List of armour used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War

This is a list of armour used by the Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Army
-Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...

in the Second Sino-Japanese War
Second Sino-Japanese War
The Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. From 1937 to 1941, China fought Japan with some economic help from Germany , the Soviet Union and the United States...

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The present list also includes other military armoured vehicles in use at the time (armoured personnel carrier

Armoured personnel carrier

An armoured personnel carrier is an armoured fighting vehicle designed to transport infantry to the battlefield.APCs are usually armed with only a machine gun although variants carry recoilless rifles, anti-tank guided missiles , or mortars...

s, armoured cars, armoured train

Armoured train

An armoured train is a train protected with armour. They are usually equipped with railroad cars armed with artillery and machine guns. They were mostly used during the late 19th and early 20th century, when they offered an innovative way to quickly move large amounts of firepower...

s, etc.).

Renault FT-17
Renault FT-17
The Renault FT, frequently referred to in post-WWI literature as the "FT-17" or "FT17" , was a French light tank; it is among the most revolutionary and influential tank designs in history...
Renault FT-17-Ko
Renault FT-17
The Renault FT, frequently referred to in post-WWI literature as the "FT-17" or "FT17" , was a French light tank; it is among the most revolutionary and influential tank designs in history...
Renault NC27
Renault FT-17
The Renault FT, frequently referred to in post-WWI literature as the "FT-17" or "FT17" , was a French light tank; it is among the most revolutionary and influential tank designs in history...
Type 89 Medium Tanks
Type 92 "Jyu-Sokosha" Armored/Combat Cars
Type 92 Jyu-Sokosha
The was the Empire of Japan's first indigenous tankette. Designed for use by the cavalry of the Imperial Japanese Army by Ishikawajima Motorcar Manufacturing Company , the Type 92 was designed for reconnaissance and infantry support...
Type 94 tankette
Type 95 "Ha-Go" Light Tanks
Type 95 Ha-Go
The was a light tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army in combat operations of the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in the Second World War. It proved sufficient against infantry, however, like the American M3 Stuart, it was not designed to fight other tanks...
Type 97 "Te-Ke" Tankettes
Type 97 Te-Ke
The was a tankette used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in World War II. It was designed as a fast reconnaissance vehicle, and was a replacement for the earlier Type 94 TK....
Type 97 "Chi-Ha" Medium Tanks
Type 97 Chi-Ha
The was a medium tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in the Second World War. It was the most widely produced Japanese medium tank of World War II, although the armor protection was considered as average in the 1930s...
Type 97-Improved "Shinhoto Chi-Ha" Medium Tanks
Type 97 Chi-Ha
The was a medium tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in the Second World War. It was the most widely produced Japanese medium tank of World War II, although the armor protection was considered as average in the 1930s...
Type SS Armored Engineer Vehicles
One German Panzerkampfwagen IA captured from Chinese forces
Panzer I
The Panzer I was a light tank produced in Germany in the 1930s. The name is short for the German ' , abbreviated . The tank's official German ordnance inventory designation was SdKfz 101 .Design of the Panzer I began in 1932 and mass production in 1934...
Hokoku Armored Car
Aikoku Armored Car
Vickers Crossley
Crossley Motors
Crossley Motors was a British motor vehicle manufacturer based in Manchester, England. They produced approximately 19,000 high quality cars from 1904 until 1938, 5,500 buses from 1926 until 1958 and 21,000 goods and military vehicles from 1914 to 1945.Crossley Brothers, originally...

Armored Car
Wolseley Armored Car
Type 91 Armored Railroad Car "So-Mo"
Type 95 Armored Railroad Car "So-Ki"
Type 1 "Ho-Ki" Armored Personnel Ccarrier
Type 1 Ho-Ki
The was a tracked Armored personnel carrier developed by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II.-Development and history:The Type 1 Ho-Ki was developed in 1942 as a result of a request from the Army...
AA Machine Cannon Carrier
Experimental Armored Train
Type 94 Armored Train
Type 95 Crane Vehicle "Ri-Ki"
Armored Recovery Vehicle "Se-Ri"
Type 100 Observation Vehicle "Te-Re"
Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle
Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle
The Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle was a series of vehicles adapted to chemical warfare possessed by the Imperial Japanese Army...
Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle
Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle
The Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle was a series of vehicles adapted to chemical warfare possessed by the Imperial Japanese Army...
High-Voltage Dynamo Vehicle "Ka-Ha"

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