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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]
Kawasaki Ki-10 Army Type 95 Fighter: Perry 1935 588 IJA: Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu Army Type 2 Two-Seat Fighter: Nick 1941 1370 IJA Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien Army Type 3 Fighter: Tony 1943 3159 IJA Kawasaki Ki-100 Goshikisen Army Type 5 Fighter: n/a 1945 395 IJA Kawasaki Ki-102 Army Type 4 Assault Aircraft: Randy 1944 238 IJA
The Imperial Japanese Army [a] (IJA) was the principal ground force of the Empire of Japan.Forming one of the military branches of the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces (IJAF), it was controlled by the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office and the Army Ministry, both of which were nominally subordinate to the Emperor of Japan, the supreme commander of IJAF.
Operated by the Imperial Japanese Army. Worlds' first Amphibious Assault ships. Shimane Maru-class: Escort carrier: Shimane Maru (1945–1945) 11,989 tonnes Yamashio Maru-class: Escort carrier: Yamashio Maru (1945–1945) 16,119 tonnes Kumano Maru-class: Escort carrier: Kumano Maru (1945–1945) 8,258 tonnes Operated by Imperial Japanese Army.
An Imperial Japanese Navy I-400-class submarine, the largest submarine type of World War II. Japan had by far the most varied fleet of submarines of World War II, including manned torpedoes , midget submarines (Ko-hyoteki, Kairyu), medium-range submarines, purpose-built supply submarines (many for use by the Army), long-range fleet submarines ...
The reorganization of the army and the navy during the Meiji period boosted Japanese military strength, allowing the Imperial Japanese Army and the Imperial Japanese Navy to achieve major victories, such as during the First Sino-Japanese war and the Russo-Japanese War. The IJAF also served in WW1 and WW2.
The Japanese military before and during World War II committed numerous atrocities against civilian and military personnel. Its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, prior to a declaration of war and without warning killed 2,403 neutral military personnel and civilians and wounded 1,247 others.
A total of 5.473 million men served in the Imperial Japanese Army. [2] Japanese troops suffered from a shortage of supplies, especially food, medicine, munitions, and armaments, largely due to submarine interdiction of supplies, and losses to Japanese shipping, which was worsened by a longstanding rivalry with the Imperial Japanese Navy. As ...