BATTLESHIPS AND GUNS

YAMATO

• Became the flagship of the Japanese combined fleet.
• Led by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto.
• Launched on August 8, 1940.
• Named after Yamato Providence.
• Unable to achieve speeds higher than 27 knots.(50 km, 32 miles)

MUSASHI

• Built for imperial Japanese navy.
• Launched November 1, 1940.
• "Sister" of the battleship Yamato.
• Used to transfer equipment in 1944.
• Torpedoed in early 1944 by an American submarine.

T-11

• First light machine gun the Japanese invented themselves.
• Held 5 clips on the left side, so any one could put ammunition in the gun
• Weighed 22.5 pounds empty.

NAMBU PISTOL

• Produced in 1935.
• carried eight 8 x 21.5mm nambu rounds.
• The nambu is one of the worlds worst guns manufactured.
• A problem with this pistol was the exposed sear.
• If enough pressure was on the sear, the gun would fire.

ARISAKA TYPE 99 RIFLE

• Manufactured 1939-1945.
• Replacement of the type 38 rifle.
• Used the most until surrendered to allied forces.