Japanese marines in a sheltered position during the fighting on the island of New Britain, the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea; December 1943 - August 1945. The weapon is a Type 92 machine gun.  

Machine gun position

A battery of a Japanese 70-mm "battalion type 92" light howitzer in action against the Chinese units in northern China. 
The Type 92 battalion artillery piece was a light howitzer used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. Each infantry battalion included two Type 92 weapons; therefore, the Type 92 was referred to as "battalion artillery".  


Japanese artillery in China

The battle for Bataan (January 7, 1942 - April 9, 1942) is one of the decisive battles of the Philippine operation. Suppression of the resistance of the US-Philippine army on the Bataan Peninsula and Correchidor Island allowed Japan to establish control over Luzon Island and the entire Philippine archipelago.