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COPY No. 179 TECHNICAL * INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY No. 21 JANUARY 1945 Prepared by the General Staff Intelligence and issued under the direction of the Commander- in-Chief, Headquarters, Australian Military Forces L.H.Q. MISC 9529 Printed by Authority : McLaren de Co. Pty. Ltd., Melbourne. AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY NOS. 1-21 TABLE OF CONTENTS JAPANESE EQUIPMENT PART I WEAPONS SUMMARY NO. 6.5 mni T.’eiji 44 Rif la .......................................... 6; 9 6.5 Model 97 Rifle .......................................... 14 6.5 mm Model 38 Rifle .......................................... 14 6.5 mm Type 96 LMG .......................................... 1 6.5 mm Third Year Type LMG ................................ 19 6.5 mm Taigho 11 LMG .......................................... 2 7.63 mm Solothurn SMG .......................................... 1 7.7 ran Type 99 Rifle .......................................... 11 7.7 mm Type 2 Paratroop Rifle ...................... 21 7.7 mm Type 92 (JUKI) MMG ................................ 1, 10 7,7 ram AFV Type LMG .......................................... 1, 2 7.7 mm Vickers Type A/C MG................................ 6 7.7 ram Type 92 Lewis MG.......................................... 12 7.92 min Type 100 Double Barrel A/C MG 12 7.92 ram Type 88 Flexible MG................................ 13 8 mm Automatic Pistol .......................................... 1 8 mm Type 100 Paratroop SMG ....................... 21 9 mm Webley Type Revolver ................................ 7 13 mm AA-Tk A Gun .......................................... 2, 4, 5 20 mm AA-Tk A Gun ................................................... 3 20 mra Tk A Gun Type 97 ....................................... .. 7, 9 25 ram AA-Tk A Guns...................... ...................... 11, 16 37 ram Tk A Gun ............................................................. 3, 5 37 mm Tank Gun ............................................................. 4, 40 mm Dual AA-Tk A Gun .......................................... 12, 16 47 mra Model 1 (1941) Tk A Bun ...................... 11, 20 50 ram Flare Discharger .......................................... 5 50 mm Type 89 Grenade Discharger 1, 10, 16 50 mm Type 100 Rifle Grenade Discharger.. 15, 18 70 mm Gun Howitzer ................................................. 6, 11 70 mm Barrage Mortar .......................................... 17 75 mm Type 88 Field AA Gun ................................ 5, 9, 10, 12 75 mm Type 41 Regimental Gun ...................... 7, 9, 12 75 ram RA Type Mountain Gun ................................ 9 75 mm Type 94 Mountain Gun ................................ 9, 14 8 cm Coastal Defence Gun ................................ 13 81 mm Model 3 Mortar .......................................... 18 81 mm Type 99 Mortar ...................... 12 81 mm Type 97 Mortar .......................................... 12 90 mm Type 94 Mortar - Sight ...................... 10 15 cm Type 96 Howitzer .......................................... 10, 14 15 cm 4th Year Type Howitzer ...................... 10 20 cm Spin Stabilized Rocket ...................... 19 32 cm Spigot Mortar ....................................... .. 17 2 PART II AMMUNITION SUMMARY NO. SECTION (a) SAA, MORTAR AND ARTILLERY Types of Ammunition 5 6.5 mm Ba11-Penetration Tests ................................ 6 6.5 mm Snub Nose Round .. ................................. 12 7.7 mm AP Penetration Tests ................................ 6 7.7 mm Incendiary Bullet .......................................... 12 7.7 mm Explosive Round .......................................... 12 14 .50 in. HE " .......................................... 7, 9 SAA Firing Tests - Wood & Inverted Ball 15 12.7 mm A/C Ammunition ................................ ....... 16 13 mm AA-Tk A - Tests .......................................... 3, 6 13 mm ................................................................................. 9 20 m HE & AP........................................................................ 5, 9 20 mm AP Incendiary .................................................... 9 20 mm A/C ....................................................................... 9 20 mm Nose Fuses.............................................................. 13 20 mm Fragmentation Trials ................................ 9 25 mm HE Tracer QF .................................................... 7 37 mm Tk A - Trials .................................................... 3 37 mm .......................................... 7 37 mm HE Incendiary Shell .......................................... 37 mm - Trials ............................................................. 3 37 mm Metallurgical Examination .. .. .. 3 40 mm .. ................................ .. .. .. 8 40 mni Dutch Ammunition .......................................... 13 47 mm AP-HE Firing Trials.......................................... 13 50 rim Mortar Incendiary Grenade ...................... 10 50 mm Type 89 Smoke Shell 11 50 mm Type 89 HE Shell .......................................... 6 57 mm Ammuniti on .. .......................................... 10, 14 69/70 mm Shell ........................................................ 10 70 mm Battalion Gun .......................................... 6 70 mm Mortar Type Shell................................. 6 , 11, 15 75 mm AP Shell .. .......................................... 7 75 mm Type 2 Hollow Charge AP Shell 15 75 mm Type 88 Fd AA Gun Ammuniti on 5, 9,10,14 75 ram HE DC Shell .. .......................................... 13 75 mm Incendiary Shell .......................................... 13 75 mm Model 41 Regimental Gun Ammunition . 14 75 mm Smoke Shell .. .......................................... 14 Tk A Ammunition - Firing Tests ...................... 15 81 mm Barrage & Flare Mortar Shell 21 82 mm Chinese Mortar Bomb ................................ 17 82 mm Mortar Bomb .................................................... 6 90 mm Type 94 Mortar Incendiary Bomb .. .. 14 90 mm HE Mortar Bomb .................................................... 16 105 mm Cartridge Case .......................................... 17 105 mm HE Howitzer Shell .......................................... 17 105 mm HE Shell ............................................................. 17 15 cm Mortar Bomb ................................................. .. 21 Gaine - Choice of delay.......................................... 2 SECTION (b) AERIAL BOMBS AND FUSES 1/3 Kg HE Bomb ....................... 8, 10 1/2 Kg HE Cluster Bomb ......................................... 16 1 Kg HE Bomb ............................................................. 8,10,12,13 1 Kg Navy Bomb 21 12 Kg Parachute Flare Bomb •• •• *» 16 32 Kg Incendiary Bomb............................... •• 8,16 50 Kg HE Bomb ............................................................. 7 50 Kg Type 100 Incendiary Bomb • • • • • • 18 3 PART II CONTINUED SUMMARY NO. 100 Kg Typo 1 Time Bomb ............................................17 100 Kg GP HE Type 94 Army Bomb .........................17 100 Kg GP HE Type 3 Army Bomb.................................. 17 250 Kg Mew Type HE Incendiary Bomb .. ..3 250 Kg GP HE Type 92 Army Bomb .....................17 Bomb Canister - New Type .. .. .........................1°» 19 Illuminating Flare Bomb .......................................... 10 AA Parachute Bomb ......................................................10 Type 0 Model 1 Navigation Marker Bomb.. .. 17 Bomb Chart............................................................................7 Tail Fuse Short Delay.................................................4 ” ’’ " " - New Type ...................... 9 ” " Clockwork D-2(b) ................................8 " " B-6(A) 11 ” " B-7(A) 15 Aerial Burst Fuse D-4(A) .... ...................... 10 Type 100 Mortar Fuse ..................................................21 Nose Fuse - A-l(B) ........................................................ 8 " " A-2(c) 10 ” " D-5(A) 16 " " New Type Instantaneous or Delay action .. ..9 SECTION (c) - RIFLE AND HAND GRENADES Rifle Grenade - Hollow Charge ...................... 8 " " - Spigot Type ............................ 14 Hand Grenade - Type 91 ...................................5 " ” - Improved Type ..................... 9 " ” - Pull Type ....................................7 " ’’ - Stick Type................................. 9 ” " - Fragmentation Tests .. .. 10 I! II _ if II jg " ” - Flash Type .. \\ \ \ ’. \ 18 " " - Conical Tk A ...........................19 ” ” - Molotov Cocktail ..................... 2 " " - Glass Incendiary....................20 ” ’’ - Ceramic..................... .. .. 21 SECTION (d) - MINES AND BOOBY TRAPS M ine - Magnetic AP........................... .. 5, 16 " - Type 93 Land............................................. 1 " - Dutch "Mushroom Top" type .. .. 5 " - Anti Vehicular "Yardstick" type ., 13 " - Tests on Light Tank.........................4, 5 " - Navy Type 3 "Flower Pot"...............20 " - Marine Type................................................7 " - Anti-Invasion .............................................. 11 " - Sweeping Gear Type 3 Model 2 .. 14 " - Floating - New Type ............................... 21 Booby Traps ................................................................ 7,9,10,21 SECTION (e) - DEMOLITION EQUIPMENT Bangalore Torpedo ....................................... 1, 4 Hollow Charge Explosives...................... <■