2 light machine guns or 2 - 3 25 mm anti-aircraft guns
Armor
Originally none. Later improvised armor
A Daihatsu landing craft captured by Australian pioneers in the Battle of Milne Bay , September 1942
The Daihatsu landing craft ( Japanese大 発 動 艇 , Daihatsudōtei , German "large motor boat ") was used by the Imperial Japanese Army from the mid-1920s to the early 1930s. The design was similar to that of the American LCVP with a curved ramp that was lowered so that it could disembark when it landed. The landing craft , however, were more than just a seaworthy LCVP; due to its hull design, it had more merits than an LCVP. Built on a metal hull, it was powered by a diesel engine. The large landing craft was also referred to as a 14-meter special transport ship ( 十四 米特 型 運 貨船 , jūyon mētoru tokugata unkasen ).
The large form of the landing craft was preceded by a small form, the Shōhatsudōtei ( 小 発 動 艇 , "small motor boat "). Building on the small landing craft, four types of large landing craft were developed:
Type A: From 1925 only a small number was produced. This type still had the shape of the small landing craft, only the dimensions were increased.
Type B: Was built around 1930 and already had the shape of the large landing craft with the landing flap.
Type C: Also built from 1930, this type was improved by a higher bow and two reinforcing ribs in the ship's bottom.
Type D: built from 1932 onwards, this type was also able to transport tanks up to a weight of 10 t like the type 95 Ha-Go .
Converted (unarmored) the landing craft could carry weapons of up to 37 mm caliber as armament.
