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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.
e. Japan participated in World War II from 1939 to 1945 as a member of the Axis and encapsulates a significant period in the history of the Empire of Japan, marked by significant military campaigns and geopolitical maneuvers across the Asia-Pacific region. Spanning from the early 1930s to 1945, this tumultuous era witnessed Japan's expansionist ...
Japanese Whippets. Near the end of World War I, the Japanese showed an interest in armored warfare and tanks and obtained a variety of models from foreign sources. These models included one British Heavy Mk IV and six Medium Mark A Whippets, along with thirteen French Renault FTs (later designated Ko-Gata Sensha or "Type A Tank").
A total of 3,100 is planned to be purchased. NTK/Sumitomo Type 62 machine gun. General purpose machine gun. 7.62×51mm NATO. Japan. Made by Sumitomo. It has been largely superseded by the Minimi, but it is still used for infantry support as a medium machine gun, and in certain vehicle-mounted roles.
Military weapons technology experienced rapid advances during World War II, and over six years there was a disorientating rate of change in combat in everything from aircraft to small arms. Indeed, the war began with most armies utilizing technology that had changed little from that of World War I , and in some cases, had remained unchanged ...
Vickers Type 40 mm dual purpose anti-tank/anti-aircraft gun. AA mine discharger (7 or 8 cm) Type 11 75 mm AA gun. Type 88 75 mm AA gun. Type 4 75 mm AA gun. Type 99 88 mm AA gun (based on Krupp 88 mm Flak of the German Navy (8.8 cm/45 SK C/30), which was captured in China) Type 14 10 cm AA gun.
Sumida M.2593 (variants: Type 91 So-Mo armored railroad car & Sumida Model P armored car) Type 93 armoured car a/k/a Type 2593 Hokoku, Type 93 Kokusan or "Type 92" naval armored car. Type 98 So-Da armored ammunition carrier. Type 100 Te-Re observation vehicle. Type 1 Ho-Ha half-track armored personnel carrier.
Type 93 heavy machine gun. Type 96 15 cm cannon. Type 96 24 cm howitzer. Type 97 57 mm tank gun. Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon. Categories: World War II artillery. World War II weapons of Japan. Artillery of Japan.