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    The 320 mm Type 98 mortar (Japanese: 九八式臼砲, Hepburn: kyūhachi-shiki-kyūhō, literally "nine eight type mortar"), known by the nickname "Ghost rockets",...
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    The Type 98 50 mm mortar was a Japanese smooth-bore, muzzle-loading weapon of the mid 20th century. The Type 98 designation was given to this weapon because...
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  • Thumbnail for Type 99 81 mm mortar
    The Type 99 81 mm mortar (Japanese as "Kyukyu Shiki Shohakuyekiho", meaning "99 model small trench mortar") was a Japanese mortar used by the Imperial...
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    The Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon was the most common light anti-aircraft gun of the Imperial Japanese Army. It entered service in 1938 and was used...
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  • Thumbnail for Type 1 47 mm anti-tank gun
    The Type 1 47 mm anti-tank gun (一式機動四十七粍速射砲, Isshiki Kidō yonjūnana-miri sokushahō, "Type 1 mobile 47 mm rapid-firing gun") was an anti-tank gun developed...
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    in 1942. Introduced in 1942, compared to the earlier Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon, Type 2 20 mm had higher maximum rate of fire, could be elevated to...
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  • Thumbnail for Type 94 90 mm infantry mortar
    The Type 94 90 mm mortar was a 90 mm smoothbore infantry mortar, introduced in 1935, used by the Japanese in World War II. The Type 94 designation was...
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  • Thumbnail for Type 93 150 mm infantry mortar
    The Type 93 150 mm infantry mortar was a medium infantry mortar used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. The Type 93 designation was given...
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  • Thumbnail for Type 96 and Type 97 150 mm infantry mortar
    The Type 96 and Type 97 were Japanese 150 mm caliber mortars used during the Second World War. The Type 96 designation was given to this mortar as it...
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  • Thumbnail for Type 97 81 mm infantry mortar
    The Type 97 81 mm infantry mortar was a Japanese mortar used primary by Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. The Type 97 designation was given to...
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  • Thumbnail for Type 97 90 mm infantry mortar
    The Type 97 90 mm infantry mortar was a simplified version of the Japanese Type 94 90 mm Infantry Mortar. The Type 97 designation was given to this gun...
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  • Thumbnail for Type 1 37 mm anti-tank gun
    The Type 1 37 mm anti-tank gun (一式機動三十七粍速射砲, Isshiki Kidō sanjyūnana-miri sokushahō) was an anti-tank gun developed by the Imperial Japanese Army, and...
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  • Thumbnail for Type 10 120 mm AA gun
    The Type 10 or 12 cm/45 10th Year Type naval gun was a Japanese 120 mm calibre dual purpose anti-aircraft and coastal defense gun used during the Second...
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  • Thumbnail for Type 4 20 cm rocket launcher
    The Type 4 20 cm rocket mortar (四式二十糎噴進砲, Yonshiki nijū-senchi funshinhō) was a 203 mm rocket mortar used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the final stages...
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  • Thumbnail for Type 90 75 mm field gun
    The Type 90 75 mm field gun (九〇式野砲, Kyūmaru-shiki yahō) was a field gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, Soviet-Japanese...
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  • Thumbnail for Type 38 75 mm field gun
    The Type 38 75 mm field gun (三八式野砲, Sanhachi-shiki yahō) was a 1905 German design which was purchased by the Empire of Japan as the standard field gun...
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  • Thumbnail for Type 11 70 mm infantry mortar
    The Type 11 70 mm infantry mortar, was a muzzle-loading, rifled bore infantry mortar used by the Japanese. The Type 11 designation was given to this gun...
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  • Thumbnail for Type 11 37 mm infantry gun
    The Type 11 37 mm infantry support gun (十一年式平射歩兵砲, Jyūiichinen-shiki Heisha hoheihō) was an infantry support gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army in...
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  • Thumbnail for Type 41 75 mm mountain gun
    The Type 41 75 mm mountain gun is a Japanese license-built copy of the recoiling Krupp M1908 mountain gun. The number 41 was designated based on the year...
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  • Thumbnail for Type 99 88 mm AA gun
    The Type 99 88 mm AA gun (九九式八糎高射砲, Kyūkyū-shiki hassenchi Koshahō) was an anti-aircraft gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. The...
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  • Thumbnail for Type 4 75 mm AA gun
    The Type 4 75 mm AA gun (四式七糎半高射砲, Yon-shiki nanajyūgo-miri Koshahō) was an anti-aircraft gun developed by the Imperial Japanese Army. They started producing...
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  • Thumbnail for Type 94 37 mm anti-tank gun
    The Type 94 37 mm quick-firing gun (九四式三十七粍速射砲, Kyūyon-shiki sanjyūnana-miri sokushahō) was an anti-tank gun developed by the Imperial Japanese Army....
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    projectile could alternatively be launched using a standard Type 11 70 mm infantry mortar. The weapon could also be used like a simple cluster bomb, by...
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  • Thumbnail for Type 88 75 mm AA gun
    The Type 88 75 mm AA gun (八八式七糎野戦高射砲, Hachi-hachi-shiki nana-senti Yasen Koshahō) was an anti-aircraft gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the...
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  • Thumbnail for Type 96 15 cm howitzer
    The Type 96 15 cm howitzer (九六式十五糎榴弾砲, Kyūroku-shiki Jyūgo-senchi Ryūdanhō) was a 149.1 mm calibre howitzer used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World...
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    heavy mortar [ja] Type 98 320 mm mortar Type 4 20 cm rocket launcher Type 3 300 mm heavy mortar on Type 4 Ha-To SP heavy mortar carrier Type 4 40 cm rocket...
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    was designed in response to issues with the Type 11 37 mm infantry gun and the Type 11 70 mm infantry mortar. Both lacked sufficient firepower and range...
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  • Thumbnail for Type 4 40 cm rocket launcher
    The Type 4 40 cm rocket mortar (四式四〇糎噴進, Yonshiki yonjū-senchi funshinhō) was a 400 mm (16 in) rocket used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the final stages...
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  • Type 3 81 mm mortar is a smooth bore, muzzle-loading 81 mm (3.19 in) infantry weapon used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. The Type...
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    resembles the conventional Stokes-Brandt 81 mm mortar. The bipod and cradle of the two types of mortars are identical, except for size and the fact that...
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