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This is a list of the weapons of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

Tanks and armoured vehicles (WW II)

Regular light and medium tanks

Type 92 Jyu-Sokosha tankette
Type 94 tankette
Type 97 Te-Ke tankette
Type 95 Ha-Go light tank
Type 89A I-Go Kō medium tank
Type 89B I-Go Otsu medium tank
Type 97 medium tank
Type 97 ShinHōtō Chi-Ha medium tank (improved)

Amphibious tanks

Type 1 Mi-Sha (a/k/a Type 1 Ka-Mi) (prototype) amphibious tank
Type 2 Ka-Mi amphibious tank
Type 3 Ka-Chi amphibious tank
Type 5 To-Ku (prototype) amphibious tank

Amphibious APC

Type 4 Ka-Tsu amphibious APC vehicle

Self-Propelled vehicles

Armoured cars

Cars and trucks

Type 95 Mini-truck
Amphibious truck Su-Ki

Artillery weapons (WWII)

Anti tank guns

Medium anti-aircraft gun

Type 96 25 mm Dual Purpose anti-tank/anti-aircraft gun
Vickers Type 40 mm (1.6 in) Dual Purpose anti-tank/anti-aircraft gun
Type 11 75 mm AA gun
Type 88 75 mm AA gun
Type 4 75 mm AA gun

Heavy anti-aircraft gun

Rocket launcher (ground use)

25 mm Rocket gun launcher
80 mm Anti-Tank rocket launcher
100 mm Anti-Tank rocket launcher
120 mm rocket launcher
120 mm Six-Rocket launcher
200 mm Rocket launcher Model 1
200 mm Rocket launcher Model 2
200 mm Rocket launcher Model 3
450 mm 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)

75 mm Blast-Off Rocket launcher
120 mm Rocket launcher
120 mm 28-Rocket launcher
120 mm 30-Rocket launcher
150 mm Rocket Depth Bomb launcher

Infantry weapons of the Japanese Navy (WW II)

Rifles

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

Pistols

Sub machine guns

Bergmann submachine gun
Type 100 submachine gun

Machine guns

Infantry mortar

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

Grenades and grenade dischargers

Type 10 grenade
Type 91 grenade
Type 97 grenade
[Type 99] grenade
Ceramic grenade
Type 10 grenade discharger
Type 89 grenade discharger
Rifle grenade discharger

Light anti-aircraft weapons

Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon
Type 2 20 mm AA machine cannon
Type 4 20 mm twin AA machine cannon
Type 4 20m Twin AA machine cannon
AA mine discharger

Anti-tank weapons

Type 97 20 mm 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

Type 100 flamethrower

Military sword

Type 98 Shin guntō Military sword

Aerial bombs (WW 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

Type 91 aircraft-launched torpedo
Type 92 submarine torpedo
Type 93 surface-launched torpedo
Type 95 submarine torpedo
Type 97 midget submarine torpedo

Surface-to-air missiles

Funryu Type1 radio-guided surface-to-air missile
Funryu Type2 radio-guided surface-to-air missile
Funryu Type3 radio-guided surface-to-air missile
Funryu Type4 radio-guided surface-to-air missile

Special weapons (World War II)

Suicide Attack Frogman "Fukuryu"
I-Go I-400 class submarine (Special Submarine) I-Go 402
Aichi M6A "Seiran" special torpedo-bomber

References

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