List of weapons on Japanese combat aircraft

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This is a list of offensive/defensive weapons aboard Japanese combat aircraft (fighters, bombers, reconnaissance, etc) in use by the Japanese Army and Japanese Navy Air Services.

Contents

[edit] Army aircraft

[edit] Machine guns

[edit] Cannons

[edit] Rocket Launchers

  • Ho-301 40mm rocket gun barrel launcher

[edit] Rear armament (for defensive use)

[edit] Offensive weapons (against enemy formations)

  • 30 kg air-to-air rockets
  • 30 kg air-to-air bombs

[edit] Regular bombs

  • 30 kg bomb
  • 60 kg bomb
  • 100 kg bomb
  • 150 kg bomb
  • 250 kg bomb
  • 500 kg bomb

[edit] Combat head (for special use)

  • Combat head of 800 kg
  • Combat head of 2,900 kg
  • Combat head of 6,393 lbs (thermite bomb)

[edit] Navy aircraft

[edit] Machine guns

[edit] Cannons

  • Type 99 20 mm cannon (Oerlikon FF)
  • Type 1 20 mm cannon
  • Type 2 30 mm cannon
  • Type 5 30 mm cannon

[edit] Rear armament (for defensive use)

  • Type 92 7.7 mm machine gun (British Lewis)
  • Type 97 7.7 mm machine gun
  • Type 2 13.2 mm machine gun (German MG 131)

[edit] Offensive weapons (against enemy formations)

  • Type 3 air-to-air bomb
  • 30 kg air-to-air bomb
  • 30 kg air-to-air rocket
  • 60 kg air-to-air rocket

[edit] Regular bombs

  • 30 kg regular bomb
  • 60 kg regular bomb
  • 120 kg regular bomb
  • 310 kg regular bomb

[edit] Combat head (for special use)

  • Combat head of 1,200 kg

[edit] See also

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