Collaborationist Chinese Army
The term Collaborationist Chinese Army refers to the military forces of the puppet governments founded by Imperial Japan in mainland China during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. They include the armies of the Provisional (1937–1940), Reformed (1938–1940) and Reorganized National Governments of the Republic of China (1940–1945), which absorbed the former two regimes.
Reformed Government troops undergoing training with Hanyang 88 rifles under a Japanese instructor
Soldiers during the first anniversary parade of the founding of the Nanjing government, 1941
Soldiers during the third anniversary parade of the founding of the Nanjing government, 1943
Wang Jingwei with army officers
The Type 94 tankette was a tankette used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in World War II. Although tankettes were often used as ammunition tractors, and general infantry support, they were designed for reconnaissance, and not for direct combat. The lightweight Type 94 proved effective in China as the Chinese National Revolutionary Army had only three tank battalions to oppose them, and those tank battalions were equipped only with some British export models and Italian CV-33 tankettes. As with nearly all tankettes built in the 1920s and 1930s, they had thin armor that could be penetrated by .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine gun fire at 600 yards (550 m) range.
Type 94 tankette at Armor School History Museum
The moment of the blast, at the Gate of China (December 12, 1937).
Type 94 tankette captured at the Battle of Okinawa
Late model Type 94 tankette