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The first significant development of cannons in Japan occurred during the 1550s, coinciding with the Nanban trade. Portuguese traders introduced two types of breech-loaded cannons to Ōtomo Sōrin . These cannons consisted of a heavy barrel mounted on a swivel and were loaded from the breech, with powder and shot inserted through a separate ...
In 1939 this started producing a Japanese version of the FF, initially known as the Type E (because the Japanese transliteration of Oerlikon was Erikon) but from late 1939 onwards formally known as the Type 99 Mark 1. A Japanese version of the FFL was produced as the Type 99 Mark 2. [3] [4] The FFS was tested, but not put in production.
The Type 89 15 cm cannon (八九式十五糎加農砲, Hachikyūshiki Jyūgosenchi Kanōhō) was the main gun of the Imperial Japanese Army's heavy artillery units. The Type 89 designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the year 2589 of the Japanese calendar (1929). [ 4 ]
Type 89 15 cm cannon; Type 90 75 mm field gun; Type 90 240 mm railway gun; Type 91 10 cm howitzer; Type 92 10 cm cannon; Type 92 battalion gun; Type 94 37 mm anti-tank gun; Type 94 75 mm mountain gun; Type 95 75 mm field gun; Type 96 15 cm howitzer; Type 99 88 mm AA gun; 12 cm/45 10th Year Type naval gun; 28 cm howitzer L/10; 45 cm naval rocket
The Type 45 15 cm cannon (四五式十五糎加農砲) was a coastal defense gun and heavy artillery used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the World War II. The designation Type 45 indicates the year of its introduction, the 45th year of the Meiji period or 1912 according to the Gregorian calendar .
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.
In interviews conducted by the U.S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan after the end of the war, Japanese military personnel said it was the most reliable Japanese anti-aircraft weapon, but second in effectiveness to the 100 mm (3.9 in) Type 98 anti-aircraft gun. [4] The Type 96 was most effective when used at ranges of 1,000 meters or less.
Sumida amphibious armored car (experimental) Austin-type Chiyoda armoured car; Type 2592 Chiyoda armored car; Sumida M.2593 a/k/a 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 95 So-Ki armored railroad car; Type 98 So-Da armored ...