Volunteer Fighting Corps - Equipment

Equipment

The Kokumin Giyu Sentōtai units were theoretically armed with weapons including:

  • Type 94 8 mm Pistol
  • Type 30 rifle
  • Type 38 rifle
  • Type 44 Cavalry Rifle
  • Type 1 Heavy Machine Gun
  • Type 5 Anti-aircraft gun
  • Type 4 20 cm Rocket Launcher
  • Type 10 Grenade Discharger
  • Type 89 Grenade Discharger
  • Ceramic hand grenades
  • "Lunge AT Mine" (anti-tank mine on bamboo pole)

In actuality, mostly only much less sophisticated arms were available:

  • "Molotov Cocktails"
  • Simple bamboo or wood spears
  • Swords, bayonets, knives
  • Antiquated firearms

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