Artillery in Japan was first used during the Sengoku period in the 16th century; and its use has continued to develop. Due to its proximity with China...

The 1st Artillery Brigade (Japanese: 第1特科団) is the only active artillery brigade of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The brigade is subordinated to...

the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force received the first Howa Type 20 rifles, which are set to replace earlier assault rifles. Artillery of Japan Firearm...

Artillery are ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability...

McLean, Donald B. Japanese Artillery Weapons and Tactics, ISBN 0-87947-157-3 Ogata Katsuichi technological general manager of army "Matter of 13mm "Hotchkiss-type"...

Artillery has been one of primary weapons of war since before the Napoleonic Era. Several countries have developed and built artillery systems, while artillery...

The Type 2 20 mm AA machine cannon was a Japanese-designed anti-aircraft gun. It entered service in 1942. Introduced in 1942, compared to the earlier Type...

and 280/16. Some 220 pieces were manufactured by the Osaka Artillery Arsenal for Japanese coastal defence. It was mounted on a turntable which was fixed...

AA gun Tomczyk, Japanese Armor Vol. 4, pp. 19, 22, 30. Bishop, The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II. MacLean. Japanese Artillery; Weapons and Tactics...

Rise and Fall of Imperial Japan. The Military Press, 1984. ISBN 0-517-42313-8 War Department Special Series No 25 Japanese Field Artillery October 1944...

keiryō-sentō-sharyō) is a wheeled self-propelled artillery vehicle under development by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. Many armies are looking...

MacLean. Japanese Artillery: Weapons and Tactics Chant, Artillery of World War II. Effectiveness of Japanese AA Fire, US Naval Technical Mission to Japan, 1946...

ISBN 0-7607-1022-8 Chant, Chris. Artillery of World War II, Zenith Press, 2001, ISBN 0-7603-1172-2 McLean, Donald B. Japanese Artillery; Weapons and Tactics. Wickenburg...

II. Bishop, The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II. Chant, Artillery of World War II. MacLean. Japanese Artillery; Weapons and Tactics Bishop, Chris...

Rocket artillery is a type of artillery equipped with rocket launchers instead of conventional guns or mortars. Note that the "Calibre" of rocket projectiles...

of the Hotchkiss M1930 machine gun used by the Empire of Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. "Type 93 (1933) AA hmg Japanese navy...

ōdzutsu (大筒, 'big cylinder') was a type of artillery used during the Sengoku Jidai and the early Edo period in Japan. The ōdzutsu was used primarily in naval...

armament of the Imperial Japanese Army Type 3 Chi-Nu medium tank. It was one of the largest guns ever to be fitted on a World War II Japanese tank. The...

Chant, Artillery of World War II War Department TM-E-30-480 Handbook on Japanese Military Forces September 1944 p 400 McLean Japanese Artillery; Weapons...

counter invaders from occupying Japanese islands along the edge of the East China Sea. British troops of the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) exercised together...

used as field artillery until the surrender of Japan. The Type 90 75 mm field gun proved to be somewhat controversial in Imperial Japanese Army service...

Rocket artillery is artillery that uses rockets as the projectile. The use of rocket artillery dates back to medieval China where devices such as fire...

accepted in the 38th year of Emperor Meiji's reign (1905). Although Japan had extensive experience with artillery, as the result of its war with Russia in...

Japanese Artillery; Weapons and Tactics Taki's Imperial Japanese Army Bishop, The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II. p. 150 Chant, Artillery of...

Japanese Army's existing 75 mm field artillery. Production was delayed due to technical issues, notably a desire by the army to reduce the weight of the...

This is a list of heavy artillery weapons of the Imperial Japanese Navy of World War II. Type 94 37 mm Anti-Tank Gun Model 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun Type 1 37...

September 1944 p 400 MacLean. Japanese Artillery; Weapons and Tactics [1] Taki's Imperial Japanese Army US Department of War. US Technical Manual E 30-480...

MacLean.Japanese Artillery; Weapons and Tactics Foss, Tanks: The 500, p. 218. Ness, Leland. Rikugun: Volume 2 - Weapons of the Imperial Japanese Army &...

standard pack artillery piece of Japanese infantry divisions. The Type 94 mountain gun saw widespread service with the Imperial Japanese Army, except for...

ISBN 0-356-08215-6 Chant, Chris. Artillery of World War II, Zenith Press, 2001, ISBN 0-7603-1172-2 McLean, Donald B. Japanese Artillery; Weapons and Tactics. Wickenburg...