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.
Swords and bayonets
Small arms
Pistols and Revolvers (manual and semi-automatic)
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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
Automatic pistols and submachine guns
Rifles
Tree chart of Japanese rifles of World War II
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
Grenades and grenade launchers
Flare guns
Recoilless rifles
Flamethrowers
Machine guns
Infantry and dual-purpose machine guns
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
Vehicle and aircraft machine guns
Name
Type
Action
Application/s
Origin
Base model/s
Manufacturer/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
and various others.
Empire of Japan
M1921 aircraft Browning machine gun
12.7×81mmSR Breda
1941
Ho-203 cannon
Autocannon
Long recoil
Empire of Japan
37x112mmR
1940
Ho-5 cannon
Autocannon
Short recoil
and various others.
Empire of Japan
Ho-103 machine gun
20×94mm
Type 99 cannon
Autocannon
API blowback
Empire of Japan
Oerlikon FF
20×72mmRB
1937
Modified Oerlikon FF .
MG15 (Type 98 turret machine gun [ja ] )
Light machine gun
Recoil operation
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).
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
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
Vehicles
Tankettes
Amphibious tanks
Note: Amphibious tanks were used by the IJN.
Self-propelled guns
Tank-based
Other
Armored cars
Armored carriers
Armored trains
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
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
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 96 AA gun prime mover
Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon carrier truck
Type 98 Ko-Hi half-track prime mover
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
Holt 30
Passenger cars (not armoured)
Motorcycles
Type 97 motorcycle (licensed Harley-Davidson, Rikuo production)
Type 93 motorcycle with side car (trike)
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
Motorboats
Speedboat model Ko
Speedboat model Otsu
Suicide-Attack motorboat "Maru-Re"
Gun boats
Armored boat "AB-Tei"
Submarine-chaser "Karo-Tei"
Hei-class landing craft carrier "Shinshu Maru"
Hei-class landing craft/aircraft carrier "Akitsu Maru"
Hei-class landing craft/aircraft carrier "Kumano Maru"
Ko-class landing craft carrier "Mayasan Maru "
Ko-class landing craft carrier "Kibitsu Maru"
Ko-class landing craft carrier "Tamatsu Maru "
Ko-class landing craft carrier "Hyuga Maru"
Ko-class landing craft carrier "Settsu Maru"
Otsu-class landing craft carrier "Takatsu Maru"
Transport vessels
Navy ships and war vessels
Aircraft
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 stopcock "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 "
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 "
"Kaiten " 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
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
–
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
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
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
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