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The Type 4 rifle, often referred to as the Type 5 rifle, [2] (Japanese: 四式自動小銃 Yon-shiki Jidōshōju) was a Japanese semi-automatic rifle.It was based on the American M1 Garand with an integral 10-round magazine and chambered for the Japanese 7.7×58mm Arisaka cartridge.
Kawamura also developed a fully-automatic variant of the Type Hei rifle with an extended 20-round magazine and a gun shield. This version was called Experimental Ultra Light Machine Gun (Japanese: 試製超軽機関銃, Shisei Chō Kei Kikanjū). It was chambered in 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka like the regular Type Hei rifle. This variant was tested in ...
Pages in category "World War II semi-automatic rifles" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Empire of Japan 1932 Type Kō Rifle: Kokura Arsenal: 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka Empire of Japan 1933 Type 4 rifle: Yokosuka Naval Arsenal: 7.7×58mm Arisaka Empire of Japan 1944 United States Marine Corps Designated Marksman Rifle: 7.62×51mm NATO United States 2001 Volkssturmgewehr: 7.92×33mm Kurz Germany: 1944 Vulcan V18: 5.56×45mm NATO United ...
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 / defence: Gas-operated: Empire of Japan: Type 97 light machine gun: Hitachi: 7.7×58mm Arisaka 7. ...
Model 96 25 mm dual-purpose anti-tank/anti-aircraft gun; Vickers Type 40 mm dual purpose anti-tank/anti-aircraft gun; AA mine discharger (7 or 8 cm) Type 11 75 mm AA gun; Type 88 75 mm AA gun; Type 4 75 mm AA gun; Type 99 88 mm AA gun (based on Krupp 88 mm Flak of the German Navy (8.8 cm/45 SK C/30), which was captured in China) Type 14 10 cm ...
Following Japan's invasion of China in July 1937, domestic rifle production could not keep pace with wartime demands. This necessitated the purchase of foreign rifles such as the Karabiner 98k and Vz. 24. [5] Unlike those, the Type I was designed from the ground up for Japanese forces.
Various firearms used by the United States military during World War II, displayed at the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax County, Virginia. The following is a list of World War II weapons of the United States, which includes firearm, artillery, vehicles, vessels, and other support equipment known to have been used by the United States Armed Forces—namely the United States Army, United ...