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The Type 99 Mark 2 was carried by later models of the A6M, starting with the A6M3a Reisen Model 22 Ko, [3] and on later Navy fighters such as the Kawanishi N1K-J. The Model 4 of this weapon adopted the same belt-feed mechanism as the Type 99 Mark 1 Model 4. The Type 99 Mark 2 Model 5 resulted from attempts to increase the rate of fire.
Ho-3 20 mm cannon; Ho-5 20 mm cannon (based on Browning) Ho-155 cannon (aka Ho-105) 30 mm cannon (based on Browning) Ho-155-II 30mm cannon; Ho-203 37 mm cannon; Ho-204 37 mm cannon (based on Browning) Ho-301 40 mm cannon (caseless ammunition, sometimes considered a "rocket launcher") Ho-401 57 mm cannon; Ho-402 57 mm cannon; Type 88 75 mm ...
The prefix "Ki" in this list is an abbreviation of "Kitai", meaning "airframe", and was used only by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force. "Ki" should be read as one word. For clarification on other designations, particularly those used by the Navy, see Japanese military aircraft designation systems.
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.
The Ho-5 (Army Type 2) was a Japanese aircraft autocannon used during World War II. Developed from the Ho-103 machine gun, it was a version of the American Model 1921 Browning aircraft machine gun. It replaced the Ho-1 and Ho-3 (Army Type 97) in general service. The Ho-5 was belt-fed using typical Browning-style steel disintegrating links.
Aircraft Allied Code Name First Flown Number Built Service Kawasaki Ki-48 Army Type 99 Twin-engined Light Bomber: Lily 1940 1997 IJA: Kawasaki Ki-32 Army Type 98 Light Bomber: Mary 1937 854 IJA: Mitsubishi G3M Navy Type 96 Land-based Attack Aircraft: Nell 1935 1048 IJN: Mitsubishi G4M Navy Type 1 Land-based Attack Aircraft: Betty 1941 2435 IJN
They even dispatched a cannon to Ashikaga Yoshiteru in 1560 and sought further acquisitions from the Portuguese throughout the 1560s. While many cannons were imported by Europeans, numerous examples were also manufactured locally. Quick-firing breech-loading swivel guns, were also used and manufactured by Japan. Such guns were in use in Western ...
The 30 mm Type 5 cannon was a Japanese Navy autocannon used near the end of World War II. It was an indigenous 30 mm design with better performance than the Navy's earlier Oerlikon-derived Type 2 or the Imperial Army's Browning-derived Ho-155 , although it was considerably heavier.