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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 Type 99 81 mm mortar (Japanese as "Kyukyu Shiki Shohakuyekiho", meaning "99 model small trench mortar") was a Japanese mortar used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Its primary role was that of a lightweight mortar for assault and airborne troops that could be quickly assembled or disassembled.
Pages in category "World War II infantry weapons of Japan" ... List of Japanese military equipment of World War II; 0–9. Type 10 grenade; 7×20mm Nambu; 8×22mm Nambu;
Type 94 gun on display at the American National World War II Museum The Type 94 37mm AT guns were typically assigned in groups of four to combat infantry regiments . Each weapon was manned by a squad of 11 personnel, and was kept in contact with the regimental headquarters (typically up to 300 meters away) by field telephone or messenger runners.
People's Republic of China: In service during the Chinese Civil War [34] and the Korean War. [35] Was previously in service as the Type 65 with the Red Guards militia in the 1960s. [36] Republic of China: Japan sent more than 200,000 Type 38 rifles and carbines to China in 1917–1918, including 125,000 to the central government. The delivery ...
Division (~20,000 men) – Consisted of 3 infantry regiments, 1 cavalry regiment, 1 artillery regiment, 1 engineering battalion and 1 army service corps. Commanded by a Lieutenant-General. Independent Brigade (~5600 men) – Consisted of 5 battalions, along with other units.
War Department Technical Manual TM-E 30-480 Handbook On Japanese Military Forces dated 15 September 1944 was the US Army's guide to the Japanese armed forces for the use of troops in the field. The "E" stands for "enemy."
The Type 92 heavy machine gun (九二式重機関銃, Kyūni-shiki jū-kikanjū) is a Japanese heavy machine gun, related to the Hotchkiss machine gun series. It entered service in 1932 and was the standard Japanese heavy machine gun used during World War II. The Type 92 was similar in design to the earlier Type 3 heavy machine gun but ...