Historic, retired or reserve equipment of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

Small arms


Name	Type	Caliber	Origin	Notes
Howa Type 64	Battle rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	Japan	Standard issue until it was replaced by the Howa Type 89 in 1989. It was also used as a sniper rifle, until it was replaced by the M24 in 2002.^[1]
M1 Garand^[2]	Battle rifle	.30-06 Springfield	United States	Standard issue until it was replaced by the Type 64 in 1964.
M1 carbine	Carbine	.30 Carbine	United States	Acquired through the Military Assistance Program.^[3]
M1A1 Thompson	Submachine gun	.45 ACP	United States	Used in the GSDF until the 1970s
M3 submachine gun	Submachine gun	.45 ACP	United States	Still used in limited numbers by vehicle crews.^[4]
M1903 Springfield	Bolt-action rifle	.30-06 Springfield	United States
M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle	Light machine gun	.30-06 Springfield	United States
M1919 Browning machine gun	Medium machine gun	.30-06 Springfield	United States
M2 flamethrower	Flamethrower	Napalm/gasoline tanks	United States
New Nambu M66	Submachine gun	9×19mm Parabellum		Prototype only
M1911 pistol	Pistol	.45 ACP	United States
Colt Detective Special	Revolver	.38 Special	United States
Mk 2 grenade	Grenade	-	United States	Ex-US Army stock
M26 grenade	Grenade	-	United States	Ex-US Army stock
MK3 grenade	Grenade	-	United States	Ex-US Army stock
M31 HEAT rifle grenade	Rifle grenade	66mm	United States	Used on the Howa Type 64 and M1 Garand.

Personal equipment


Name	Type	Notes
U.S. Army M-1943 Uniform	Uniform	Japanese produced variants of 1950 & 1951 patterns
M-1956 Load-Carrying Equipment	Uniform	Japanese-produced
All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment	Uniform	Japanese-produced
M1 and M1905E1 bayonets	Bayonet	Japanese-produced
M4 bayonet	Bayonet	Japanese-produced
M5 bayonet	Bayonet	Japanese-produced
C-rations	Rations
Tropical Bars	Rations
M-1942 mess kit	Mess kit
T-10 parachute	Parachute	Produced under licence by Fuji Sangyo Co. Ltd. (Fujikura Parachute)
G-11 Cargo Parachute	Parachute	Produced under licence by Fujikura Parachute
G-12 Cargo Parachute	Parachute	Produced under licence by Fuji Sangyo Co. Ltd.

Artillery and missile systems


Name	Type	Caliber	Origin
Mortar
Type 64 [ja]	mortar	81mm	Japan
M2 mortar	mortar	60mm	United States
M1 mortar	mortar	81mm	United States
M2 mortar	mortar	107mm	United States
Howitzer
M1A1 howitzer	Howitzer	75mm	United States
M2A1 howitzer	Howitzer	105mm	United States
M2 howitzer	Howitzer	155mm	United States
M1 howitzer	Howitzer	155mm	United States
M2 howitzer	Howitzer	203mm	United States
Anti-aircraft gun
L-90 35mm Anti-Aircraft Twin Cannon	Autocannon	35mm	Switzerland
Bofors 40 mm gun	Autocannon	40mm	Sweden
M51 75 mm Anti-Aircraft Gun	Anti-aircraft gun	75mm	United States
M1 90 mm Anti-Aircraft Gun	Anti-aircraft gun	90mm	United States
Anti-Landing craft and Anti-Tank Missile
Type 64 Anti-Tank Missile	anti-tank missile	120mm	Japan
Surface-to-air missile
MIM-3 Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile	Surface-to-Air Missile	370mm	United States

Vehicles


Name	Type	Origin
Armoured vehicles
Type 74	Main battle tank	Japan
Type 61	Main battle tank	Japan
M41 Walker Bulldog	Light tank	United States
M24 Chaffee	Light tank	United States
M4 Sherman	Medium tank	United States
Type 60 Armoured Personnel Carrier^[5]^[6]	Armoured personnel carrier	Japan
M20	Reconnaissance vehicle	United States
M8 Greyhound	Reconnaissance vehicle	United States
Self propelled artillery
Type 60 106 mm Self-propelled Recoilless gun	Tank destroyer	Japan
Type 60 107 mm Self-propelled mortar	Self propelled mortar	Japan
Type 60 81 mm Self-propelled mortar	Self propelled mortar	Japan
Type 74 105 mm Self-propelled howitzer	Self-propelled howitzer	Japan
M52A1 self-propelled howitzer	Self-propelled howitzer	United States
M44A1 self-propelled howitzer	Self-propelled howitzer	United States
Type 75 130 mm Multiple Surface-to-Surface Rocket	Multiple rocket launcher	Japan
Type 67 Model 30 Rocket Artillery	Multiple rocket launcher	Japan
M42 40 mm Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun	Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon	United States
SPAA	Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon	United States
M8 Tractor	Artillery tractor	United States
M5 Tractor	Artillery tractor	United States
M4 Tractor	Artillery tractor	United States
Type 73 Artillery Support Vehicle	Ammunition resupply vehicle	Japan
Armoured recovery/engineering vehicle
Type 70 Armoured Recovery Vehicle [ja]	Armoured recovery vehicle	Japan
M32 Tank Recovery Vehicle	Armoured recovery vehicle	United States
Type 67 Armoured Vehicle-launched Bridge [ja]	Armoured vehicle-launched bridge	Japan
Miscellaneous
Mitsubishi Jeep J-series	Off-road vehicle	Japan
Toyota BQ/FQ10・15/HQ15 series^[7]	Truck	Japan
Dodge WC series	Four-wheel drive truck	United States
Isuzu TS/TW series	Four-wheel drive truck	Japan
GMC CCKW	Six-wheel drive truck	United States
M25 Tank Transporter	Semi-trailer truck	United States

Aircraft


Name	Type	Origin
Kawasaki KAQ-1	Target drone	Japan
Kawasaki KAT-1	Trainer aircraft	Japan
Beechcraft/Fuji T-34 Mentor (Model B45)	Trainer aircraft	United States
Fuji LM-1 Nikko^[8]	Military communications aircraft	Japan
Fuji TL-1	Trainer aircraft	Japan
Mitsubishi (Sikorsky) H-19C	Utility helicopter	United States Built on license
Kawasaki (Hughes) TH-55J	Utility and trainer helicopter	United States Built on license
Kawasaki KH-4	Utility helicopter	Japan
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Hughes) OH-6	Light Observation Helicopter	United States Built on license