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	An issue related to equipment that should be brought up as a major issue for the Japanese army was rations. Japan went to war with China expecting constant territorial gains and figured they could cut costs by limiting food rations, instead telling soldiers to just go sieze (ie rob) food from the locals. This worked alright while on the attack but for some reason even after Japan shifted to a defensive war the ration policy was never directly addressed. Starvation as a result was a constant threat to Japanese forces and is why images of starving near death soldiers are so common.		An issue related to equipment that should be brought up as a major issue for the Japanese army was rations. Japan went to war with China expecting constant territorial gains and figured they could cut costs by limiting food rations, instead telling soldiers to just go sieze (ie rob) food from the locals. This worked alright while on the attack but for some reason even after Japan shifted to a defensive war the ration policy was never directly addressed. Starvation as a result was a constant threat to Japanese forces and is why images of starving near death soldiers are so common.
	== Small Arms ==		== Small Arms ==
	Japan's small arms were generally less advanced than that of other countries at the time; while most countries still relied on bolt-action rifles as their service weapon, many countries still produced decent quantities of SMGs as well as self-loading rifles in more limited numbers. Japan however focused primarily on bolt-action rifles, with fewer automatic weapons to back them up. Weapon quality also suffered later in the war as well. This was thanks to a focus on ~~navel~~ and airpower in regards to resources and manufacturing under the assumption it would be planes and ships that won the war in the Pacific not soldiers. I mean, they weren't wrong...		Japan's small arms were generally less advanced than that of other countries at the time; while most countries still relied on bolt-action rifles as their service weapon, many countries still produced decent quantities of SMGs as well as self-loading rifles in more limited numbers. Japan however focused primarily on bolt-action rifles, with fewer automatic weapons to back them up. Weapon quality also suffered later in the war as well. This was thanks to a focus on naval and airpower in regards to resources and manufacturing under the assumption it would be planes and ships that won the war in the Pacific, not soldiers. I mean, they weren't wrong...
	=== Rifles and SMGs ===		=== Rifles and SMGs ===
	[[Image:Arisaka.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|Left\|The Arisaka rifle, not to be confused with rifles made by [[Cyberpunk 2020\|Arasaka]] ]]		[[Image:Arisaka.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|Left\|The Arisaka rifle, not to be confused with rifles made by [[Cyberpunk 2020\|Arasaka]] ]]

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	An issue related to equipment that should be brought up as a major issue for the Japanese army was rations. Japan went to war with China expecting constant territorial gains and figured they could cut costs by limiting food rations, instead telling soldiers to just go sieze (ie rob) food from the locals. This worked alright while on the attack but for some reason even after Japan shifted to a defensive war the ration policy was never directly addressed. Starvation as a result was a constant threat to Japanese forces and is why images of starving near death soldiers are so common.		An issue related to equipment that should be brought up as a major issue for the Japanese army was rations. Japan went to war with China expecting constant territorial gains and figured they could cut costs by limiting food rations, instead telling soldiers to just go sieze (ie rob) food from the locals. This worked alright while on the attack but for some reason even after Japan shifted to a defensive war the ration policy was never directly addressed. Starvation as a result was a constant threat to Japanese forces and is why images of starving near death soldiers are so common.
	== Small Arms ==		== Small Arms ==
	Japan's small arms were generally less advanced than that of other countries at the time; while most countries still relied on bolt-action rifles as their service weapon, many countries still produced decent quantities of SMGs as well as self-loading rifles in more limited numbers. Japan however focused primarily on bolt-action rifles, with fewer automatic weapons to back them up. Weapon quality also suffered later in the war as well.		Japan's small arms were generally less advanced than that of other countries at the time; while most countries still relied on bolt-action rifles as their service weapon, many countries still produced decent quantities of SMGs as well as self-loading rifles in more limited numbers. Japan however focused primarily on bolt-action rifles, with fewer automatic weapons to back them up. Weapon quality also suffered later in the war as well. This was thanks to a focus on navel and airpower in regards to resources and manufacturing under the assumption it would be planes and ships that won the war in the Pacific not soldiers. I mean, they weren't wrong...
	=== Rifles and SMGs ===		=== Rifles and SMGs ===
	[[Image:Arisaka.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|Left\|The Arisaka rifle, not to be confused with rifles made by [[Cyberpunk 2020\|Arasaka]] ]]		[[Image:Arisaka.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|Left\|The Arisaka rifle, not to be confused with rifles made by [[Cyberpunk 2020\|Arasaka]] ]]

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	*Really rough and dirty stuff cludged together as Japan got a major beat down.		*Really rough and dirty stuff cludged together as Japan got a major beat down.

	An issue related to equipment that should be brought up as a major issue for the Japanese army was rations. Japan went to war with China expecting constant territorial gains and figured they could cut costs by limiting food rations, instead telling soldiers to just go sieze (ie rob) food from the locals. This worked alright while on the attack but for some reason even after Japan shifted to a defensive war ~~for some reason~~ the ration policy was never directly ~~address~~. Starvation as a result was a constant threat to Japanese forces and is why images of starving near death soldiers are so common.		An issue related to equipment that should be brought up as a major issue for the Japanese army was rations. Japan went to war with China expecting constant territorial gains and figured they could cut costs by limiting food rations, instead telling soldiers to just go sieze (ie rob) food from the locals. This worked alright while on the attack but for some reason even after Japan shifted to a defensive war the ration policy was never directly addressed. Starvation as a result was a constant threat to Japanese forces and is why images of starving near death soldiers are so common.
	== Small Arms ==		== Small Arms ==
	Japan's small arms were generally less advanced than that of other countries at the time; while most countries still relied on bolt-action rifles as their service weapon, many countries still produced decent quantities of SMGs as well as self-loading rifles in more limited numbers. Japan however focused primarily on bolt-action rifles, with fewer automatic weapons to back them up. Weapon quality also suffered later in the war as well.		Japan's small arms were generally less advanced than that of other countries at the time; while most countries still relied on bolt-action rifles as their service weapon, many countries still produced decent quantities of SMGs as well as self-loading rifles in more limited numbers. Japan however focused primarily on bolt-action rifles, with fewer automatic weapons to back them up. Weapon quality also suffered later in the war as well.

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	*Really rough and dirty stuff cludged together as Japan got a major beat down.		*Really rough and dirty stuff cludged together as Japan got a major beat down.

			An issue related to equipment that should be brought up as a major issue for the Japanese army was rations. Japan went to war with China expecting constant territorial gains and figured they could cut costs by limiting food rations, instead telling soldiers to just go sieze (ie rob) food from the locals. This worked alright while on the attack but for some reason even after Japan shifted to a defensive war for some reason the ration policy was never directly address. Starvation as a result was a constant threat to Japanese forces and is why images of starving near death soldiers are so common.
	== Small Arms ==		== Small Arms ==
	Japan's small arms were generally less advanced than that of other countries at the time; while most countries still relied on bolt-action rifles as their service weapon, many countries still produced decent quantities of SMGs as well as self-loading rifles in more limited numbers. Japan however focused primarily on bolt-action rifles, with fewer automatic weapons to back them up. Weapon quality also suffered later in the war as well.		Japan's small arms were generally less advanced than that of other countries at the time; while most countries still relied on bolt-action rifles as their service weapon, many countries still produced decent quantities of SMGs as well as self-loading rifles in more limited numbers. Japan however focused primarily on bolt-action rifles, with fewer automatic weapons to back them up. Weapon quality also suffered later in the war as well.

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	** The Fubukis suffered from being too light in weight and AA armament: the entire class had to have rebuilds to make them better at sea performance, and later in the war those lack of AA weapons bit them in the ass hard: it became so desperate that the rear primary turret was replaced with 25mm aa guns. However, they still served well in spite of these flaws, and was the class of ship responsible for stranding JFK at sea.		** The Fubukis suffered from being too light in weight and AA armament: the entire class had to have rebuilds to make them better at sea performance, and later in the war those lack of AA weapons bit them in the ass hard: it became so desperate that the rear primary turret was replaced with 25mm aa guns. However, they still served well in spite of these flaws, and was the class of ship responsible for stranding JFK at sea.
	* '''Shimakaze''': A planned class of destroyers that roughly fills the "C-class" of destroyers starting and ending with the namesake Shimakaze. The Shimakaze needed to be as fast as greased lightning and were armed with three 5" dual purpose cannons and three quintuple torpedo launchers using the infamous Type 93 long range torpedoes. Anti-aircraft guns...well, they were there, just not in quantity. The class was considered too expensive for general production, and Shimakaze herself saw very limited service in the war until being sunk while escorting some troop transports.		* '''Shimakaze''': A planned class of destroyers that roughly fills the "C-class" of destroyers starting and ending with the namesake Shimakaze. The Shimakaze needed to be as fast as greased lightning and were armed with three 5" dual purpose cannons and three quintuple torpedo launchers using the infamous Type 93 long range torpedoes. Anti-aircraft guns...well, they were there, just not in quantity. The class was considered too expensive for general production, and Shimakaze herself saw very limited service in the war until being sunk while escorting some troop transports.

			=== Submarines ===

	== Airplanes ==		== Airplanes ==

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	* '''Yamato class''': The single largest series of battleships ever built at 263 meters, and the wet dream of any naval enthusiast, weeaboo, and big gun fan everywhere. But before we get excited, we need to make it clear that no, the Yamato was objectively the wrong ship in the wrong war. The age of the battleship, with rare exception for shore bombardment, was pretty much over. Worse of all Japan was somewhat aware of this, with foremost officers like Yamamoto outright saying Naval airpower is the future, and was proven largely correct as the only engagement Yamato or Musashi (Shinano was another ship of the line that was converted partway through construction, see her section in the carriers) ever participated in where they actually got to fire their weapons at anyone turned out to be Leyte gulf in 1944, and both were sunk by angry American dive and torpedo bombers by 1945.		* '''Yamato class''': The single largest series of battleships ever built at 263 meters, and the wet dream of any naval enthusiast, weeaboo, and big gun fan everywhere. But before we get excited, we need to make it clear that no, the Yamato was objectively the wrong ship in the wrong war. The age of the battleship, with rare exception for shore bombardment, was pretty much over. Worse of all Japan was somewhat aware of this, with foremost officers like Yamamoto outright saying Naval airpower is the future, and was proven largely correct as the only engagement Yamato or Musashi (Shinano was another ship of the line that was converted partway through construction, see her section in the carriers) ever participated in where they actually got to fire their weapons at anyone turned out to be Leyte gulf in 1944, and both were sunk by angry American dive and torpedo bombers by 1945.
	** With that boring disclaimer out of the way, let's get to the meat and potatoes. The thing had nine 480mm cannons and was housed in a turret that [[Awesome\|weighed as much as a small destroyer.]] On top of that, each turret could fire AA shells that would explode after a time fuse delay, and the few test photographs we have show they were a sight to behold, though US pilots reported not being too afraid of them, and they tended to damage the barrels. The class had an incredible number of medium and light weapons that could be brought to bear against lighter targets and fighters as well, with as many as 100 of these lighter weapons, though the 25mm autocannons were reportedly some of the worst in the war. There were some additional 13mm machine guns thrown on the bridge for good measure, but this was more like a desperate afterthought than a concerted effort to add additional AA protection. Still, a Yamato could still cause a small Titan or knight to sweat a little, because those main armaments are utterly insane.		** With that boring disclaimer out of the way, let's get to the meat and potatoes. The thing had nine 480mm cannons and was housed in a turret that [[Awesome\|weighed as much as a small destroyer.]] On top of that, each turret could fire AA shells that would explode after a time fuse delay, and the few test photographs we have show they were a sight to behold, though US pilots reported not being too afraid of them, and they tended to damage the barrels. The class had an incredible number of medium and light weapons that could be brought to bear against lighter targets and fighters as well, with as many as 100 of these lighter weapons, though the 25mm autocannons were reportedly some of the worst in the war. There were some additional 13mm machine guns thrown on the bridge for good measure, but this was more like a desperate afterthought than a concerted effort to add additional AA protection. Still, a Yamato could still cause a small Titan or knight to sweat a little, because those main armaments are utterly insane.
	** Yamato had a ludicrous 410-650mm armor in some places, making her an armored behemoth. However, it is important to remember that [[Katanas are Underpowered in d20\|Japanese steel historically sucks.]] The torpedo defense system was hoped to protect the ships, but was often troublesome and thus never really as effective as hoped. A prime example of this is when an American submarine hit Yamato and forced her to return to port for repairs, and the outright sinking of the Shinano by the USS Archerfish, a Yamato modified to be a "carrier support vessel"~~. Don't forget that US Torpedoes were '''''shit'''''. It was more often a surprise when the Mark 48 actually did damage instead of just harmlessly bouncing off the hull of the ship~~.		** Yamato had a ludicrous 410-650mm armor in some places, making her an armored behemoth. However, it is important to remember that [[Katanas are Underpowered in d20\|Japanese steel historically sucks.]] The torpedo defense system was hoped to protect the ships, but was often troublesome and thus never really as effective as hoped. A prime example of this is when an American submarine hit Yamato and forced her to return to port for repairs, and the outright sinking of the Shinano by the USS Archerfish, a Yamato modified to be a "carrier support vessel".

	*'''Kii Class''': Four fast battleships planned for the eight-eight battlefleet program intended to succeed the Tosa class, cancelled after the Washington Naval Treaty, along with planned successor Number 13 class.		*'''Kii Class''': Four fast battleships planned for the eight-eight battlefleet program intended to succeed the Tosa class, cancelled after the Washington Naval Treaty, along with planned successor Number 13 class.