The Hakucho and the Spektr-R are both types of what?
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Hakucho Hakucho (also known as CORSA-b before launch) was Japan's first X-ray astronomy satellite, developed by the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science (then a division of the University of Tokyo). It was launched by the ISAS M-3C-4 rocket on February 21, 1979 and reentered the atmosphere on April 16, 1985 .
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Spektr-R Spektr-R (or RadioAstron) is a Russian scientific satellite with a 10 m radio telescope on board. It was launched on 18 July 2011, by Zenit-3F launcher, from Baikonur Cosmodrome to perform research on the structure and dynamics of radio sources within and beyond our galaxy. Together with some of the largest ground-based radio telescopes, this telescope forms interferometric baselines extending up to 350000 km .
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Tekkan The tekkan (Japanese: 鉄管 , lit. "iron pipe") , also known as "tetsu-ken" or "tetto" (鉄刀 , lit. "iron sword") is a Japanese weapon that was used during the Edo period until the beginning of the 20th century. It was an iron truncheon; it could closely resemble a wakizashi-sized sword with a blunt iron blade, or could be a cast-iron version of a kabutowari.
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HJ-8 The HJ-8 or Hongjian-8 ("红箭-8" translated as "Red Arrow-8") is a second generation tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided anti-tank missile system which was originally deployed by the Chinese People's Liberation Army since the late 1980s. Pakistan produces this missile system under licence as the Baktar-Shikan at Khan Research Laboratories. It is able to defeat explosive reactive armour (ERA).
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Kawanishi H8K The Kawanishi H8K (二式飛行艇, "Nishiki Hikōtei", Type 2 Flying Boat. Commonly called as 二式大型飛行艇 "Nishiki Ōgata Hikōtei", 二式大艇 "Nishiki Daitei" or "Nishiki Taitei", Type 2 Large-sized Flying Boat) was an Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service during World War II for maritime patrol duties. The Allied reporting name for the type was "Emily".
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Hitachi Type 73 The Type 73 is an artillery tractor of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.
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Sukhoi Su-80 The Sukhoi Su-80 (formerly known as the Sukhoi S-80) is a Russian twin-turboprop, twin-boom STOL transport aircraft.
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I-400-class submarine The I-400"-class submarine (伊四百型潜水艦 , I-yon-hyaku-gata sensuikan ) Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) submarines were the largest submarines of World War II and remained the largest ever built until the construction of nuclear ballistic missile submarines in the 1960s. The IJN called this type of submarine Sentoku" type submarine (潜特型潜水艦 , Sen-Toku-gata sensuikan, "Submarine Special" ) . The type name was shortened to Toku-gata Sensuikan (特型潜水艦 , Special Type Submarine ) . They were submarine aircraft carriers able to carry three Aichi M6A "Seiran" aircraft underwater to their destinations. They were designed to surface, launch their planes, then quickly dive again before they were discovered. They also carried torpedoes for close-range combat. They are considered the strategic predecessors to today’s ballistic submarines, especially to the Regulus missile program begun about a decade after World War II.
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R-4 (missile) The Bisnovat (later Molniya) R-4 (NATO reporting name AA-5 'Ash') was an early Soviet long-range air-to-air missile. It was used primarily as the sole weapon of the Tupolev Tu-128 interceptor, matching its RP-S "Smerch" ('Tornado') radar.
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Nakajima LB-2 The Nakajima LB-2 was a long-range, land-based bomber developed in Japan for use by the Imperial Japanese Navy. When rejected for military service, the sole prototype was converted into an airliner and, known as the Akatsuki-go (暁号 – "Dawn"), was operated by Manchukuo National Airways.
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Hagoita Hagoita (羽子板 ｢はごいた｣) are rectangular wooden paddles, originating in Japan, ostensibly used to play hanetsuki, but often instead serving a more ornamental purpose. These are frequently painted, usually with lacquer, with auspicious symbols, or decorated with complex silk collages. This tradition dates to the 17th century, and although the game itself is now rarely played, crafting decorative hagoita is still commonplace. They are generally sold at traditional fairs ("hagoita ichi") which are held in December. In Tokyo, they are sold at shrines, especially Asakusa and Furukawa Fudō.
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Tokyo Koku Ki-107 The Tokyo Koku Ki-107 was a Japanese military training aircraft for the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force. The Ki-107 was a wooden-built low-wing two-seat monoplane with an open cockpit. Powered by a Hitachi Hatsukaze Ha-47 (Ha-11) inline piston engine it first flew in October 1943. The Japanese Army had ordered 450 as primary trainers as replacement for the Kokusai Ki-86 (a license built Bücker Bü 131 that used the same Ha-47 engine), but production was held up by air raids and only 29 had been delivered by the end of the war.
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China Railways 6K The 6K is a Japanese-built electric locomotive used in China. It is developed and built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Electric. The design of 6K is based on JNR Class ED75 and EF66 electric locomotives . It is the first locomotive with Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement used in China.
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Type 60 81 mm self-propelled mortar The Type 60 81 mm self-propelled mortar (60式自走81mm迫撃砲 , roku-maru-shiki-jisou-81mm-hakugeki-hou ) was a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) tracked armored mortar carrier that based on JGSDF Type 60 Armoured Personnel Carrier Type SU-II. The vehicle along with a parallel development of Type 60 107 mm self-propelled mortar. Its official abbreviation is "81MSP" and also known as "SV" in the service. The vehicle had been phased out, with Type 60 107 mm self-propelled mortar since mid-to-late 1990s.
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Type 3 Chi-Nu Type 3 Medium Tank "Chi-Nu" (三式中戦車 チヌ , San-shiki chū-sensha Chi-nu ) ("Imperial Year 2603 Medium tank Model 10") was a medium tank of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. Like the Type 1 Chi-He, this tank was an improved version of the Type 97 Chi-Ha. It incorporated a Type 3 75 mm tank gun, one of the largest Japanese tank guns during the war.
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Type 81 (missile) The Type 81 Surface-to-Air Missile (81式短距離地対空誘導弾 ) or Tan-SAM (短SAM ) is a Japanese developed surface-to-air missile currently in service with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.
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Type 95 Ha-Go The Type 95 "Ha-Gō (九五式軽戦車 ハ号 , kyūgo-shiki kei-sensha Ha-Gō ) (also known as Ke-Go" ) was a light tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army in combat operations of the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in the Second World War. It proved sufficient against infantry, but, like the American M3 Stuart, it was not designed to fight other tanks. Approximately 2,300 units were produced, making it the most numerous Japanese armoured fighting vehicle of the time.
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Type 96 light machine gun The Type 96 light machine gun (九六式軽機関銃 , Kyūroku-shiki Kei-kikanjū ) was a light machine gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the interwar period and in World War II.
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Haplorchis taichui Haplorchis taichui is a species of intestinal fluke in the family Heterophyidae. It is a human parasite.
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Yoseikan budō Yoseikan budō (養正館武道 ) may be classified as a "sōgō budō" form (総合武道 , "composite" or "comprehensive" martial art), but is used here to indicate a martial art into which various martial ways have been integrated. It is probably most widely known for its connection to a pre-war style of "aikido"; however, it has important connections to judo, karate, western boxing, savate and a traditional form of Japanese armed combat known as Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū.
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HI-LEX HI-LEX Corporation (株式会社ハイレックスコーポレーション , Hairekkusu Kōporēshon Kabushiki-gaisha ) is a Japanese corporation specializing in the manufacture and sale of remote-controlling electrical cables and accessories for two-and four-wheel vehicles, construction and industrial machinery, household and welfare appliances, medical equipment and marine vessels.
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Yamaha R-MAX The Yamaha R-MAX is a Japanese unmanned helicopter developed by the Yamaha Motor Company in the 1990s. The two-bladed, gasoline-powered aircraft is remote-controlled by a line-of-sight user; it was designed primarily for agricultural use, and is capable of precise aerial spraying of crops. The R-MAX has been used in Japan and abroad for agriculture and a variety of other roles, including reconnaissance, disaster response and technology development.