List of weapons of the Japanese Navy

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This is a list of the weapons of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

Tanks and armoured vehicles (WW II)[]

Regular Light and Medium Tanks[]

A IJN Type 95 Ha-Go light tank
  • Type 92 Jyu-Sokosha Tankette
  • Type 94 tankette Tankette
  • Type 97 Te-Ke Light Tank
  • Type 95 Ha-Go Light Tank
  • Type 89 Chi-Ro Medium Tank
  • Type 89 Yi-Go Medium Tank
  • Type 97 Medium Tank
  • Type 97 Shinhoto Chi-Ha Improved Medium Tank

Amphibious Tank[]

A captured IJN Type 2 Ka-Mi undergoing testing

Amphibious APC[]

IJN Short Barrel 120 mm Gun tanks at the Naval Yard in Sasebo

Self-Propelled vehicles[]

  • Type 1 75 mm SPH Ho-Ni I
  • Type 1 105 mm SPH Ho-Ni II
  • Type 97 ShinHoTo Chi-Ha Short Barrel 120 mm Gun Tank
  • Navy Long Barrel 12 cm SPG

Armoured cars[]

Cars and trucks[]

  • Type 95 Mini-truck
  • Amphibious Truck Su-Ki

Artillery weapons (WWII)[]

Type 1 47 mm anti-tank gun, rear view

Anti tank guns[]

  • Type 94 37 mm Anti-Tank Gun
  • Type 1 37 mm Anti-Tank Gun
  • Type 1 47 mm Anti-Tank Gun

Medium anti-aircraft gun[]

A damaged dual purpose Type 10 120 mm gun

Heavy anti-aircraft gun[]

  • Type 14 10 cm AA Gun
  • Type 3 12 cm AA Gun
  • Type 5 15 cm AA Gun (project)
  • Type 3 80 mm AA Gun
  • Type 10 120 mm AA Gun

Rocket launcher (ground use)[]

  • 25 mm Rocket Gun Launcher
  • 80 mm Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher
  • 100 mm Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher
  • 120 mm Rocket Launcher
  • 120 mm Six-Rocket Launcher
  • 450 mm Heavy Rocket Launcher

Rocket launcher (carrier-based)[]

  • 75 mm Blast-Off Rocket Launcher
  • 120 mm Rocket Launcher
  • 120 mm 28-Rocket Launcher
  • 120 mm 30-Rocket Launcher
  • 150 mm Rocket Depth Bomb Launcher

Infantry weapons of the Japanese Navy (WW II)[]

Rifles[]

  • Type 38 Rifle
  • Type 38 Cavalry Rifle
  • Cavalry Rifle
  • Type 97 Sniper Rifle
  • Type 99 Rifle
  • Type 99 Sniper Rifle
  • Rifle
  • TERA Rifles (Type 100 Rifle, Type 1 Rifle, Type 2 Rifle)

Pistols[]

Sub machine guns[]

  • Bergmann Sub Machine Gun
  • Type 100 Sub Machine Gun

Machine guns[]

  • Type 11 Light Machine Gun
  • Type 96 Light Machine Gun
  • Type 99 Light Machine Gun
  • Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun
  • Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun
  • Type 1 Heavy Machine Gun

Infantry mortar[]

  • Type 11 70 mm Infantry Mortar
  • Type 94 90 mm Infantry Mortar
  • Type 96 150 mm Infantry Mortar
  • Type 97 81 mm Infantry Mortar
  • Type 97 90 mm Infantry Mortar
  • Type 97 150 mm Infantry Mortar
  • 81 mm Infantry Mortar
  • 120 mm Infantry Mortar
  • 50 mm Mortar

Grenades and grenade dischargers[]

  • Type 10 Grenade
  • Type 91 Grenade
  • Type 97 Grenade
  • [Type 99] Grenade
  • Ceramic Grenade
  • Type 10 Grenade Discharger
  • Type 89 Grenade Discharger

Light anti-aircraft weapons[]

  • Type 98 20 mm AA-Rapid Fire Anti-Tank Machine Cannon
  • Type 2 20 mm AA Machine Cannon
  • Type 220 mm Twin AA Machine Cannon
  • Type 4 20m Twin AA Machine Cannon
  • AA Mine Discharger

Anti-tank weapons[]

  • Type 97 20 mm AT Rifle
  • Type 99 AT Mine
  • Type 2 AT Rifle Grenade
  • Type 3 AT Grenade
  • Pressure Anti-Tank/Personnel Mine
  • Magnetic Anti-Tank Mine

Flamethrower[]

  • Type 100 Flamethrower

Military sword[]

Aerial bombs (WW II)[]

  • Type 3 No.1 28-Go Bomb T(Spreading)
  • Type 3 No.1 28-Go Bomb Type 2 Modify 1
  • Type 3 No.1 28-Go Bomb Type 2 Modify 2
  • Type 3 No.1 28-Go Bomb "Maru-Sen" steel board Anti Submarine
  • Type 3 No.6 27-Go Bomb 1,354 200 58.0 1.2 10.5 500(Spreading)
  • Type 3 No.25 4-Go Bomb Type 1 steel board Anti-Ground Anti Surface
  • Type 3 No.50 4-Go Bomb steel board Anti-Ground Anti-Surface

Electronic warfare (WWII)[]

Land-Based Radar[]

  • Type 2 Mark 1 Model 1 Early Warning Radar ("11-Go" Early Warning Radar)
  • Type 2 Mark 1 Model 1 Modify 1 Early Warning Radar ("11-Go" Model 1 Early Warning Radar)
  • Type 2 Mark 1 Model 1 Modify 2 Early Warning Radar ("11-Go" Model 2 Early Warning Radar)
  • Type 2 Mark 1 Model 1 Modify 3 Early Warning Radar ("11-Go" Model 3 Early Warning Radar)
  • Type 2 Mark 1 Model 2 Mobil Early Warning Radar ("12-Go" Mobil Early Warning Radar)
  • Type 2 Mark 1 Model 2 Modify 2 Mobil Early Warning Radar ("12-Go" Modify 2 Mobil Early Warning Radar)
  • Type 2 Mark 1 Model 2 Modify 3 Mobil Early Warning Radar ("12-Go" Modify 3 Mobil Early Warning Radar)
  • Type 3 Mark 1 Model 1 Early Warning Radar ("11-Go" Modify Early Warning Radar)
  • Type 3 Mark 1 Model 3 Small Size Early Warning Radar ("13-Go" Small Size Early Warning Radar)
  • Type 3 Mark 1 Model 4 Long-Range Air Search Radar ("14-Go" Long Range Air Search Radar)
  • Type 2 Mark 4 Model 1 Anti-aircraft Fire-Control Radar (Japanese SCR- 268) (S3 Anti-aircraft Fire-Control Radar)
  • Type 2 Mark 4 Model 2 Anti-aircraft Fire-Control Radar (Japanese SCR-268) (S24 Anti-aircraft Fire-Control Radar)

Airborne Radar[]

  • Type 3 Air Mark6 Model 4 Airborne Ship-Search Radar (H6 Airborne Ship-Search Radar)
  • N6 Airborne Ship-Search Radar
  • Type 5 Model 1 Radio Location Night Vision Device

Shipborne Radar[]

  • Type 2 Mark 2 Model 1 Air Search Radar ("21-Go" Air Search Radar)
  • Type 2 Mark 2 Model 2 Modify 3 Anti-Surface, Fire-assisting Radar for Submarine ("21-Go" Modify 3 Anti-Surface, Fire-assisting Radar)
  • Type 2 Mark 2 Model 2 Modify 4 Anti-Surface, Fire-assisting Radar for Ship ("21-Go" Modify 4 Anti-Surface, Fire-assisting Radar)
  • Type 2 Mark 3 Model 1 Anti-Surface Fire-Control Radar ("31-Go" Anti Surface Fire-Control Radar)
  • Type 2 Mark 3 Model 2 Anti-Surface Fire-Control Radar ("32-Go" Anti Surface Fire-Control Radar)
  • Type 2 Mark 3 Model 3 Anti-Surface Fire-Control Radar ("33-Go" Anti Surface Fire-Control Radar)

Radar-equipped Bomber devices for maritime reconnaissance/antisubmarine patrol[]

  • Mitsubishi G3M3 () (Allied codename: "Nell"): This long-range bomber, beginning in 1943, was used as a radar-equipped maritime reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft.
  • Mitsubishi G4M1 (/12) "Betty": From 1942, the G4M was also used for the same purposes as the G3M
  • Nakajima B5N2 ("Kate")/Nakajima B6N1-2 Tenzan ("Jill"): In 1944, some torpedo bombers of mentioned types used with antisubmarine, radar detection (with finding radar equipment) and similar purposes in short- or medium-range maritime search missions from carriers or land bases.
  • Aichi E13A1b ("Jake") Mark 11B:how model 11A, added surface-search radar and other night conversion with radar (E13A1b-S)
  • Kawanishi H6K2,4, and 5 "Mavis" Marks 11, 22, and 23:more powerful engines, for ultra long range missions, long range sea radio equipment and surface-search radar added.
  • Kawanishi H8K2 ("Emily") Mark 12:More potent engines for ultra-long range maritime recon missions, major heavy armament; also long range sea radio equipment and air-surface search radar added.
  • Kawanishi E7K2 ("Alf") Mark 2: short range seaplane, fitted with magnetic anomaly detection equipment and surface-search radar for short range patrol and antisubmarine missions.
  • 1 Nankai (South Sea): two place version of training aircraft Kyushu K11W1 Shiragiku, for antisubmarine patrol. Equipped with sea-surface finding antisubmarine sonar (one prototype)
  • Kyushu Q1W1 Tokai (Eastern Sea; "Lorna"): Antisubmarine patrol aircraft. Equipped with surface-search radar and antisubmarine equipment for escorting convoys in the East China Sea, the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan during short periods in 1944-45.
  • Mitsubishi Q2M Taiyo: advanced antisubmarine patrol design, derived from Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryu ("Peggy"). Was equipped with magnetic antisubmarine search device, air-surface radar and electronic antennae warfare. This design did not advance past the design stage during the war.

Torpedoes[]

Surface-to-air missiles[]

  • Funryu Type1 radio-guided surface-to-air missile
  • Funryu Type2 radio-guided surface-to-air missile
  • Funryu Type3 radio-guided surface-to-air missile
  • Funryu Type4 radio-guided surface-to-air missile

Special weapons (World War II)[]

  • Suicide Attack Frogman "Fukuryu"
  • I-Go I-400 class submarine (Special Submarine) I-Go 402
  • Aichi M6A "Seiran" special torpedo-bomber

References[]

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  • Tomczyk, Andrzej (2003). Japanese Armor Vol. 3. AJ Press. ISBN 978-8372371287.
  • Tomczyk, Andrzej (2005). Japanese Armor Vol. 4. AJ Press. ISBN 978-8372371676.
  • Tomczyk, Andrzej (2007). Japanese Armor Vol. 5. AJ Press. ISBN 978-8372371799.
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