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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").
The Type 97 medium tank Chi-Ha (九七式中戦車 チハ, Kyunana-shiki chu-sensha chiha) was the most widely produced Japanese medium tank of World War II, with about 25 mm thick armor on its turret sides, and 30 mm on its gun shield, considered average protection in the 1930s.
The Japanese military aircraft designation systems for the Imperial period (pre-1945) had multiple designation systems for each armed service. This led to the Allies' use of code names during World War II , and these code names are still better known in English-language texts than the real Japanese names for the aircraft.
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.
Japanese Type 2 Ka-Mi amphibious tank being tested by Australian soldiers, 1945 This is a list of tanks and armoured vehicles of the Imperial Japanese Navy ( World War II ). Tankettes, light and medium tanks
Experimental Type 97 Ki-To SPAAG 20 mm anti-aircraft tank; Experimental Type 98 Ta-Se 20 mm anti-aircraft tank; Experimental Type 98 20 mm AAG tank with a twin Type 2 20 mm AA machine cannon; Experimental Type 1 Ho-I infantry support gun tank; Experimental light tank Type 3 Ke-Ri; Experimental flying tank Ku-Ro (only a prototype mock-up was ...
Japanese ranks and insignia during World War II are listed on the following pages: Ranks of the Imperial Japanese Army; Ranks of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Type 3 medium tank Chi-Nu (三式中戦車 チヌ, San-shiki chū-sensha Chi-nu, "Imperial Year 2603 Medium tank Model 10") was a medium tank of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. Like the Type 1 Chi-He , this tank was an improved version of the Type 97 Chi-Ha .