AA mine discharger

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The AA mine discharger was a Japanese anti-aircraft weapon of the Second World War. The device was a simple tube like an infantry mortar of 70 mm (2.8 in) or 81 mm (3.2 in) caliber. Instead of a standard mortar bomb, the projectile was a tube containing seven individual mines, each approximately 11/16ths of an inch in diameter (18 mm) and 3 inches (76 mm) long. Each mine was equipped with its own parachute. When fired, the mortar threw the shell to a range of 3,000 to 4,000 feet (900 to 1,200 m) and a maximum altitude of approximately 600 m (2,000 ft). The shell ejected the mines at the top of its arc. They would then float down on their parachutes. They were fused to detonate on contact or after a fixed time period, damaging nearby aircraft. The projectile could alternatively be launched using a standard Type 11 70 mm infantry mortar.

The weapon could also be used like a simple cluster bomb, by firing over enemy troops.

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A 70 mm barrage mortar

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v t e Imperial Japanese Army artillery
Anti-aircraft guns	Type Ho 13mm AA machine gun Type 10 120 mm AA gun Type 11 75 mm AA gun Type 14 10 cm AA gun Type 2 20 mm AA machine cannon Type 3 12 cm AA gun Type 3 80 mm AA gun Type 4 75 mm AA gun Type 5 15 cm AA gun Type 88 75 mm AA gun Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon Type 99 88 mm AA gun
Anti-tank guns	Type 1 37 mm anti-tank gun Type 1 47 mm anti-tank gun Type 94 37 mm anti-tank gun Type 97 automatic cannon
Cannons	Type 14 10 cm cannon Type 38 10 cm cannon Type 45 15 cm cannon Type 89 15 cm cannon Type 92 10 cm cannon Type 96 15 cm cannon
Coastal artillery	28 cm howitzer Type 41 8 cm coast defense gun Type 11 12 cm coast defense gun Type 3 12 cm coast defense gun Type 41 15 cm/40 coast defense gun Type 41 15 cm/45 coast defense gun Type 41 15 cm/50 coast defense gun Type 45 15 cm cannon Type 41 12 cm coast defense gun Type 3 14 cm coast defense gun Type 41 20 cm coast defense gun
Dual purpose guns	Type 89 127 mm dual purpose gun Type 10 12 cm dual purpose gun Type 3 8 cm dual purpose gun Type 98 10 cm dual purpose gun
Field guns	Type 31 75 mm Mountain Gun Type 38 75 mm field gun Type 41 75 mm cavalry gun Type 90 75 mm field gun Type 92 battalion gun Type 94 37 mm gun Type 95 75 mm field gun
Grenade launchers	Type 10 grenade discharger Type 89 grenade discharger
Howitzers	Type 14 10 cm howitzer Type 38 12 cm howitzer Type 38 15 cm howitzer Type 4 15 cm howitzer Type 7 30 cm howitzer Type 91 10 cm howitzer Type 96 15 cm howitzer
Mortars	25 cm artillery mortar 70 mm barrage mortar Type 11 70 mm infantry mortar Type 2 12 cm mortar Type 3 81 mm mortar Type 93 150 mm infantry mortar Type 94 90 mm infantry mortar Type 95 15 cm mortar Type 96 and Type 97 150 mm infantry mortar Type 97 81 mm infantry mortar Type 97 90 mm infantry mortar Type 98 320 mm mortar Type 98 50 mm mortar Type 99 81 mm mortar
Mountain guns	7 cm mountain gun Type 31 75 mm mountain gun Type 41 75 mm mountain gun Type 94 75 mm mountain gun Type 99 10 cm mountain gun
Railway artillery	Type 90 240 mm railway gun
Rocket artillery	20 cm naval rocket launcher 45 cm naval rocket Type 10 and Type 3 rocket boosters Type 21 and Type 22 rocket-bombs Type 4 20 cm rocket launcher Type 4 40 cm rocket launcher
Siege artillery	28 cm howitzer Type 45 240 mm howitzer Type 7 30 cm howitzer Type 96 15 cm cannon Type 96 24 cm howitzer

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