The Armed Forces of the Empire of Fusō
The Imperial Fusō Armed Forces - Mission statement
The Imperial Fusō Armed Forces - Branches
The Imperial Fusō Armed Forces consists of the following two branches:
- The Imperial Fusō Army
- The Imperial Fusō Navy
The Imperial Fusō Armed Forces - Statistics
The Imperial Fusō Army
The Imperial Fusō Navy
The Imperial Fusō Armed Forces - Organisation
Table of Ranks
High Command and Political Leadership
- The Imperial Ministry for the Armies
- The Imperial Minister for the Armies' Office
- The Imperial Minister for the Armies: Komachi Susumu
- The Imperial Second-Minister for the Armies: Shiga Hiroki
- The Imperial Administrative Vice-Minister for the Armies: Fukuyomi Terauchi
- The Imperial Vice-Minister for the Armies for International Affairs: Shindō Miho Kaigun Shōshō (Ret.)
- Private Secretary to the Imperial Minister for the Armies:
- Leading Senior Adviser to the Imperial Minister for the Armies:
- Leading Special Adviser to the Imperial Minister for the Armies:
- Director, Bureau of Imperial Defence Policy:
- Director, Bureau of Imperial Operational Policy:
- Director, Bureau of Personnel and Training:
- Director, Bureau of Finance, Procurement and Equipment: Countess Hattori Erina
- Director, Bureau of Local Cooperation:
- Director, Imperial Defence Intelligence Headquarters:
- Commander, Imperial Armed Forces Intelligence Security Command: Tsukamoto Satoshi Rikugun Shōshō
- Director, Technical Research and Development Institute:
- Director, Central Medical College of the Imperial Armed Forces and the Central Hospital of the Imperial Armed Forces:
- Defence Personnel Review Board:
- Director, Equipment Procurement and Construction Office:
- The Imperial Supreme War Council
- President of the Imperial Supreme War Council: Satō Erika Kaigun Taishō
- Vice-President of the Imperial Supreme War Council: Yonehara Ichirō Rikugun Taishō
- Senior Secretary of the Imperial Supreme War Council:
- Senior Warrant Officer of the Imperial Supreme War Council: Utsunomiya Taiyō Rikugun Jun-I
- Director, General Affairs Bureau of the Imperial Supreme War Council:
- Director, Operations Bureau of the Imperial Supreme War Council:
- Director, Logistics and Procurement Bureau of the Imperial Supreme War Council:
- Commander, Central Communications Command of the Imperial Supreme War Council:
- Director, Press Office of the Imperial Armed Forces:
- Judge-Advocate-General of the Imperial Armed Forces:
- Rector, Imperial War College:
- Chief of the Imperial Fusō Army General Staff:
- Vice-Chief of the Imperial Fusō Army General Staff:
- Commander, Imperial Fusō Army Air Service:
- Director, General Affairs Bureau of the Imperial Fusō Army General Staff:
- Director, First or Operations Bureau of the Imperial Fusō Army General Staff:
- Director, Second or Intelligence Bureau of the Imperial Fusō Army General Staff: Mitsuhara Yonetsugu Rikugun Shōshō
- Director, Third or Logistics and Communications Bureau of the Imperial Fusō Army General Staff:
- Director, Fourth or Historical Bureau of the Imperial Fusō Army General Staff:
- Director, Fifth or Fortifications Bureau of the Imperial Fusō Army General Staff:
- Director, Sixth or Financial Bureau of the Imperial Fusō Army General Staff:
- Commander, Imperial Fusō Army Academy:
- Commander, Imperial Fusō Army War College:
- Commander, Imperial Fusō Army Air Service Academy:
- Chief of the Imperial Fusō Naval General Staff: Matsuda Chiyo Kaigun Taishō
- Vice-Chief of the Imperial Fusō Naval General Staff: Arawaki Katsuyori Kaigun Chūjō
- Commander-in-Chief, Combined Fleet of the Imperial Fusō Navy: Shizuka Mie Kaigun Taishō
- Commander, Imperial Fusō Naval Air Service: Chikataka Ichirō Kaigun Chūjō
- Commander, Imperial Fusō Naval Guard Service: Akikawa Arai Kaigun Shōshō
- Director, First or Operations Bureau of the Imperial Fusō Naval General Staff: Junichirō Reika Kaigun Shōshō
- Director, Second or Materiel Bureau of the Imperial Fusō Naval General Staff: Eita Teruō Kaigun Shōshō
- Director, Third or Intelligence Bureau of the Imperial Fusō Naval General Staff: Kitanobashi Furuya Kaigun Shōshō
- Director, Fourth or Communications Bureau of the Imperial Fusō Naval General Staff: Sakuragawa Haruko Kaigun Shōshō
- Director, Fifth or Financial Bureau of the Imperial Fusō Naval General Staff: Fushimi-no-miya Chiyori-Shinnō Kaigun Shōshō
- Commander, Imperial Fusō Naval Academy: Eita Shunsuke Kaigun Shōshō
- Commander, Imperial Fusō Naval War College: Sakurajima Hanako Shōshō
- Commander, Imperial Fusō Naval Air Service Academy: Uehara Shimotsuki Kaigun Shōshō
- Commander, Yokosuka Naval District: Miura Kansuke Kaigun Chūjō
- Commander, Kure Naval District: Masamoto Yosuke Kaigun Chūjō
- Commander, Sasebo Naval District: Shichirō Arima Kaigun Chūjō
- Commander, Maizuru Naval District: Ōbayashi Setsuko Kaigun Chūjō
- Commander, Shinkyō Naval District: Tadamichi Sakurauchi Kaigun Chūjō
- Commander, Ōminato Guard District: Nishi Katsuda Kaigun Shōshō
- The Imperial Minister for the Armies' Office
The Imperial Fusō Armed Forces - Equipment
- Service Rifle of the Imperial Fusō Army: Howa Type 49 Infantry Rifle
- Ceremonial Drill Rifle of the Imperial Fusō Army: Arisaka Type 38 Infantry Rifle
- Service Rifle of the Imperial Fusō Navy: Howa Type 49 Infantry Rifle
- Service Rifles of the Special Forces: Howa Type 49F Paratrooper Rifle; Heckler & Koch HK416; Heckler & Koch HK417; Howa Type 80 Infantry Rifle
- Service Sidearms of the Armed Forces: Carl Gustaf 25th Year Type Ka Short Rifle; Brügg & Thomet MP9; Minebea Type 42 Pistol; SIG Sauer Type 70 Pistol
- Combat Knife/Bayonet: Type 24 Bayonet; Type 49 Multipurpose Bayonet; Type 30 Bayonet
- Swords: Type 98 Military Sword; Type 98 Naval Sword
- Grenades: Type 60 Hand Grenade; Type 66 Rifle Grenade
- General Purpose Machine Gun: FN/Howa Type 20 General Purpose Machine Gun; CIS Type 49 Light Machine Gun; FN Type 63 Light Machine Gun
- Heavy Machine Gun: Browning Type 8 Heavy Machine Gun
- Mortars: 5.1 cm Type 50 Grenade Discharger; 8.1 cm Type 25 Mortar; 12 cm Type 56 Mortar
- Automatic Grenade Launcher: Howa Type 56 Automatic Grenade Discharger
- Antitank Weapons: Type 47 Chū-MAT; Type 61 Light Antitank Missile; Type 56 Multipurpose Missile System; Type 69 Medium Multipurpose Missile System; 11 cm Type 52 Lightweight Anti-Armour Munition; Howa 8.4 cm Type 38 Recoilless Rifle
- Man-portable air defence weapon systems: Type 51 Personal Surface-to-Air Missile
- Designated Marksman, Sniper and Anti-Materiel Rifles: Arisaka Type 97 Kai Sniper Rifle; Accuracy International L115A3; M107A1 Anti-Materiel Rifle; 15 mm Type 60 Anti-Materiel Gun
- Main Battle Tanks: Type 50 Chi-Ha
- Cavalry Tanks: Type 68 Ki-Ro; Type 76 Ki-Ha
- Formation Reconnaissance Vehicles: FV4330 Sagiter; FV4334 Shogun; FV4332 Smiter; Type 47 Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle; Type 42 Command & Communication Vehicle
- Armoured Personnel Carriers/Infantry Fighting Vehicles: Type 49 Infantry Tank Ho-I; Type 56 Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier; Type 33 Armoured Personnel Carrier; FV4333 Stormer
- Armoured Recovery Vehicles: Type 71 Armoured Recovery Vehicle; Type 50 Armoured Recovery Vehicle; Type 38 Armoured Recovery Vehicle; FV4337 Samnite
- Armoured Combat Engineer Vehicles and Equipment: Type 59 Field Engineering Vehicle; Type 35 Bulldozer; FV180 Field Engineering Tractor; Type 52 Mine-Clearing Vehicle; Python Minefield Breaching System; Type 51 Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge; Type 41 Self-propelled Bridge; Type 67 Mobile Support Bridge; Type 52 Pontoon Bridge; Type 61 Amphibious Rig
- Protected Troop Transports: Type 73 Protected Mobility Vehicle; Komatsu Type 62 Light Armoured Vehicle
- Troop and Materiel Transport: Mitsubishi Type 33 Kai Light Truck; Toyota Type 53 Light Truck; Hino Type 33 Medium Truck; Isuzu Type 33 Large Truck; Mitsubishi Type 34 Large Truck; Mitsubishi Type 74 Very Large Truck; Steyr Type 44 Pinzgauer
- Artillery: 10 cm Type 37 Field Gun; 15.5 cm Type 40 Field Howitzer; 15.5 cm Type 65 Field Howitzer; 12 cm Type 56 Self-Propelled Mortar; 15.5 cm Type 59 Self-Propelled Howitzer; 15.5 cm Type 79 Self-Propelled Howitzer; 24 cm Type 42 Self-Propelled Heavy Gun; 23 cm Type 72 Self-Propelled Rocket Launcher; 23 cm Type 52 Self-Propelled Rocket Launcher
- Coastal Artillery: MBDA Blackadder; MBDA Perseus
- Anti Aircraft Artillery: EADS Theatre Aerospace Defence System; Type 63 Chū-SAM; Type 41 Tan-SAM; Type 71 Tan-SAM Kai 2; Type 53 Kin-SAM; FV4331 Swordstreak; Type 47 Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun; NBS MANTIS
- Utility Helicopters: AgustaWestland CHQ4W1/2/CHL4W3; Boeing Chinook CHL3B3/6; Sikorsky CHL6S4; Mitsubishi CHL2M; AgustaWestland CHL5W1/CHQ5W1; Kawasaki CHR2Ka Ninja
- Attack Helicopter: AgustaWestland CHD3W1
- Landing Crafts Auxiliary: Type 53 Landing Craft; Type 59 Landing Craft; Type 56 Light Landing Craft
- Air-Superiority Fighter: Mitsubishi J5M Shusui; BAE Systems A5H Talon; Nakajima B8N2-J Denkō
- Multirole Fighter Aircraft: Mitsubishi J6M Raiden; Nakajima J8N Takemikazuchi; British Aerospace A3H Peregrine
- Strike Fighters: BAE Systems J7H Shiden; Nakajima B8N Shinsei; Yokosuka B9Y Suisei; Lockheed J9L Jinden
- Interdictor: Lyran Arms/EADS G5A3 Firefalcon
- Reconnaissance Aircraft: Lockheed R6L Seiun; Northrop Grumman/Nakajima R7N EuroHawk; Northrop Grumman/Nakajima R7N-C Triton
- Specialised Aircraft: Airbus F3A1 Athena; Airbus F3A2-C Athena; Mitsubishi R8M Sentinel; Kawanishi H4K1-Q Tōkai; Kawanishi Q7K1-F Seikū; Kawanishi Q7K1 Nankai; Kawasaki Q6Ka Tenō; Kawanishi G6K2-Q Taizan; Kawanishi H3K
- Strategic Airlift: Boeing L9B; Lockheed L8L Ginga; Boeing/Mitsubishi T4M; Airbus T5A3/6/7 Voyager; Airbus T5A5-L Voyager
- Medium Airlift: Kawasaki L4Ka; Kawasaki L10Ka; Kawasaki L10Ka-T; Kawasaki L4Ka-T; Kawanishi Q7K1-T; Kawanishi H4K1-L; Kawanishi H4K1-T
- Trainers: Bell CHK2B1; Hawker Siddeley K7H; Mitsubishi K8M; Kawasaki/Tachikawa K9T; Cessna/Tachikawa K5T; Eurocopter CHK9E1
- Missiles: MBDA Gryphon General Purpose Missile; MBDA Scalpel; MBDA Perseus; MBDA Blackadder; MBDA Unicorn
- Weapons of Mass Destruction: Jaakola Nepthys
The Imperial Fusō Navy - Commissioned Ships
- Standard Carriers: 6
- Light Carriers: 16
- Amphibious vessels: 14
- Battleships: 4
- First Class Cruisers: 9
- Second Class Cruisers: 21
- Third Class Cruisers: 12
- First Class Frigates: 52
- Second Class Frigates: 30
- Third Class Frigates: 36
- Patrol Vessels: 30
- Auxiliary Vessels: 56
- Second Class Submarines: 31
- First Class Submarines: 30
- Aviation Groups: 34
The Imperial Fusō Army - number of regiments
- Infantry Regiments: 69
- Cavalry Regiments: 23
- Artillery Regiments: 42
- Air Defence Regiments: 41
- Aviation Regiments: 15
- Other Regiments: 68