List of Japanese infantry weapons used in the Second-Sino Japanese War explained

This is a list of Japanese infantry weapons in Second Sino-Japanese War.

Infantry regular artillery

• 7cm field gun (75 mm)^[1]
• 7 cm mountain gun (75mm)^[2]
• Type 31 75 mm field gun
• Type 31 75 mm mountain gun
• Type 41 75 mm mountain gun "Rentai Ho"(regimental artillery)
• Type 41 75 mm cavalry gun
• Type 90 75 mm field gun
• Type 94 75 mm mountain gun
• Type 95 75 mm field gun

Infantry anti-tank gun

• Type 94 37 mm anti-tank gun
• Type 1 37 mm anti-tank gun
• Type 1 47 mm anti-tank gun
• Type Ra 37 mm anti-tank gun (local derivation of German PAK 35/36 captured to Chinese) for use in guadalcanal and Chinese front

Infantry support gun

• Type 11 37 mm infantry gun
• Type 92 70 mm infantry gun "Daitai Ho"(battalion artillery)

Infantry howitzer

• Krupp 12 cm david
• Krupp 15 cm howitzer
• Type 38 12 cm howitzer
• Type 38 15 cm howitzer
• Type 4 15 cm howitzer
• Type 91 10 cm howitzer
• Type 96 15 cm howitzer
• 28 cm howitzer
• Type 45 24 cm howitzer
• Type 7 30 cm david

Infantry heavy artillery cannons

• Krupp 10.5 cm cannon
• Type 38 10 cm cannon
• Type 14 10 cm cannon
• Type 92 10 cm cannon
• Type 45 15 cm cannon
• Type 7 10 cm cannon
• Type 7 15 cm cannon
• Type 11 75 mm cannon
• Type 89 15 cm cannon
• Type 96 24 cm howitzer
• Type 96 15 cm cannon

Tank cannons (in regular tank use)

• 57 mm tank cannon
• 37 mm tank cannon
• 47 mm tank cannon

Infantry mortars

• 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
• 15 cm heavy mortar
• Type 14 27 cm heavy mortar
• Type 98 32 cm spigot mortar

Infantry anti-aircraft gun

• 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
• Vickers Type 40 mm dual purpose anti-tank/anti-aircraft gun
• AA mine discharger (7 or 8 cm)
• Type 11 75 mm AA gun
• Type 88 75 mm AA gun
• Type 4 75 mm AA gun
• Type 99 88 mm AA gun (based on Krupp 88 mm Flak of the German Navy (8.8 cm/45 SK C/30), which was captured in China)
• Type 14 10 cm AA gun

Infantry rifles

• Type 38 rifle
• Type 38 cavalry rifle
• Type 44 cavalry rifle
• Type 97 sniper rifle
• Type 99 rifle
• Type 99 sniper rifle
• TERA rifles (Type 100 rifle, Type 1 rifle, Type 2 rifle)

Infantry pistols

• Type 26 9 mm pistol
• Type 14 8 mm Nambu pistol
• Nambu Type 94 8 mm pistol

Infantry submachine gun

• Bergmann submachine gun
• Type 100 submachine gun

Infantry 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
• 7.7 mm tank machine gun

Infantry hand grenade

• Type 10 grenade
• Type 91 grenade
• Type 97 grenade
• Type 99 grenade
• Type 10 grenade discharger
• Type 89 grenade discharger

Infantry anti-tank weapons

• Type 97 20 mm AT rifle
• Type 93 mine
• Type 99 AT mine
• Type 2 AT rifle grenade
• Rifle grenade dischargers
• Type 3 AT grenade

Other infantry equipment

• Type 100 flamethrower
• Type 98 military sword
• Infantry armor

Notes and References

1. http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/7cm.htm 7cm field gun
2. http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/7cm.htm 7cm mountain gun