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Japanese soldiers during the First Sino-Japanese War, equipped with Murata rifles. The Type 13 and 18 Murata rifle was the standard infantry weapon of the Imperial Japanese Army during the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) and the Type 22 in the Boxer Rebellion. The Imperial Japanese Army was quick to recognize that the design of even the ...
Procured in 1896, and in service in 1897, immediately after the First Sino-Japanese War. The Whitehead factory designation was W100/450 x 5, with deliveries spanning from 1896 to 1899. [21] This was the first 45 cm torpedo in Japanese service. Used on surface ships. Specifications: [22] [23] Entered service: 1897; Propulsion: Compressed air
The 21 cm L/35 were a family of German naval artillery developed in the years before World War I and used in limited numbers. This gun armed warships of the Argentine Navy, Imperial Chinese Navy, Royal Danish Navy, Imperial Japanese Navy and Royal Netherlands Navy before and after World War I. [2] It was used in the First Sino-Japanese War, Boxer Rebellion and a ship captured by Japan in the ...
The First Sino-Japanese War (25 July 1894 – 17 April 1895), or the First China–Japan War, was a conflict between the Qing dynasty of China and the Empire of Japan primarily over influence in Korea. [2] In Chinese it is commonly known as the Jiawu War.
McLean, Donald B. Japanese Artillery; Weapons and Tactics. Wickenburg, Ariz.: Normount Technical Publications 1973. ISBN 0-87947-157-3. Nakanishi, Ritta Japanese Infantry Arms in World War II, Dainipponkaiga Company 1991, ISBN 4-499-22690-2; US Department of War, TM 30-480, Handbook on Japanese Military Forces, Louisiana State University Press ...
The Japanese Army, noting that grenades were short-ranged weapons, began efforts to optimize these weapons for close-in infantry fighting. The first hand-thrown fragmentation grenade was the Type 10. Soon after introduction of the Type 10 grenade to front line combat troops, a number of issues arose.
This is a list of Japanese infantry weapons in Second Sino-Japanese War. Infantry regular artillery. 7cm field gun (75 mm) [1] 7 cm mountain gun (75mm) [2]
World War I Warlord Era Second Sino-Japanese War Soviet–Japanese border conflicts World War II First Indochina War Korean War Vietnam War: Production history; Designer: Kijiro Nambu: Designed: 1914: Produced: 1914–1932: Variants: Modelo 1920: Specifications; Mass: 55 kg (121 lb 4 oz) Length: 119.8 cm (3 ft 11.2 in) Barrel length: 737 mm (2 ...