WW2 Japanese night vision devices

[Sierradelta09]

Hi everyone !
i recently get intrigued about the secret projects of japan , and i was searching on the web , then i stumble upon encyclopedia.

there i saw under the army secret project
a Night Vision system called "NO-GO"
and a airborne radar called Type 5 Model 1 radio location night vision device.

just want to know more of this devices.

List of Japanese military equipment of World War II - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[tom!]

Hi.

There are three nice reports from the US Naval Technical Mission to Japan about late-war infrared equipment research:

https://www.fischer-tropsch.org/pri...ports/USNTMJ-200J-0032-0065 Report X-02-1.pdf

https://www.fischer-tropsch.org/pri...ports/USNTMJ-200J-0066-0111 Report X-02-2.pdf

https://www.fischer-tropsch.org/pri...ports/USNTMJ-200J-0112-0229 Report X-02-3.pdf

Many details about technology and producing of vital parts but also descriptions of several devices.

Yours

tom!

 

[Scott Kenny]

Hi.

There are three nice reports from the US Naval Technical Mission to Japan about late-war infrared equipment research:

https://www.fischer-tropsch.org/primary_documents/gvt_reports/USNAVY/USNTMJ Reports/USNTMJ-200J-0032-0065 Report X-02-1.pdf

https://www.fischer-tropsch.org/primary_documents/gvt_reports/USNAVY/USNTMJ Reports/USNTMJ-200J-0066-0111 Report X-02-2.pdf

https://www.fischer-tropsch.org/primary_documents/gvt_reports/USNAVY/USNTMJ Reports/USNTMJ-200J-0112-0229 Report X-02-3.pdf

Many details about technology and producing of vital parts but also descriptions of several devices.

Yours

tom!

Hrm... a heat-seeking guided bomb for anti-ship work, a whole pile of thermal detectors (one of which includes night vision gear), and IR signal equipment...

 

[Sierradelta09]

Hi.

There are three nice reports from the US Naval Technical Mission to Japan about late-war infrared equipment research:

https://www.fischer-tropsch.org/primary_documents/gvt_reports/USNAVY/USNTMJ Reports/USNTMJ-200J-0032-0065 Report X-02-1.pdf

https://www.fischer-tropsch.org/primary_documents/gvt_reports/USNAVY/USNTMJ Reports/USNTMJ-200J-0066-0111 Report X-02-2.pdf

https://www.fischer-tropsch.org/primary_documents/gvt_reports/USNAVY/USNTMJ Reports/USNTMJ-200J-0112-0229 Report X-02-3.pdf

Many details about technology and producing of vital parts but also descriptions of several devices.

Yours

tom!

thank you very much !

 

[Basil]

Hi.

There are three nice reports from the US Naval Technical Mission to Japan about late-war infrared equipment research:

https://www.fischer-tropsch.org/pri...ports/USNTMJ-200J-0032-0065 Report X-02-1.pdf

https://www.fischer-tropsch.org/pri...ports/USNTMJ-200J-0066-0111 Report X-02-2.pdf

https://www.fischer-tropsch.org/pri...ports/USNTMJ-200J-0112-0229 Report X-02-3.pdf

Many details about technology and producing of vital parts but also descriptions of several devices.

Yours

tom!

Akio Morita, co-founder of Sony, worked on this project.

 

[Sierradelta09]

Akio Morita, co-founder of Sony, worked on this project.

Wait really ?
Did this project ever got continued after the war ?

 

[Basil]

Wait really ?
Did this project ever got continued after the war ?

No.

 

[Dilandu]

Did this project ever got continued after the war ?

No. By the time Japanese were allowed to develope military technology again, all WW2 works became grosdly outdated.