What weapons were used by the Japanese in ww2?

What weapons were used by the Japanese in ww2?

Automatic pistols and submachine guns

Name Type From (year)
Type 100 SMG Submachine gun 1942
Model 1 submachine gun Submachine gun 1935
Model 2 submachine gun Submachine gun 1935
Mauser C96 (Type MO Large pistol) Machine pistol 1896

What guns do the Japanese military use?

Infantry weapons

Name Type Caliber
Standard issue
Howa Type 89 Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO
Sumitomo MINIMI 5.56mm Machine Gun Squad automatic weapon 5.56×45mm NATO
NTK/Sumitomo Type 62 machine gun General purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO

What kind of equipment did the Japanese use in WW2?

The following is a list of Japanese military equipment of World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels, and other support equipment of both the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA), and Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) from operations conducted from 1937 through 1945.

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What weapons were used in WW2?

(1) A Windship Weapon Called Fu-Go Balloon or Fire Balloon (1944 to 1945): As the Nazi forces had been firing V2 rockets over the English Channel in September 1944, the Japanese also came up with their own version of ‘vengeance weapon’.

How was Japanese military equipment researched and developed?

Japanese military equipment was researched and developed along two separate procurement processes, one for the IJA and one for the IJN.

How many bombs did the Japanese use in WW2?

Japanese military technologists attached incendiary bombs to over 9,300 hydrogen balloons, each containing either a 15kg (33 lb) antipersonnel bomb or a 12 kg (26 lb) incendiary bomb along with four 5 kg (11 lb) incendiary device.