	3.90	Experimental
Type 4 rifle / Type 5 Rifle^[34]	Battle rifle	Front-line / Assault	Gas-operated, rotating bolt	Empire of Japan	M1 Garand	Yokosuka	7.7×58mm Arisaka	457	1945	250~	4.14	Experimental
Karabiner 98k (Type Mo rifle I, II) ^[35]	Standard rifle	Front-line	Bolt-action	Nazi Germany		Mauser	7.92×57mm Mauser	500	1937	20,000~^[35]	3.90	Imported, version I for infantry and II for cavalry
vz. 24 (Type Mo rifle III)^[36]	Standard rifle	Front-line	Bolt-action	Czechoslovakia	Karabiner 98AZ	Považská Bystrica	7.92×57mm Mauser		1937	40,000~^[36]	4.20	Imported, for both infantry and cavalry
Type I rifle^[37]	Standard rifle	Front-line	Bolt-action	Kingdom of Italy	Type 38	Carcano	6.5×50mm Arisaka		1939	120,000~	3.95	Built in Italy under contract to Type 38 specification

Grenade	Launcher	From (year)	Type	Filling	Mass (kg)	Notes
Type 10 grenade	Type 10	1914	Fragmentation	TNT	0.530	Inaccurate fuse timing
Type 91 grenade	Type 89	1931	Fragmentation	TNT	0.530	Improvement of Type 10
Type 92 grenade [ja]	Type 10	1933	Chemical	TNT	0.590	Green (skin irritant) and red (tear gas) versions, 30g bursting and 37-40g chemical charges
Type 97 grenade	No	1937	Fragmentation	TNT	0.450	Evolution of Type 91 optimized for hand-throw
Type 98 grenade	No	1939	Fragmentation	Cast picric acid	0.595	Copy of Model 24 grenade, long handle
Type 99 grenade	Type 100	1939	Fragmentation	Cast picric acid	0.300	Variant of Type 97 for grenade launcher
Type 2 grenade (30mm)	Type 2	1942	Anti-tank	50% TNT, 50% RDX	0.230
Type 2 grenade (40mm)	Type 2	1942	Anti-tank	50% TNT, 50% RDX	0.369	98mm RHA penetration
Type 3 grenade	No	1943	Anti-tank	50% TNT, 50% PETN	0.830-1.270	Shaped charge, fabric body
Type 4 grenade	No	1944	Fragmentation	Ammonium perchlorate explosive	0.480	Ceramic (Pottery) grenade

Name	Type	Role/s	Origin	Cartridge/s	From (year)	Estimated wartime quantity	Unloaded mass (kg)	Notes
Type 4 70 mm AT rocket launcher	rocket launcher	Anti-tank / Anti-material / Breaching	Empire of Japan	72x359mm	1944	3,500~	8
Type 5 45 mm AT rocket launcher	rocket launcher	Anti-tank / Anti-material / Breaching	Empire of Japan			?
81mm recoilless rifle [ja]	rocket launcher	Anti-tank / Anti-material / Breaching	Empire of Japan			?		300 produced in 1944 and used up in battle for Okinawa
10.5 cm recoilless rifle	rocket launcher	Anti-tank / Anti-material / Breaching	Empire of Japan			?

Name	Type	Role/s	Origin	Base model/s	Manufacturer/s	From (year)	Estimated wartime quantity	Mass (kg)	Notes
Type 93 flamethrowers	Flamethrower	Specialized role	Empire of Japan			1933	?	26 + 4.5
Type 100 flamethrowers	Flamethrower	Specialized role	Empire of Japan			1940	?	26 + 4

Name	Type	Role/s	Action	Origin	Base model/s	Manufacturer/s	Cartridge/s	Effective firing range (m)	Cyclic rate of fire (round/min)	From (year)	Estimated wartime quantity	Unloaded mass (kg)	Note/s
Type 11 light machine gun	Light machine gun	Fire support / Suppression / Defense	Gas-operated	Empire of Japan		Nambu	6.5×50mm Arisaka	800	500	1922	29,000~ (Pacific Theater)	10.2
Type 89 flexible	Light machine gun	Fire support / Suppression / Defense	Gas-operated	Empire of Japan	Type 11 light machine gun	Nambu	7.7x58mmSR Type 89		1,400	1929	?	28	Twin Type 11
Type 89 (special)	Light machine gun	Fire support / Suppression / Defense	Gas-operated	Empire of Japan	Type 89 flexible	Nambu	7.7x58mmSR Type 89		1,400	1929	?	28	Belt-fed version of Type 89 flexible
Type 89 (modified single)	Light machine gun	Fire support / Suppression / Defense	Gas-operated	Empire of Japan	Type 89 (special)	Nambu	7.7x58mmSR Type 89		670	1938	?	9.3	Single-barrel version of Type 89 (special) to reduce weight
Type 96 light machine gun	Light machine gun	Fire support / Suppression / Defense	Gas-operated	Empire of Japan		Nambu	6.5x50mm Arisaka	800	550	1936	41,000~ (Pacific Theater)	9
Type 97 light machine gun	Light machine gun	Fire support / Suppression / Defense	Gas-operated	Empire of Japan	Type 96 light machine gun	Nagoya	7.7x58mm Arisaka	540	500	1937	18,000~ (Pacific Theater)	12.4	7.7 mm version of Type 96, widely used on Japanese tanks
Type 99 light machine gun	Light machine gun	Fire support / Suppression / Defense	Gas-operated	Empire of Japan	Type 97 light machine gun	Hitachi	7.7×58mm Arisaka 7.62×54mmR (VPA converted)	2,000	800	1939	53,000~ (Pacific Theater)	10.4	Reliability improvements of Type 96/97 (7.7 mm)
Type 21 light machine gun	Light machine gun	Fire support / Suppression / Defense	Gas-operated	Empire of Japan							?
Type 3 heavy machine gun	Heavy machine gun	Anti-Aircraft / Airspace Denial / Fire support / Suppression / Defense	Gas-operated	Empire of Japan	Hotchkiss M1914	Nambu	6.5x50mm Arisaka 7×57mm Mauser	1700	400–450	1914	?	55	Also known as 6.5mm Taishō 14 machine gun
Type 92 heavy machine gun	Heavy machine gun	Anti-Aircraft / Airspace Denial / Fire support / Suppression / Defense	Gas-operated	Empire of Japan	Type 3 heavy machine gun	Nambu	7.7×58mm Type 92	800	450-500	1934	45,000~ (Pacific Theater)	55.3	7.7mm version of Type 3
Type 1 heavy machine gun	Heavy machine gun	Anti-Aircraft / Airspace Denial / Fire support / Suppression / Defense	Gas-operated	Empire of Japan	Type 92 heavy machine gun	Hitachi	7.7x58mm Arisaka	1,400	400–450	1941	?	36.8	Type 92 modified for weight reduction
Type 98 7.7mm water-cooled heavy machine gun [ja]	Heavy machine gun	Anti-Aircraft / Airspace Denial / Fire support / Suppression / Defense	Recoil-operated	Empire of Japan			7.7×58mm Type 92		500	1940	?	55.5
Type 38 heavy machine gun	Heavy machine gun	Anti-Aircraft / Airspace Denial / Fire support / Suppression / Defense	Gas-operated	Empire of Japan							?
Lewis gun (Type 92 machine gun)	Light machine gun	Fire support / Suppression / Defense	Gas-operated	United States			7.7x56R Type 87 IJN	800	600	1932	?	8.5

Name	Type	Action	Application/s	Origin	Base model/s	Cartridge/s	From (year)	Unloaded mass (kg)	Note/s
Type 91 machine gun	Light machine gun	Gas-operated	Armoured fighting ground vehicles	Empire of Japan	Type 11 light machine gun	6.5×50mm Arisaka			Type 11 light machine gun modified for automotive use
Type 92 Automotive 13 mm cannon [ja]	Autocannon	Gas-operated	Armoured fighting ground vehicles	Empire of Japan		7.7×58mm Type 92	1932
Type 97 aircraft machine gun	Light machine gun	Short recoil, toggle lock	Nakajima B6N, Yokosuka K5Y, Yokosuka D4Y, Aichi D3A, Aichi E16A, Kawanishi E7K, Kawanishi N1K and its land-based derivative, the N1K-J, Mitsubishi J2M, Mitsubishi F1M2, in addition to the Mitsubishi A6M Zero and its floatplane derivative, the Nakajima A6M2-N.	Empire of Japan	Type 89 FIXED	7.7x56mm R	1937		Modified Type 89 fixed
Type 4 heavy machine gun [ja]	Heavy machine gun	Recoil operated		Empire of Japan			1944		Experimental, tested in 1942–1944, but was not accepted by army until surrender of Japan
Ho-103 machine gun	Heavy Machine Gun	Recoil operated	Nakajima Ki-43 Nakajima Ki-44 Kawasaki Ki-45 Kawasaki Ki-61 Nakajima Ki-84 Kawasaki Ki-100 Mitsubishi Ki-51 Mitsubishi Ki-21 Mitsubishi Ki-67 Kawasaki Ki-48 and various others.	Empire of Japan	M1921 aircraft Browning machine gun	12.7×81mmSR Breda	1941
Ho-203 cannon	Autocannon	Long recoil	Kawasaki Ki-45 Kawasaki Ki-102	Empire of Japan		37x112mmR	1940
Ho-5 cannon	Autocannon	Short recoil	Kawasaki Ki-45 Kawasaki Ki-61 Nakajima Ki-84 Kawasaki Ki-100 Mitsubishi Ki-46 Kawasaki Ki-102 Mitsubishi Ki-67 and various others.	Empire of Japan	Ho-103 machine gun	20×94mm
Type 99 cannon	Autocannon	API blowback	Kawanishi H6K Kawanishi H8K Kawanishi N1K Mitsubishi A6M Mitsubishi G3M Mitsubishi G4M Mitsubishi J2M Nakajima J1N	Empire of Japan	Oerlikon FF	20×72mmRB	1937		Modified Oerlikon FF.
MG15 (Type 98 turret machine gun [ja])	Light machine gun	Recoil operation	Kawasaki Ki-48 Nakajima Ki-49 Mitsubishi Ki-46 Kawasaki Ki-45 Nakajima C6N Yokosuka D4Y Nakajima B6N and various others.	Weimar Republic		7.92×57mm Mauser	1940		Licensed production of MG15 7.62mm machine gun.
Vickers .303 (Type 89 fixed)	Light machine gun	Short recoil	Nakajima Ki-27, Ki-43, early Ki-44 fighters, the Mitsubishi Ki-30, Ki-51 light bombers, the Kawasaki Ki-32 light bomber and various others.	United Kingdom		7.7x58mmSR Type 89	1929	12.7	License-built Vickers .303 (7.7 mm).

Name	Caliber (mm)	Eff. alt.	From (year)	Estimated quantity	Mass (kg)	Fire rate (RPM)	Note/s
QF 3.7-inch AA gun Mk1	94	7,300	1941	0	9,317	15	captured from British
Type 11	75	6,650	1922	44	2,061	5~	used as railroad gun and in home islands fortresses
Type 14	100	10,500	1925	70	5,194	5~	civil defense in Kyushu only
Type 10	120	10,065	1927	2,000	7,800	11	cheap coastal defense tool, dual-purpose
Type 88	75	7,250	1928	2,000	2,740	18	based on QF 3-inch 20 cwt design, mainstay of civil defense
Type 89 naval gun	127	9,439	1932	1,306	20,300	11	standard heavy AA gun of IJN
Type 99	88	10,420	1938	1,000	6,500	15	2nd most produced after Type 88 for civil defense
8 cm/40 3rd Year Type naval gun	76.2	5,400	1914	69	2,600	13	dual-purpose naval gun, during World War II used on gunboats and for civil air defense
Type 3 12cm	120	13,000	1944	120	19,800	20	the only mass-produced Japanese weapon effective against B-29
Type 4	75	10,000	1944	70	5,850	10	reverse-engineered Bofors gun captured from Chinese, intended to replace Type 88, modified as Type 5 75 mm Tank Gun
Type 5	149.1	16,000	1945	2	9,200	10	had a fire-control electronic computer

Name	Chassis	Gun	From (year)	Estimated quantity	Role/s
Ji-Ro	Type 95 heavy tank	10 cm	?	1	self-propelled anti-tank gun
Hi-Ro Sha	Type 95 heavy tank	10 cm	?	1	self-propelled anti-tank gun
Type 4 Ho-To	Type 95 Ha-Go	Type 38 12 cm howitzer	1944	1	SPG
Type 5 Ho-Ru	Type 95 Ha-Go	Type 1 47 mm anti-tank gun	1945	1	SP ATG
Type 1 Ho-Ni I	Type 97 Chi-Ha	Type 90 75 mm field gun	1941	26	SP ATG
Type 1 Ho-Ni II	Type 97 Chi-Ha	Type 91 10 cm howitzer	1941	54	SPG
Type 3 Ho-Ni III	Type 97 Chi-Ha	Type 3 75 mm tank gun	1943	31–41	SP ATG
Type 2 Ho-I	Type 97 Chi-Ha	Type 41 75 mm mountain gun	1942	31	SPG
Type 4 Ho-Ro	Type 97 Chi-Ha	Type 38 15 cm howitzer	1944	12	SPG
Short barrel 120 mm gun tank	Type 97 Chi-Ha	120 mm naval gun	1945	12	SPG
Type 5 Ho-Chi	Type 97 Chi-Ha	Type 96 15 cm howitzer	1945	1	SPG
Type 98 Ta-Se	Type 98 Ke-Ni	Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon	1941	1	self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
Type 98 20 mm AAG tank	Type 98 Ke-Ni	twin Type 2 20 mm AA machine cannon	1944	1	self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
Ta-Ha	Type 1 Chi-He	twin 37 mm high-angle gun	1942	0	self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
Type 5 Na-To	Type 4 Chi-So medium tracked carrier	Type 5 75 mm tank gun	1945	2	SP ATG
Type 5 Ho-Ri	Type 5 Chi-Ri	1x105mm, 1x37mm, 2x20mm (AA)	1945	0	SP ATG/AAG
Type 5 Ka-To	Type 4 Chi-To	1x105mm	1945	0	SP ATG

Name	Chassis	Gun	From (year)	Estimated quantity	Role/s
Type 97 Ki-To SPAAG	Type 97 Te-Ke	Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon	1938	1	self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
Type 98 Ko-Hi	half-track prime mover	unarmed	1938	unknown number	towing a Type 4 75 mm AA gun
Type 98 20 mm AA half-track vehicle	Type 98 Ko-Hi half-track	Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon	1942	1	self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
Type 4 Ha-To	Type 4 Chi-So	Type 3 30 cm mortar	1944	4	self-propelled mortar/rocket launcher

Name	Armament/s	Rail wheels?	Maker/s	From (year)	Estimated quantity	Comment/s
Austin Armoured Car	none	No	Austin Motor Company/Nissan	1920s	?
Vickers Crossley armoured car	2× 7.7mm Vickers .303 MG	No	Crossley	1925	?
Wolseley armoured car	1× 6.5mm Type 3 MG	No	Sumida (Isuzu) under license from Wolseley Motors Limited	1928	?
Type 2592 Chiyoda	3x6.5mm Type 11 MG	No	Sumida(Isuzu)	1931	200	Also known as "Chiysda" (misspelled)
(Chiyoda QSW) "Aikoku"	3x6.5mm Type 11 MG	No	Sumida(Isuzu)	1931	2
(Chiyoda) "Kokusan"	3x6.5mm Type 11 MG	No	Sumida(Isuzu)	1931	?
Type 2592 Sumida	none	No	Sumida(Isuzu)	1932	?
Sumida M.2593	1x 7.7mm machine gun	Yes	Sumida(Isuzu)	1931	1,000	Also known as Type 91 Broad-gauge railroad tractor Sumi-Da or Type 91 armored railroad car So-Mo
Type 95 So-Ki armored APC and railroad car	none	Yes	Mitsubishi	1935	121–135
Type 93 armoured car	1× 7.7mm Vickers .303 MG & 4x 6.5mm MG	Yes	Osaka Naval arsenal	1933	5	Also known as Type 2593 "Hokoku" or Type 93 "Kokusan" or "Type 92" naval armored car
Manchukyo Type 93 armored car^[39]	Type 11 37mm gun, Type 11 MG	No	Daidou (Manchu) automobiles	1933	?
Type 2598 railroad car	none	Yes	?	1938	?

Name	Type	From (year)	Mass (kg)	Role/s	User/s	Comment/s
Kawasaki Ki-147 I-Go Type1 – Ko	guided missile	1944	1,400	air-to-surface	IJA	Radio-guided, also known as I-Go-1A
Mitsubishi I-Go-1B	guided missile	1944	680	air-to-surface	IJA	Radio-guided, also known as Ki-148 or I-Go Type 1-Hei
Ke-Go	guided missile	1944	680	air-to-surface	IJA	IR homing version of Ki-148
Funshin-dan	unguided missile	1943	40	surface-to-air	IJN	used in battle of Iwo Jima
Funryu	guided missile	1943	1,900	surface-to-air	IJN	Radio-guided, models Funryu-1 to Funryu-4
Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka	guided missile	1945	2,140	surface-to-air	IJN	guided by suicide pilot
Type 92 No. 1	bomb	1932	15	air-to-surface	IJA	–
Type 92 No. 25	bomb	1932	250	air-to-surface	IJA	–
Type 92 No. 50	bomb	1932	500	air-to-surface	IJA	–
Type 94 No. 5	bomb	1934	50	air-to-surface	IJA	–
Type 94 Mod. No. 5	bomb	1934	50	air-to-surface	IJA	–
Type 94 No. 10	bomb	1934	100	air-to-surface	IJA	–
Type 94 No. 10 Mod.	bomb	1934	100	air-to-surface	IJA	–
Type 97 No. 6	bomb	1937	60	air-to-surface	IJN	used in Pearl Harbor attack
Type 98 No. 25	bomb	1938	30	air-to-surface	IJN	used in Pearl Harbor attack
Type 99 No. 3 Mod.	bomb	1939	30	air-to-surface	IJA	–
Type 99 No. 80	bomb	1939	800	anti-ship	IJN	used in Pearl Harbor attack
Type 99 No. 25	bomb	1939	30	anti-ship	IJN	used in Pearl Harbor attack
Type 1 No. 5	bomb	1941	50	air-to-surface	IJA	–
Type 1 No. 10	bomb	1941	100	air-to-surface	IJA	–
Type 1 No. 25	bomb	1941	250	air-to-surface	IJA	–
Type 3 No. 10	bomb	1943	100	air-to-surface	IJA	–
Type 3 No. 25	bomb	1943	250	air-to-surface	IJA	Skipping bomb
Type 4 No. 10	bomb	1944	100	anti-ship	IJA	–
Type 4 No. 25	bomb	1944	250	anti-ship	IJA	–
Type 4 No. 50	bomb	1944	500	anti-ship	IJA	–

Name	Bullet mass (g)	Bullet type	Velocity (m/s)	Energy (J)
7×20mm Nambu	4	FMJ	240	108
8×22mm Nambu	7	FMJ	290	274
9×22mmR Japanese	9.7	LRN	229	252
6.5×50mmSR Arisaka (9g Ball)	9	FMJ	770	2,666
7.7×56mmR (10g SP)	10	SP	844	3,463
7.7×56mmR (12g SP)	12	SP	783	3,574
7.7×56mmR (11g HPBT)	11	HPBT	761	3,265
7.7×58mm Arisaka (11g Ball)	11	FMJ	740	3,136
7.7x58mmSR (13g Ball)	13	FMJ	670	3,190

Gun	Caliber (mm)	Mass (kg)	Length (mm)	Penetration (mm)
Type 90/97 tank gun	57	1.80	189	55
Type 92 infantry gun	70	3.38	281	90
Type 41 75 mm mountain gun	75	3.95	297	100
Type 38 12 cm howitzer	120	13.03	387	140
Type 4 15 cm howitzer	149	21.04	524	150

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Swords and bayonets

Small arms

Pistols and Revolvers (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

Heavy mortars & rocket launchers

Field artillery

Fortress and siege guns

Infantry guns

Anti-tank guns

Anti-tank weapons (besides anti-tank guns)

Anti-aircraft weapons

Occasional anti-aircraft guns

Light anti-aircraft guns

Medium & heavy anti-aircraft guns

Vehicles

Tankettes

Amphibious tanks

Tanks and related vehicles

Self-propelled guns

Tank-based

Other

Armored cars

Armored carriers

Armored trains

Railroad vehicles

Wagons

Locomotives

Railroad cars

Engineering and command

Trucks

Tractors & prime movers

Passenger cars (not armoured)

Motorcycles

Miscellaneous vehicles

Army vessels

River-crossing crafts

Landing craft

Motorboats

Gun boats

IJA Landing craft/aircraft carriers

Transport vessels

Navy ships and war vessels

Aircraft

Secret weapons

Army secret weapons

Navy secret weapons

Radars

Imperial Japanese Army radars

Ground-based radar

Airborne radar

Shipborne radar

Imperial Japanese Navy Radars

Land-based radar

Airborne radar

Shipborne radar

Missiles & bombs

Unclear IJA bombs

Unclear IJN bombs

Unclear bomb

Cartridges and shells

Cartridges

High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) shells

See also

References

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