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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.
These weapons consisted of; rifles, Pistols, Submachine guns, Machine guns, infantry mortars, grenades and grande discharges, Light anti-aircraft weapons, Anti-tank weapons, Flamethrower, and Military swords. These weapons were utilized to help build the strength of the Japanese Imperial Navy but also defend and attack against opposing Navies.
Japanese version of Kevlar PASGT helmet, replacing Type 66 helmet. Combat Bullet-Proof Vest Bullet-proof vest The first body armor to be fully introduced by the Japan Self-Defense Forces in 1992. It is one piece of equipment adopted as part of the combat wear set, and is modeled after the US military's PASGT. Type 2 bullet-proof vest
List of Japanese military equipment of World War II; 0–9. Type 10 grenade; 7×20mm Nambu; ... List of Japanese infantry weapons used in the Second-Sino Japanese War;
Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon; Type 2 20 mm AA machine cannon; 20 mm twin AA machine cannon; Model 96 25 mm dual-purpose anti-tank/anti-aircraft gun
In short, these weapon systems were some of the most technically advanced at the time. Even though they are dwarfed by the power, range, and accuracy of modern-day artillery, they are a testament to their time.
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