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)[edit]
Regular light and medium tanks[edit]
- Type 92 Jyu-Sokosha tankette
- Type 94 tankette
- Type 97 Te-Ke tankette
- Type 95 Ha-Go light tank
- Type 89A I-Go Kō medium tank
- Type 89B I-Go Otsu medium tank
- Type 97 medium tank
- Type 97 ShinHōtō Chi-Ha medium tank (improved)
Amphibious tanks[edit]
- Type 1 Mi-Sha (a/k/a Type 1 Ka-Mi) (prototype) amphibious tank
- Type 2 Ka-Mi amphibious tank
- Type 3 Ka-Chi amphibious tank
- Type 5 To-Ku (prototype) amphibious tank
Amphibious APC[edit]
- Type 4 Ka-Tsu amphibious APC vehicle
Self-Propelled vehicles[edit]
- Type 1 Ho-Ni I 75 mm gun tank
- Type 1 Ho-Ni II 105 mm gun tank
- Short barrel 120 mm gun tank
- Long barrel 12 cm SPG (prototype)
Armoured cars[edit]
Cars and trucks[edit]
Artillery weapons (WWII)[edit]
Anti tank guns[edit]
Medium anti-aircraft gun[edit]
- Type 96 25 mm dual purpose anti-tank/anti-aircraft gun
- Vickers Type 40 mm (1.6 in) Dual Purpose anti-tank/anti-aircraft gun
- Type 11 75 mm AA gun
- Type 88 75 mm AA gun
- Type 4 75 mm AA gun
Heavy anti-aircraft gun[edit]
- 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)[edit]
- 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
- 200 mm rocket launcher Model 1
- 200 mm rocket launcher Model 2
- 200 mm rocket launcher Model 3
- 450 mm heavy rocket launcher
- Type 6 ground use bomb projection rocket launcher Model 11
- Type 6 ground use bomb projection rocket launcher Model 13
- Type 3 rocket launcher Model 1
- Type 3 rocket launcher Model 2
- Type 3 rocket launcher Model 2 modification 1
Rocket launcher (carrier-based)[edit]
- 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
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Rifles[edit]
- Type 38 rifle
- Type 38 cavalry rifle
- Type 44 cavalry rifle
- Type 97 sniper rifle
- Type 99 rifle
- Type 99 sniper rifle
- Type 'I' rifle
- TERA rifles (Type 100 rifle, Type 1 rifle, Type 2 rifle)
Pistols[edit]
- Type 26 9 mm revolver
- Type 14 8 mm Nambu pistol
- Type 94 8 mm pistol
Sub machine guns[edit]
- Bergmann submachine gun
- Type 100 submachine gun
Machine guns[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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
- Type 99 81 mm infantry mortar
- Type 2 120 mm infantry mortar
- Type 98 50 mm mortar
Grenades and grenade dischargers[edit]
- Type 10 grenade
- Type 91 grenade
- Type 97 grenade
- [Type 99] grenade
- Ceramic grenade
- Type 10 grenade discharger
- Type 89 grenade discharger
- Rifle grenade discharger
Light anti-aircraft weapons[edit]
- Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon
- Type 2 20 mm AA machine cannon
- Type 4 20 mm twin AA machine cannon
- Type 4 20m Twin AA machine cannon
- AA mine discharger
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
- Type 97 20 mm AT rifle
- Type 99 AT mine
- Type 2 AT rifle grenade
- Type 3 AT grenade
- Lunge AT mine
- Model 93 pressure anti-tank/personnel mine
- Model 99 magnetic anti-tank mine
Flamethrower[edit]
Military sword[edit]
- Type 98 Shin guntō Military sword
Aerial bombs (World War II)[edit]
- 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)[edit]
Land-Based radar[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Mitsubishi G3M3 (Model 23) (Allied codename: "Nell"): This long-range bomber, beginning in 1943, was used as a radar-equipped maritime reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft.
- Mitsubishi G4M1 (Model 11/12) "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.
- Kyushu Q3W1 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[edit]
- Type 91 aircraft-launched torpedo
- Type 92 submarine torpedo
- Type 93 surface-launched torpedo
- Type 95 submarine torpedo
- Type 97 midget submarine torpedo
Surface-to-air missiles[edit]
- 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)[edit]
- Suicide attack frogman "Fukuryu"
- I-Go I-400 class submarine (special submarine) I-Go 402
- Aichi M6A "Seiran" special torpedo-bomber
References[edit]
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