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Historic, retired or reserve equipment of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

Small arms edit

Name Type Caliber Origin Notes Image
Howa Type 64 Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO   Japan Standard issue until it was replaced by the Howa Type 89 in 1989. It was also used as a sniper rifle, until it was replaced by the M24 in 2002.[1]  
M1 Garand[2] Battle rifle .30-06 Springfield   United States Standard issue until it was replaced by the Type 64 in 1964.  
M1 carbine Carbine .30 Carbine   United States Acquired through the Military Assistance Program.[3]  
M1A1 Thompson Submachine gun .45 ACP   United States Used in the GSDF until the 1970s  
M3 submachine gun Submachine gun .45 ACP   United States Still used in limited numbers by vehicle crews.[4]  
M1903 Springfield Bolt-action rifle .30-06 Springfield   United States  
M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle Light machine gun .30-06 Springfield   United States  
M1919 Browning machine gun Medium machine gun .30-06 Springfield   United States  
M2 flamethrower Flamethrower Napalm/gasoline tanks   United States  
New Nambu M66 Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum Prototype only
M1911 pistol Pistol .45 ACP   United States  
Colt Detective Special Revolver .38 Special   United States  
Mk 2 grenade Grenade -   United States Ex-US Army stock  
M26 grenade Grenade -   United States Ex-US Army stock  
MK3 grenade Grenade -   United States Ex-US Army stock
M31 HEAT rifle grenade Rifle grenade 66mm   United States Used on the Howa Type 64 and M1 Garand.

Personal equipment edit

Name Type Notes Image
U.S. Army M-1943 Uniform Uniform Japanese produced variants of 1950 & 1951 patterns  
M-1956 Load-Carrying Equipment Uniform Japanese-produced  
All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment Uniform Japanese-produced  
M1 and M1905E1 bayonets Bayonet Japanese-produced  
M4 bayonet Bayonet Japanese-produced  
M5 bayonet Bayonet Japanese-produced  
C-rations Rations  
D-rations/Tropical Bars Rations  
M-1942 mess kit Mess kit  
T-10 parachute Parachute Produced under licence by Fuji Sangyo Co. Ltd. (Fujikura Parachute)  
G-11 Cargo Parachute Parachute Produced under licence by Fujikura Parachute
G-12 Cargo Parachute Parachute Produced under licence by Fuji Sangyo Co. Ltd.

Artillery and missile systems edit

Name Type Caliber Origin Image
Mortar
Type 64 [ja] mortar 81mm   Japan  
M2 mortar mortar 60mm   United States  
M1 mortar mortar 81mm   United States  
M2 mortar mortar 107mm   United States  
Howitzer
M1A1 howitzer Howitzer 75mm   United States  
M2A1 howitzer Howitzer 105mm   United States  
M2 howitzer Howitzer 155mm   United States  
M1 howitzer Howitzer 155mm   United States  
M2 howitzer Howitzer 203mm   United States  
Anti-aircraft gun
L-90 35mm Anti-Aircraft Twin Cannon Autocannon 35mm    Switzerland  
Bofors 40 mm gun Autocannon 40mm   Sweden  
M51 75 mm Anti-Aircraft Gun Anti-aircraft gun 75mm   United States  
M1 90 mm Anti-Aircraft Gun Anti-aircraft gun 90mm   United States  
Anti-Landing craft and Anti-Tank Missile
Type 64 Anti-Tank Missile MCLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile 120mm   Japan  
Surface-to-air missile
MIM-3 Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile Surface-to-Air Missile 370mm   United States  

Vehicles edit

Name Type Origin Image
Armoured vehicles
Type 74 Main battle tank   Japan  
Type 61 Main battle tank   Japan  
M41 Walker Bulldog Light tank   United States  
M24 Chaffee Light tank   United States  
M4 Sherman Medium tank   United States  
Type 60 Armoured Personnel Carrier[5][6] Armoured personnel carrier   Japan  
M20 Reconnaissance vehicle   United States  
M8 Greyhound Reconnaissance vehicle   United States  
Self propelled artillery
Type 60 106 mm Self-propelled Recoilless gun Tank destroyer   Japan  
Type 60 107 mm Self-propelled mortar Self propelled mortar   Japan  
Type 60 81 mm Self-propelled mortar Self propelled mortar   Japan  
Type 74 105 mm Self-propelled howitzer Self-propelled howitzer   Japan  
M52A1 self-propelled howitzer Self-propelled howitzer   United States  
M44A1 self-propelled howitzer Self-propelled howitzer   United States  
Type 75 130 mm Multiple Surface-to-Surface Rocket Multiple rocket launcher   Japan  
Type 67 Model 30 Rocket Artillery Multiple rocket launcher   Japan
M42 40 mm Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon   United States  
M19 Gun Motor Carriage SPAA Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon   United States  
M8 Tractor Artillery tractor   United States  
M5 Tractor Artillery tractor   United States  
M4 Tractor Artillery tractor   United States  
Type 73 Artillery Support Vehicle Ammunition resupply vehicle   Japan
Armoured recovery/engineering vehicle
Type 70 Armoured Recovery Vehicle [ja] Armoured recovery vehicle   Japan
M32 Tank Recovery Vehicle Armoured recovery vehicle   United States  
Type 67 Armoured Vehicle-launched Bridge [ja] Armoured vehicle-launched bridge   Japan
Miscellaneous
Mitsubishi Jeep J-series Off-road vehicle   Japan  
Toyota BQ/FQ10・15/HQ15 series[7] Truck   Japan  
Dodge WC series Four-wheel drive truck   United States  
Isuzu TS/TW series Four-wheel drive truck   Japan  
GMC CCKW Six-wheel drive truck   United States  
M25 Tank Transporter Semi-trailer truck   United States  

Aircraft edit

Name Type Origin Image
Kawasaki KAQ-1 Target drone   Japan  
Kawasaki KAT-1 Trainer aircraft   Japan  
Beechcraft/Fuji T-34 Mentor (Model B45) Trainer aircraft   United States  
Fuji LM-1 Nikko[8] Military communications aircraft   Japan  
Fuji TL-1 Trainer aircraft   Japan  
Mitsubishi (Sikorsky) H-19C Utility helicopter   United States

Built on license

 
Kawasaki (Hughes) TH-55J Utility and trainer helicopter   United States

Built on license

 
Kawasaki KH-4 Utility helicopter   Japan  
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Hughes) OH-6 Light Observation Helicopter   United States

Built on license

 

References edit

  1. ^ 対人狙撃銃 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  2. ^ Licensed by Howa.
  3. ^ "Foreign Military Assistance and the U.S. M1 & M2 Carbines". BavarianM1Carbines.com. 1963.
  4. ^ "11.4mm短機関銃 M3A1" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  5. ^ Type 60 Armoured Personnel Carrier Archived 9 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine (Military-Today.com)
  6. ^ "The World Worlds – Weapons Database Type SU 60". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  7. ^ http://www.brian894x4.com/MilitaryFQ15.html Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Toyota FQ-10 / FQ-15 / HQ-15 (195?-196?), MILITARY TOYOTAS
  8. ^ Fuji LM-1 Nikko Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine kamov.net
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