List of Thailand military equipment of World War II
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The Thailand entered the World War II in October, 1940, initially against Vichy French forces in Franco-Thai War. But Japanese intervened and forced the Thai government to align with Axis forces, but relation with Japanese has remained tense until end of war. This page lists military equipment used during Franco-Thai War as well as equipment later received from Japanese.
Small arms
Pistols (manual and semi-automatic)
Automatic pistols and submachine guns
Rifles
- Type 45 Siamese Mauser
- Type 46 Siamese Mauser
- Type 47 Siamese Mauser
- Type 66 Siamese Mauser
- Arisaka
Grenades and grenade launchers
| Grenade | Launcher | Introduced | Type | Weight, g | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type 91 Grenade | Type 10 | 1931 | fragmentation | 530 | improvement of Type 10 |
| Type 97 Grenade | No | 1937 | fragmentation | 450 | evolution of Type 91 optimized for hand-throw |
Machine guns
Infantry and dual-purpose machine guns
- Madsen machine gun (type 66 light machine gun)
- Type 92 heavy machine gun
- M1917 Browning machine gun (type 66 heavy machine gun - rechambered for 8mm)
- Commercial Vickers Machine Gun Class D (12.7mm rechambered for 8mm) - used for AA duties
Artillery
Infantry mortars
Field artillery
- 5cm M1906 Krupp gun (unclear model)
- 75mm Type 63 Field gun (old Krupp gun?)
- Type 80 Howitzer (75mm L/40 Howizer) - via B Grimm and CO (unclear model)
- Type 51 Mountain gun (Krupp-made M.08)
- Type 41 75 mm Mountain Gun (Japanese copy of Krupp M.08, locally designated as "Type 63 Mountain gun")
- 10.5 cm kanon m/34 (unknown amount)
- 15 cm Autokanone M. 15/16 (unknown amount)
Fortress and siege guns
Anti-tank guns
- Type 94 37 mm Anti-Tank Gun
- Bofors 37 mm M1934 (unknown amount)
Anti-tank weapons (besides ant-tank guns)
- Type 97 automatic cannon AT/AA
Anti-aircraft weapons
Light anti-aircraft guns
- QF 2-pounder naval gun (pom-pom)
Heavy anti-aircraft guns
- 7.5 cm luftvarns kanon L/30 (75mm L/30 h.S.K.M. 1914) - probably fictitious
Vehicles
Tankettes
- Carden Loyd tankette Mk VI - 60 imported
- Light Tank Mk VI
Tanks
- Vickers 6-Ton Model B
- Vickers A4E11 amphibious tank - 2-6 purchased
Self-propelled guns
- QF 2-pounder naval gun on Vickers 6-Ton tractor (upgrade level close to Dragon Mk IV) chassis -36 purchased
Armored cars
Armored carriers
Navy ships and war vessels
- coastal battleship HTMS Thonburi
- coastal battleship HTMS Sri Ayudhya
- HTMS Chonburi torpedo boat
- HTMS Chantaburi torpedo boat
- HTMS Songhkla torpedo boat
- HTMS Rayong torpedo boat
- HTMS Trad torpedo boat
- HTMS Phuket torpedo boat
- minelayer HTMS Nhong Sarhai
- fishery protection ship Thiew Uthok
Aircraft
- Martin B-10 bomber - 15 received from USA and Japan
- Vought O2U Corsair - 70
- Mitsubishi Ki-30
- Curtiss P-36 Hawk
- Avro 504