# 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. |
| M1 Garand | 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 M1943 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 | |
| D-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 | MCLOS wire-guided 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 | 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 |
| M19 gun motor carriage 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 | 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 | 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 |