List of Japanese World War II army bombs explained

This is a complete list of all Aerial bombs used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second World War.

Bombs

• Type 92 15 kg High-explosive bomb
• Type 99 30 kg High-explosive bomb
• Type 94 50 kg High-explosive bomb
• Type 94 100 kg High-explosive bomb
• Type 3 100 kg High-explosive bomb
• Type 94 Mod. 50 kg High-explosive bomb
• Type 94 Mod. 100 kg High-explosive bomb
• Type 1 50 kg High-explosive bomb
• Type 1 100 kg High-explosive bomb
• Type 1 250 kg High-explosive bomb
• Type 92 250 kg High-explosive bomb
• Type 92 500 kg High-explosive bomb
• Type 4456 100 kg Skipping bomb
• Type 3 250 kg Skipping bomb
• Type 4 100 kg Anti-shipping bomb
• Type 4 250 kg Anti-shipping bomb
• Type 4 500 kg Anti-shipping bomb

Fire bombs

• 1 kg thermite incendiary bomb
• 5 kg thermite incendiary bomb
• Type 97 50 kg Incendiary bomb
• Type 100 50 kg Incendiary bomb

Smoke bombs

• Type 100 50 kg smoke bomb

Gas bomb

• Type 92 50 kg gas bomb

Flares

• Type 90 parachute flare
• Type 1 12 kg parachute flare
• Type 3 parachute flare
• Type 97 concrete bomb
• Type 94 substitute bomb
• Type 1 30 kg substitute bomb

Practice bomb

• Type 95 4 kg practice bomb

Cluster bomb

• Type 2⅓ kg cluster bomb
• Type 3½ kg cluster bomb
• Type 2½ kg cluster bomb
• Container for Type 2⅓ kg cluster bombs
• Container for 76 Type 2⅓ kg cluster bombs
• Container for 63 Type 3½ kg cluster bombs
• Type 1 1 kg aircraft missile
• 50 kg pamphlet container
• 100 kg pamphlet container

See also

• List of Japanese World War II navy bombs

References

• Book: TM 9-1985-4, Japanese Explosive Ordnance. Departments of the Army and the Air force. 1953.