Japanese Infantry Weapons Ww2

This is a list of infantry weapons which were in mainstream use during world war ii 1939 1945.

Japanese infantry weapons ww2. Japanese infantry weapons were robust and reliable the infantry were mainly armed with arisaka rifles and officers nambu pistols. History development service specifications and pictures. Our friend hrachya sent us a copy of a 1943 us war department report on japanese infantry weapons. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1 to z.

Type 89 grenade. The imperial army was involved in a number of amphibious operations in the pacific island chains although this area was the navy s prime responsibility. The focus of the war moved away from china to the pacific when japan attacked american and british bases in the far east in december 1941. Pages in category world war ii infantry weapons of japan the following 60 pages are in this category out of 60 total.

Japanese infantry weapons world war ii february 28 2012 ian mccollum manuals 6. This list may not reflect recent changes. Japanese soldiers with a type 92 machine gun during the 1941 battle of changsha. Type 11 light machine gun.

Nambu type 90 flare pistole. The only mass produced japanese weapon effective against b 29. Japanese infantry rifle type 38 ariska form 1897 to world war ii. The army s greatest success was probably the.

Japanese patrol on the captured us island of guam. Ariska rifle type 38 type. Weapons such as hand grenades and portable artillery systems are also featured in this listing. Japanese infantryman 1941 private 1st class 1942 in typical jungle fighting uniform and equipment.

Imported version i for infantry and ii for cavalry vz. 24 type mo rifle iii. Type 10 flare pistole. Other support weapons were the light and accurate grenade discharger and various calibre mortars.

Bolt action service rifle infantry. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator. Reverse engineered bofors gun captured from chinese intended to replace type 88 modified as type 5 75 mm tank gun. History when the japanese army continue reading ariska rifle meiji 38.

3d model of mosin nagant model 1930g rifle. Type 10 grenade discharger. Nambu also designed the military s machine guns including the squad light machine guns and the heavier machine guns found at battalion level. There are a total of 39 ww2 japanese guns 1939 1945 entries in the military factory.

List of japanese military equipment of world war ii. We usually stick to documents relating to a single specific weapon but today we have an interesting report on a whole bunch of guns.