List of Thailand military equipment of World War II
Thailand entered World War II in October 1940, initially against Vichy French forces in the Franco-Thai War. But Japan intervened and forced the Thai government to align with Axis forces; relations with Japan remained tense until the end of the war. This page lists military equipment used during the Franco-Thai War, Malaya and Burma campaign as well as equipment later received from the Japanese.
Knives and bayonets
- Siamese type-45 mauser bayonet
- Japanese type-30 arisaka bayonet
Small arms
Pistols (manual and semi-automatic)
- 9mm Type 78 Parabellum [1]
- 9mm Type 79 Colt Super[2]
- 9mm Type 80 Star [3]
- .38 inch Type 82 Colt Revolver [4]
- Nambu pistol
- M1911 pistol
Automatic pistols and submachine guns
Rifles
- Type 46 Siamese Mauser rifle
- Type 47 Siamese Mauser carbine
- Type 46/66 Siamese Mauser rifle
- Type 47/66 Siamese Mauser carbine
- Type 66 rifle (import version of Japanese Type 38 rifle)
- Type 83 Thai Rifle
Grenades and grenade launchers
Japanese grenades were imported in 1941 for the use by marines.
| Grenade | Launcher | Introduced | Type | Weight, g | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type 91 Grenade | Type 10 | 1941 | fragmentation | 530 | improvement of Type 10 |
| Type 97 Grenade | No | 1941 | fragmentation | 450 | evolution of Type 91 optimized for hand-throw |
Machine guns
Infantry and dual-purpose machine guns
- Madsen machine gun (type 66 light machine gun), adopted in 1924
- M1917 Browning machine gun (type 66 heavy machine gun - rechambered for 8mm), adopted in 1924
- Commercial Vickers Machine Gun Class D (12.7mm rechambered for 8mm) - used for AA duties, adopted in 1935
- Type 92 heavy machine gun, adopted in 1941 to cope with the shortage of the 8mm ammunition
Artillery
Infantry mortars
Field artillery
- Type 51 Mountain gun (7.5cm Gebirgskanone M1908) Type 1 adopted in 1909[7]
- Type 51 Mountain gun (7.5cm Gebirgskanone M1908) Type 2 adopted in 1909[8]
- Type 63 Mountain gun (the Japanese copy of 7.5cm Gebirgskanone M1908), adopted in 1921 [9]
- Type 77 Infantry Gun (Bofors 40 mm /Bofors 50 mm gun) - adopted in 1934 [10]
- Type 78 Heavy Infantry Gun (10.5 cm kanon m/34) - adopted in 1935 [11]
- Type 78 Heavy Howitzer Mortar 150 mm Bofors M.15/16 (unknown amount) - adopted in 1935 [12]
- Type 80 Light Infantry Gun (75 mm L/40 Howizer Bofors Light Infantry Gun) - adopted in 1937 - B.Grimm and CO. as an agent [13]
- Type 80 Light Howitzer (105 mm Bofors Light Howitzer) - adopted in 1937 [14]
Anti-tank guns
Anti-tank weapons (besides anti-tank guns)
- Type 97 automatic cannon AT/AA
Anti-aircraft weapons
Light anti-aircraft guns
Heavy anti-aircraft guns
- Type 77 Anti Aircraft gun (75 mm Bofors luftvarns kanon L/30 (75mm L/30 h.S.K.M. 1914))[15]
Vehicles
Tankettes
- Type 73 Carden Loyd Light Tank Mk VI - 10 imported from England in 1930 [16]
- Type 77 Carden Loyd Light Tank Mk VI (Modified) - 30 imported from England in 1934 [17]
Tanks
- Vickers A4E11 Light tank Vickers-Carden-Loyd Light Amphibious Tank - 2 purchased from England in 1933 [18]
- Type 76 Light tank Vickers 6-Ton Model E - 12 imported from England in 1933 [19]
- Type 81 Light tank Vickers 6-Ton Model B - 8 out of 12 imported from England in 1938 but the other 4 refused [20]
- Type 83 Light tank Type 95 Ha-Go - 50 purchased from Japan in 1940 [21]
- Landsverk Light tank Stridsvagn L-60 - 4 purchased
Self-propelled guns
- QF 2-pounder naval gun on Vickers 6-Ton tractor (upgrade level close to Dragon Mk IV) chassis -36 purchased
Armored cars
- Vickers-Morris M1931 - 6 purchased
Trucks
- Morris truck - unknown number
Navy ships and war vessels
Gun boat
- HTMS Thonburi class gun boat
- HTMS Sri Ayudhya class gun boat
Torpedo Boat
- HTMS Chonburi torpedo boat
- HTMS Chantaburi torpedo boat
- HTMS Songhkla torpedo boat
- HTMS Rayong torpedo boat
- HTMS Trad torpedo boat
- HTMS Phuket torpedo boat
Other war vessels
- minelayer HTMS Nhong Sarhai
- fishery protection ship Thiew Uthok
Submarine
Cruisers Boat
- HTMS Mae Klong class Tachin
- HTMS Tachin class Tachin
The ship did not return
- HTMS Taksin
- HTMS Naresuan
Aircraft
- Avro 504 strafing aircraft - 20 imported in 1930, 50 locally produced
- Vought O2U Corsair - 12 bought 30 March 1933. 25 built in 1936. 50 more built in 1940. Locally designated Observation and Attacker Type 1 (Type A-1).
- Curtiss P-36 Hawk fighter - 48 imported in 1934-1938, 50 locally built in 1937-1939
- Martin B-10 bomber - 6 received from USA in 1937, 9 ex-Dutch aircraft from Japan in 1943
- Watanabe E9W submarine borne - 6 imported in May 1938, locally designated WS.103S
- Nakajima E8N ship borne - 18 imported in late 1940
- Mitsubishi Ki-30 light bomber - 24 aircraft
- Mitsubishi Ki-21 heavy bomber - 9 delivered by Japanese in December 1941
- Nakajima Ki-27 fighter - 12 delivered in January 1942
- Nakajima Ki-43 fighter - 24 delivered in 1943
- Tachikawa Ki-36 - 24 purchased in 1942, locally designated as "Trainer Type 6"
Bristol Blenheim import and license production agreement was cancelled in 1940. Also, the license production of North American P-64 was planned but cancelled when aircraft was turned back while en route in October 1940 due US arms embargo.
References
- ↑ "ปืนพก แบบ 78 ขนาด 9 มม". Royal Thai Police Ordinance (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "ปืนพก แบบ 79 ขนาด 9 มม". Royal Thai Police Ordinance (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "ปืนพก แบบ 80 ขนาด 9 มม". Royal Thai Police Ordinance (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ [ปืนพกลูกโม่ แบบ 82 ขนาด .38 นิ้ว "ปืนพกลูกโม่ แบบ 82 ขนาด .38 นิ้ว"] Check
|url=value (help). Royal Thai Police Ordinance (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2017. - ↑ "วิวัฒนาการทหารปืนใหญ่". Artillery Division, Fort Phibunsongkram, Lopburi (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "พ.ศ. 2449 ปืนใหญ่ภูเขาแบบ 49(ป.49)". Artillery Division, Fort Phibunsongkram, Lopburi (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "พ.ศ. 2451 ปืนใหญ่ภูเขาแบบ 51(ป.51-1)". Artillery Division, Fort Phibunsongkram, Lopburi (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "พ.ศ. 2451 ปืนใหญ่ภูเขาแบบ 51(ป.51-2)". Artillery Division, Fort Phibunsongkram, Lopburi (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "พ.ศ. 2463 ปืนใหญ่ภูเขาแบบ 63(ป.63)". Artillery Division, Fort Phibunsongkram, Lopburi (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "พ.ศ. 2477 ปืนใหญ่ทหารราบแบบ 77". Artillery Division, Fort Phibunsongkram, Lopburi (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "พ.ศ. 2478 ปืนใหญ่หนักกระสุนวิถีราบ แบบ 78(ปนร.78)". Artillery Division, Fort Phibunsongkram, Lopburi (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "พ.ศ. 2478 ปืนใหญ่หนักกระสุนวิถีโค้ง แบบ 78(ปนค.78)". Artillery Division, Fort Phibunsongkram, Lopburi (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "พ.ศ. 2480 ปืนใหญ่เบากระสุนวิถีราบ แบบ 80(ปนร.80)". Artillery Division, Fort Phibunsongkram, Lopburi (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "พ.ศ. 2480 ปืนใหญ่เบากระสุนวิถีโค้ง แบบ 80(ปนค.80)". Artillery Division, Fort Phibunsongkram, Lopburi (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "ปืนใหญ่ต่อสู้อากาศยาน แบบ 77 ลากจูงด้วยยานยนต์" (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "1.รถถังแบบ 73 (Light tank, Carden Loyd Mark VI)" (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "4.รถถังแบบ 77 (Light tank, carden Loyd Mark VI, Modified)" (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "2.รถถังลอยน้ำแบบ 76 (Light amphibious tank, A4 E 12)" (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "3.รถถังแบบ 76 (Light tank, Vickers 6-Ton Mark E)" (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "5.รถถังแบบ 81 (Light tank, Vickers 6 tons, type B)" (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "6.รถถังแบบ 83 (Light tank, Type 95, HA-GO)" (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
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