List of weapons of the Japanese Navy

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

Contents 1 Tanks and armoured vehicles (WWII) 1.1 Regular Light and Medium Tanks 1.2 Amphibious Tank 1.3 Amphibious APC 1.4 Self-Propelled vehicles 1.5 Armoured cars 1.6 Cars and trucks 2 Artillery weapons (WWII) 2.1 Anti tank guns 2.2 Medium anti-aircraft gun 2.3 Heavy anti-aircraft gun 2.4 Rocket launcher (ground use) 2.5 Rocket launcher (carrier-based) 3 Infantry weapons of the Japanese Navy (WW II) 3.1 Rifles 3.2 Pistols 3.3 Sub machine guns 3.4 Machine guns 3.5 Infantry mortar 3.6 Grenades and grenade dischargers 3.7 Light anti-aircraft weapons 3.8 Anti-tank weapons 3.9 Flamethrower 3.10 Military sword 4 Aerial bombs (WW II) 5 Electronic warfare (WWII) 5.1 Land-Based Radar 5.2 Airborne Radar 5.3 Shipborne Radar 5.4 Radar-equipped Bomber devices for maritime reconnaissance/antisubmarine patrol 5.5 Navy Air Guided Missiles 6 Special weapons (World War II)

[edit] Tanks and armoured vehicles (WWII)

[edit] Regular Light and Medium Tanks

• Type 94 Te-Ke 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 Improved Medium Tank

[edit] Amphibious Tank

• SRII Amphibious Tank
• Type 1 "Mi-Sha" Amphibious Tank
• Type 2 Ka-Mi Amphibious Tank
• Type 3 Ka-Chi Amphibious Tank
• Type 4 "Ka-Sha" Amphibious Tank
• Type 5 "To-Ku" Amphibious Tank

[edit] Amphibious APC

• Type 4 Amphibious APC Vehicle "Ka-Tsu"

[edit] Self-Propelled vehicles

• Type 1 75 mm SPH "Ho-Ni I"
• Type 1 105 mm SPH "Ho-Ni II"
• Type 97 Short Barrel 120 mm Gun Tank
• Navy 12 cm Self-propelled Gun

[edit] Armoured cars

• Hokoku Armored Car
• Type 92 Armored Car
• Type 2592 Osaka HoKoKu-Go Armored Car

[edit] Cars and trucks

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

[edit] Artillery weapons (WWII)

[edit] Anti tank guns

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

[edit] Medium anti-aircraft gun

• Model 96 25 mm Dual Purpose Anti-Tank/Anti-Aircraft Gun
• Vickers Type 40 mm Dual Purpose AntiTank/Anti-Aircraft Gun
• Type 11 75 mm AA Gun
• Type 88 75 mm AA Gun
• Type 4 75 mm AA Gun

[edit] 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 Anti-Aircraft Gun
• Type 10 120 mm Anti-Aircraft Gun

[edit] 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
• 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 Modify 1

[edit] 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

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

[edit] Rifles

• 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)

[edit] Pistols

• Type 26 9 mm Revolver
• Type 14 8 mm Nambu Pistol
• Type 94 8 mm Pistol

[edit] Sub machine guns

• Bergmann Sub Machine Gun
• Type 100 Sub Machine Gun

[edit] 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

[edit] 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
• Type 99 81 mm Infanrty Mortar
• Type 2 120 mm Infantry Mortar
• Type 98 50 mm Mortar

[edit] 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
• Rifle Grenade Dischargers

[edit] 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

[edit] Anti-tank weapons

• 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

[edit] Flamethrower

• Type 100 Flamethrower

[edit] Military sword

• Type 98 "kai gunto" Military Sword

[edit] 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 3No.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

[edit] Electronic warfare (WWII)

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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

[edit] 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)

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

• Mitsubishi G3M3 (Model 23) "Nell": This bomber for long range capacity, in 1943, was used as a Maritime reconnaissance/Radar aircraft for long range missions and some electronic warfare work in the seas.

• Mitsubishi G4M1 (Model 11/12) "Betty": From 1942, the G4M of this model was also used for the same purpose as the G3M bomber debt at your maritime long range capacities with sea radar and electronic warfare equipment.

• Nakajima B5N2/B6N1-2 "Kate"/Tenzan "Jill":In 1944, some torpedo bombers of mentioned types used with antisubmarine, radar detection (with finding radar equipment) and similar purposes in maritime short or medium range missions from carriers or land bases.

• Aichi E13A1b "Jake" Mark 11B:how model 11A, added Air-Surface 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 air-surface finding 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 hidroplane, was installing mangnetic detection equipment and finding surface radar for short range patrol and antisubmarine missions.

• Kyūshū Q3W1 Nankai (South Sea):two place version of training aircraft Kyūshū K11W1 Shiragiku, for antisubmarine patrol.was equipped with sea-surface finding antisubmarine sonar (one prototype)

• Kyūshū Q1W1 Tokai "Lorna":Antisubmarine patrol aircraft, derived from German Junkers Ju 88A design.was equipped with sea-surface radar and antisubmarine equipment for scorted convoys in the East China Sea, the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan during short times in 1944-45.

• Mitsubishi Q2M Taiyo:advanced Antisubmarine patrol design, derived from Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryu "Peggy" Bomber.was equipped with magnetic antisubmarine search device, air-surface radar and electronic antennae warfare.this desing no advance from theorical stages in last wartimes.

[edit] Navy Air Guided Missiles

• Funryu Type1 Surface to Air Radio Guidance Missile
• Funryu Type2 Surface to Air Radio Guidance Missile
• Funryu Type3 Surface to Air Radio Guidance Missile
• Funryu Type4 Surface to Air Radio Guidance Missile

[edit] 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