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BattleofLakeKhasan

1938–1938

1938 Soviet–Japanese border conflict

OUTCOME
CEASEFIRE
Era
1938–1938
Casualties
792
SIDES
2
⚔ CONFLICT INTERSTATE WAR

BattleofLakeKhasan

⚔ Soviet–Japanese border conflicts · 1932–1939 is part of this war
Russia
VS
Japan
Start: 29.07.1938 End: 11.08.1938 Duration: 13 days Participants: 2 countries Weapons: 8 systems
Overview
Sides
Chronology
Weapons
Outcomes
01 / Overview
Battle of Lake Khasan
Date
1938–1938
Type
interstate war
Duration
13 days
Participants
Russia Japan
Weapon System
8
Outcome
ceasefire
Parent War
Soviet–Japanese border conflicts
Conflict Intensity High
Duration
13
days
Human Loss
792
total
Intensity
61
deaths / day
Intensity Rank
#50
/ 362 conflicts
Casualty Rank
#78
top 25%
less intense
most intense
ⓘ Intensity is based on the average daily death toll.
02 / Sides
Belligerents 2 participants
Russia Russia Primary
VS
Japan Japan Primary
03 / Weapons & Equipment · 8 systems
WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT SUMMARY
ORIGIN · COUNTRY
Russia
6 %75
Japan
2 %25
ORIGIN · COMPANY
Tula Arms Plant
2 %25
Kalashnikov Concern
2 %25
Kijirō Nambu
1 %13
Sestroretsk arsenal
1 %13
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
1 %13
Total 8 distinct systems
Avg. Equipment Age 16 years all equipment
SIDE A 14 years avg. age
SIDE B 29 years avg. age
MOST EXPENSIVE $157 · 1939 Type 11 light machine gun
Weapons & Equipment8systems
Country
CATEGORY

Each system appears only once in the list.

1Mosin–NagantBolt-Action Rifles76MASS2DT machine gunLight Machine Guns (LMG/SAW)71MASS3TokarevPistols67MASS4Type 11 light machine gunLight Machine Guns (LMG/SAW)56MASS5RGD-33 grenadeHand Grenades53MASS6Type 3 heavy machine gunGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)42MASS7Dyakonov grenade launcherHand Grenades33MASS8SU-12Self-Propelled Artillery31MASS
1Type 11 light machine gunLight Machine Guns (LMG/SAW)$1571939
04 / Outcomes
Outcome & Human Cost
🕊Ceasefire
Side / CountryMilitaryCivilianDisplaced
Russia792——
Japan526——
FIRST DEFENSE DEALS AFTER WAR 20 deals
Year Weapon / Product Seller Buyer Type Value
1939 Polikarpov I-15bis Chaika Russia Mongolia aid —
1939 Ilyushin DB-3 Russia Taiwan aid —
1939 Standardmodell rifle Germany Japan new-build —
1940 Mitsubishi Ki-21 Japan Thailand new-build —
1940 Heinkel He 119 Germany Japan second-hand —
1940 Junkers Ju 88 Germany Russia — —
1940 Kronshtadt-class battlecruiser Germany Russia new-build —
1941 Nakajima E8N Japan Germany new-build —
1941 Messerschmitt Bf 109 Germany Japan new-build —
1942 Albemarle United Kingdom Russia new-build —
1942 Curtiss O-52 Owl United States Russia aid —
1943 Beretta Model 38 Italy Japan new-build —
1943 T48 Gun Motor Carriage United States Russia aid —
1945 Focke-Wulf Ta 152 Germany Japan license-production —
1945 Tacoma-class frigate United States Russia aid —
1945 Admirable-class minesweeper United States Russia gift —
1949 Yakovlev Yak-23 Russia Czech Republic new-build —
1949 Tupolev Tu-2 Russia Poland new-build —
1949 Ciclone-class torpedo boat Italy Russia reparation —
1950 La-9 Russia Romania new-build —
📚 Sources
  1. Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
  2. Correlates of War (CoW) project
  3. Official archives and academic literature