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Gatling gun (Pre World War 1) Field guns. Krupp 50mm Mountain Gun; Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903; Naval artillery. BL 6-inch gun Mk V (Coast defence gun) Empire of Japan.
The Battle of Shiroyama (城山の戦い, Shiroyama no tatakai) took place on 24 September 1877, in Kagoshima, Japan. [3] It was the final battle of the Satsuma Rebellion, where the heavily outnumbered samurai under Saigō Takamori made their last stand against Imperial Japanese Army troops under the command of General Yamagata Aritomo and Admiral Kawamura Sumiyoshi.
Japanese ashigaru firing hinawajū.Night-shooting practice, using ropes to maintain proper firing elevation. Tanegashima (), most often called in Japanese and sometimes in English hinawajū (火縄銃, "matchlock gun"), was a type of matchlock-configured [1] arquebus [2] firearm introduced to Japan through the Portuguese Empire in 1543. [3]
World War I was the first war to see major use of planes for offensive, defensive and reconnaissance operations, and both the Entente Powers and the Central Powers used planes extensively. Almost as soon as they were invented, planes were drafted for military service. Battles: 1914 in aviation. Raid on Cuxhaven; Air combat of October 5, 1914
Battle of Corregidor; Battle of Midway; Battle of the Eastern Solomons; Battle of Savo Island; Battle of Milne Bay; Battle of Tassafaronga; Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands; Battle of Guadalcanal (7 August 1942 – 9 February 1943) 1943. Battle of the Bismarck Sea (2–4 March) Battle of the Komandorski Islands (27 March) Battle of Bairoko (20 ...
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Pages in category "World War I Japanese infantry weapons" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. N.
Battle of Fukuda Bay (1565) Matsura clan: Kingdom of Portugal: Defeat: Azuchi–Momoyama period; 1582 Cagayan battles (1582) Wokou (Japanese, Chinese, and Korean pirates) Spain New Spain. Spanish Philippines; Indian auxiliaries from Mexico (mostly Tlaxcalans) [7] Defeat: Bunroku-Keicho War/Imjin War (1592–1598) Japan. Toyotomi clan; Joseon ...