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Region: The Hope Federation

Finally it's done.

JAPANESE ARMED FORCES

Founded:
1st July 1954 - Present.

Service Branches
Japanese Ground Force
Japanese Maritime Force
Japanese Air Force

Headquarters:
Ministry of Defence, Tokyo

Leadership
Commander: Daiki Minimoto
Minister of Defence:Takeshi Iwaya

Manpower

Military age:
18-32 eligible to enlist
Active personnel:
25,000,000
Reserve Personnel:
65,000,000


Infantry weapons

Standard issue

SCK/Minebea 9mm Pistol
Minebea 9mm Machine Pistol
Howa Type 89 Assault rifle
Howa Type 64 Battle rifle
Sumitomo MINIMI 5.56mm Machine Gun
NTK/Sumitomo Type 62 machine gun
NTK/Sumitomo Type 74 In-vehicle machine gun
Sumitomo M2 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun
M24 Sniper Rifle
Howa Type 64 Sniper Rifle
Howa Type 96 40mm Automatic Grenade Launcher
Type 06 Rifle grenade
M67 series fragmentation grenade
M18 Claymore mine

Artillery

Howa 84RR Recoilless rifle
Nissan/IHI Aerospace 110mm LAM

Special forces

H&K USP Semi-automatic pistol
H&K MP7 Machine pistol
M4 carbine Assault rifle
FN SCAR Assault rifle
Heckler & Koch G36 Assault rifle
HK417 Battle rifle
Heckler & Koch HK417 Sniper Rifle
M203 grenade launcher
M72 LAW (Light Anti-Tank Weapon)
M32A1 multi-shot grenade launcher

Mortars

Type 96 Heavy mortar
JGSDF 120mm mortar
L16 81mm Mortar
Hirtenberger M6C-210
FH-70 Towed Howitzer

Vehicles:

Armoured Vehicles:

Type 10 Main Battle Tank- 25,000,000
Type 90 Main Battle Tank- 20,000,000
Type 74 Main Battle Tank - 25,000,000
Type 89 IFV - 10,000,000
Type 73 APC -250,000
Komatsu LAV - 5,000,000
Type 87 Reconnaissance Vehicle - 12,000

Artillery:

M270 MLRS - 5,000
Type 99 Howitzer - 2,500
M110 Howitzer - 3,000
Type 87 AA Gun - 900


Japanese Maritime Force

Submarines:
Oyashio-Class Attack submarine - 120 in service

Carriers:
Izumo-class Helicopter carrier - 20 in service.
Hyuga-class Helicopter carrier - 18 in service.

Landing craft:
Osumi-class Landing ship - 45 in service.
LCU - 2001 Landing craft - 70 in service.

Destroyers:
Maya-class - Guided Missile Destroyer - 55 in service.
Hatazake-class - Guided Missile Destroyer - 90 in service.
Atago-class - Guided Missile Destroyer - 85 in service.
Takanami-class - Destroyer - 75 in service.
Akizuki class- Destroyer - 80 in service.

Other:
Abukuma-class - Corvette - 65 in service.
Uraga-class Minesweeper - 25 in service.
Hayabusa-class Patrol Vessel - 110 in service.
Mashu-class Replenishment Oiler - 40 in service.

Japanese Air Force

Helicopters:
Boeing AH-64 Apache - Attack - 12,000 in service.
Bell AH-1 Cobra - Attack - 6,500 in service.
Kawasaki OH-1 - Scout - 900 in service.
Boeing CH-47 Chinook - Transport - 3,200 in service.
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk - Transport - 2,800 in service.
Eurocopter EC-225 - VIP (Command Only) - 2 in service.

UAVs:
Fuji FFOS - Reconnaissance - 250 in service.
Yamaha R-MAX- Reconnaissance - 350 in service.
Honeywell RQ-16 - Surveillance - 400 in service.

Fighters:
Mitsubishi F-2 - 20,000 in service.
F-4 Phantom II - 12,000 in service.
F-15 Eagle - 14,000 in service.
F-35 Lightning II - 20,000 in service.
Mitsubishi X-2 (Advanced) - 25,000 in service.

AWACS:
Boeing E-767 - 250 in service.
Boeing E-2 Hawkeye - 200 in service.

Transport:
Boeing 747-8 - VIP (Command Only) - 2 in service.
Kawasaki C1 - 2,000 in service.
Kawasaki C2 - 2,500 in service.
Lockheed C-130 Hercules - 3,500 in service.


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