The following is a list of military equipment of the ROC in World War II (1937–1945) which includes aircraft, artillery, small arms, vehicles and vessels. This list covers the equipment of the National Revolutionary Army, various warlords and including the Collaborationist Chinese Army and Manchukuo Imperial Army, as well as Communist guerillas, encompassing the period of the Second United Front.

Swords and bayonets Dao Miaodao HY1935 bayonet Qiang (spear) Shin guntō (used by pro-Japanese officers) Type 30 bayonet (used by pro-Japanese forces)

Small arms

Pistols Weapon Caliber Notes Origin7.63x25mm.45 ACPCalled the Box Cannon (盒子炮). The most common and popular pistol since the beginning of the Republic. Imported from Germany and Spain (Astra 900 and MM31), but mostly produced locally copy in various arsenals, the larger being in Hanyang, Shanghai, Gongxian, Taku and Shanxi. Often used with a detachable shoulder stock. The pistol used the 7.63x25mm caliber, but a version in .45 ACP was also produced in Shanxi, called the "Type 17"FN 1900.32 ACPVery popular pistol called the Lu Zi (撸子) or 8 Bangs (八音子) in the North and Bent Ruler (曲尺) in the South. Originally made in Belgium, but with many copies and variations produced in China, most significantly in the arsenals in Jinling and Shanghai. Made with both 6 or 8-inch barrels, the latter having a slot for a detachable shoulder stock.Ruby.32 ACPOriginally made in Spain, but produced copy in China by the Hanyang Arsenal, as well as smaller shops.Colt M1903.32 ACPImported commercially from the United States. Called the Horse Brand Pistol (馬牌撸子) after the old Colt rampant horse logo.FN 1910.32 ACPImported from Belgium and nicknamed the Floral Mouth Pistol (花口撸子) due to its serrated muzzle ring.Mauser 1914.32 ACPImported from Germany. Called the Kick Mouth Open (张嘴蹬) due to the hold-open design when the gun was empty "waiting" like an "open mouth".Astra 400Rare pistol imported from Spain and used the uncommon (especially in China) 9 mm Largo caliber.Hi-Power9×19mmProduced by the John Inglis Company in Canada for China through the Mutual Aid Board in 1943. Originally intended to make 180,000, only 4,000 were delivered to Karachi, India before the end of the war, with supply problems over "the Hump" making it hard for them to reach the Chinese Y Force. Production was cancelled in 1944, but restarted in late 1945, with 40,000 being used in the Civil War after World War II..45 ACPSupplied to SACO guerrilla units and operatives early in the war, and to the X Force in Burma later on. Nicknamed the Big Eye Pistol (大眼撸子) due to the large caliber.Colt M1917.45 ACPSupplied to SACO guerrilla units and operatives.S&W Regulation PoliceSmith & Wesson revolvers in this caliber, copies of the S&W Regulation Police, was produced in the 44th Arsenal located in Guizhou during slack time, starting 1942, often with a detachable shoulder stock.8mm NambuThe Type 14 was captured from the Imperial Japanese Army and nicknamed the Turtle Shell Pistol (王八盒子) or Chicken Thigh Pistol (鸡腿撸子). It was also supplied to Manchukuo and the Collaborationist Chinese Army, who also produced a very small number of the Type 19, a copy of the Type 14.

Submachine guns and automatic pistols Weapon Caliber Notes OriginBergmann7.63x25mm7.65×21mmThe Bergmann gun was the most common SMG in China at the time and called the Flower Mouth Machine-gun (花机关). SIG in Switzerland produced the originally German weapon under license as the "SIG Bergmann 1920" and exported it to China after World War I. Chinese arsenals in Jinling and Shanghai started producing them in 7.65mm in 1926. Other arsenals, such as Taku and Hanyang, started making them in 7.63mm. Shenyang, Shanxi and Beiyang arsenals also produced copy the weapon. Some arsenals made the weapon with the magazine facing down, instead of to the side.Erma EMP7.63x25mmPurchased and copied in small numbers during the Second-Sino Japanese WarThompson.45 ACP7.63x25mmThe M1921 was commercially imported from the United States and thereafter locally produced in China since the 1920s. Several tens of thousands were made copy in the arsenals of Shanxi, Taiyuan and Sichuan. ~4,700 guns were also made in 7.63mm in the 21st Arms Weapons Depot. Later in the war, M1928A1 wartime models were supplied to the X Force in Burma, with some also going to the Y Force, by the United States. The M1 was also supplied to SACO units.Automatic Mauser C967.63x25mmThe fully automatic version of the common Mauser C96 was originally invented and imported from Spain (Astra 902, Super Azul and MM31). They were also widely imported from Germany (M712 Schnellfeuer). Chinese-made copies also existed. A Chinese technique of firing the gun was to hold the pistol sideways, as the high recoil due to the very high rate of fire would push the gun in a sweeping motion to the side instead of upwards.United Defense M429×19mmSupplied to SACO guerrilla units and operatives.9×19mmSten gun9×19mmDuring World War Two, Canada supplied some 73,000 Sten guns (made by the Long Branch arsenal) to Chinese Nationalist forces in an effort to help them fight the Japanese. These Stens were standard MkII pattern guns, chambered for the 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge. Grease gun.45 ACP 9x19mmLend-Leased to the National Revolutionary Army, along with the ThompsonPPD-407.62x25mmReceived 3,000 during the Second Sino Japanese War.

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