She saw action during World War II in the Battle of Hong Kong and in the Solomon Islands campaign, and the Battle of Leyte Gulf before being sunk by American submarines in the Netherlands East Indies in April 1945.

This increased in WW2 with a variety of lorries and trucks built by mostly by Toyota, Nissan and Isuzu. These were the Type 94 6-Wheeled Truck, Type 95 Mini-truck, Type 97 4-Wheeled Truck, Type 1 6-Wheeled Truck and Type 2 Heavy Truck for the latter, and Toyota KB/KC Truck, Nissan 80 and 180 Trucks, plus the Amphibious Truck Toyota "Su-Ki" .

The Isuzu TX Series: Isuzu, one of the key manufacturers, produced a range of military trucks, including the Isuzu TX40 (1.5-ton), Isuzu TX50 (3-ton), and the Isuzu Type 97 (1.5-ton). These vehicles were adapted to harsh environments and could …

The Isuzu was a light cruiser that was used by Japan during World War II. Isuzu was one of six Nagara -class light cruisers with none of the other ships in class surviving past 1944. Isuzu was launched in 1921 commissioned two years later in 1923. Isuzu was then sunk on June 20, 1945 by American submarines in the Java Sea.

Isuzu was the second Nagara-class light cruisers. Shortly after she entered service, she was assigned to patrol the Yangtze River in China. Between 20 Aug and 10 Dec 1928, she was commanded by Captain Isoroku Yamamoto. Between 1 Dec 1936 and 1 Dec 1937, she was commanded by Captain Tamon Yamaguchi. In the mid-1930s, she patrolled the Chinese coast.

ISUZU goes to rescue survivors lined up on CHIYODA's deck with the ship's bugle blaring and her rising sun flag dipping into the sea, but black smoke is seen off the far right horizon signalling the imminent arrival of a large formation of American warships. ISUZU abandons her rescue attempt and hastily departs. CHIYODA is sunk with all hands.

She saw action during World War II in the Battle of Hong Kong and in the Solomon Islands campaign, and the Battle of Leyte Gulf before being sunk by American submarines in the Netherlands East Indies in April 1945.

The Type 94 was a 6 x 6 truck that was used by Japan during World War II. The Type 94 had an Otsu diesel engine that was capable of propelling it at speeds of up to 60 km/h . The vehicle itself was unarmed and unarmored but carried two spare tires on the side for maintenance.

Japanese light cruiser Isuzu hit by an aerial Mark XIII torpedo dropped from a TBF-1 Avenger flown by Lt(jg) E.F. Ternasky flying from USS Lexington (Essex-class), Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, 4 Dec 1943

1934 Isuzu Type 94 in World War II in Colour, Documentary, 2009 Ep. 5. Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin: