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IJA weapons' prices

Even though IJA wepons costed less, than IJN warships, they were needed in large numbers. That's why the price per item was very important. From the price list in 1941 once can see, why there was so few pistols issued to the troops: they've costed almost as infantry rifle.

Before the Pacific War average exchange rate of Japanese Yen to US Dollar was 3,6 yen to 1 dollar. 

Rough value of the yen before the Pacific War to 21-century yen is 1 to 800.

Prices of some IJA weapons in 1941

Type 30 bayonet = 12 yen 5 sen

Typr 14th year pistol = 86 yen

Type 94 pistol = 80 yen

Type 38 infantry rifle = 90 yen

Type 11 light machine gun = 585 yen (probably due to a mass production effect, as it wasn't that simpler than Type 96 LMG)

Type 96 light machine gun = 1125 yen

Type 92 heavy machine gun = 2410 yen

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