Hi. I have to correct myself regarding one entry at the Armoured Cars chapter: "f) Osaka Armored Car: [IMG] This vehicle was seen during the...
Hi. I doubt that the US intelligence was able to locate such vehicles among the large amount of captured tanks. And I don´t think IJA officials...
Hi. This was an 8-barrel (2 rows of 4) exploding rope launcher similar to the modern days systems (MCLC). The barrels are quite simple mesh...
Hi. One addition to chapter 19: d) Experimental Minesweeper Tank GS: I was able to find a picture of this vehicle. [IMG] Yours tom! ;)
Hi. I haven´t forgotten your question but I was busy with RL a long time now. There was a japanese website mentioning this but I can´t find it...
Hi. Th japanese army was so impressed from the characteristics and possibilities of the Jeep that they ordered the company Toyoda (later renamed...
Hi. There is some info about the guidance system and the position of the electronic equipment inside the radio-controlled Ki-148 (I-Go B) guided...
Hi. The name of the german weapon in official Wehrmacht papers until 1945 was "3.7 cm Pak" or "3,7 cm Pak Rheinmetall" (interestingly no year...
Hi. Following the tables of the US Naval Technical Mission to Japan a total of 237 Type 91 Model 2 torpedoes were produced in the fiscal year of...
Hi. 九七式自動砲取扱上ノ参考 - 国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション from the National Diet Library online catalogue Yours tom! ;)
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Hi. In war sometimes desparate situations lead to suicidal actions but that´s a part of war. To me considering the use of distinct suicide...
Hi. Japan also had some more or lesss advanced special weapon programs like - Yamato and Super Yamato Class BBs, - Taiho and Improved Taiho...
Hi. Yes, and here is the reply. Sorry, had to correct myself. This is the official OOB of the IJA Raiding Force: Order of Battle Units...
Hi. Both army and navy had their own paratroopers. The navy paratroops were part of the special naval landing force (1st, 2nd and 3rd Yokosuka...
Hi. Some pics regarding japanese flamethrowers etc.: Type 93 Flamethrower: [IMG] Type 93 Large Flamethrower: [IMG] Type 100 Flamethrower:...
Hi. There were basically three ways IJA scattered poisonous gases: - aerial bombs - artillery grenades - gas spraying vehicles and trailers...
Hi. There is a problem regarding the designation. Following the author of the old german magazine "Waffen Revue", which was quite famous for...
Hi. Type 95 Collapsibe Boats were not really suitable for oceanic transport. It must have been a hard ride if they really used these.... [IMG]...
Hi. In general IJA used so called "anchorage" units to organise unloading sea transports from land (or sea if it´s an innitial landing). These...