List of weapons of the Japanese Navy explained
This is a list of the weapons of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Tanks and armoured vehicles (WW II)
Regular light and medium tanks
Amphibious tanks
Amphibious APC
Self-Propelled vehicles
- Type 1 Ho-Ni I 75mm gun tank
- Type 1 Ho-Ni II 105mm gun tank
- Short barrel 120 mm gun tank
- Long barrel 12 cm SPG (prototype)
Armoured cars
Cars and trucks
Artillery weapons (WWII)
Anti tank guns
Medium anti-aircraft gun
Heavy anti-aircraft gun
Rocket launcher (ground use)
- 25mm rocket gun launcher
- 80mm anti-tank rocket launcher
- 100mm anti-tank rocket launcher
- 120mm rocket launcher
- 120mm six-rocket launcher
- 200mm rocket launcher Model 1
- 200mm rocket launcher Model 2
- 200mm rocket launcher Model 3
- 450mm 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)
- 75mm blast-off rocket launcher
- 120mm rocket launcher (AA)
- 120mm 28-rocket launcher (AA)
- 120mm 30-rocket launcher (AA)
- 150mm rocket depth bomb launcher (ASW)
Infantry weapons of the Japanese Navy (WW II)
Rifles
Pistols
Sub machine guns
Machine guns
Infantry mortar
- Type 11 70mm infantry mortar
- Type 94 90mm infantry mortar
- Type 96 150mm infantry mortar
- Type 97 81mm infantry mortar
- Type 97 90mm infantry mortar
- Type 97 150mm infantry mortar
- Type 99 81mm infantry mortar
- Type 2 120mm infantry mortar
- Type 98 50mm mortar
Grenades and grenade dischargers
Light anti-aircraft weapons
Anti-tank weapons
- Type 97 20mm 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
Military sword
- Type 98 Shin guntō Military sword
Aerial bombs (World War 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 (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
Surface-to-air missiles
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- Funryu Type 3 radio-guided surface-to-air missile
- Funryu Type 4 radio-guided surface-to-air missile
Kamikaze weapons
"Kamikaze" suicide weapon:
References
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