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NorthernExpedition

1926–1928

The Northern Expedition, a civil war fought between Russia and Japan from 1926 to 1928, involved no reported casualties.

OUTCOME
DECISIVE VICTORY A
Era
1926–1928
SIDES
2
⚔ CONFLICT CIVIL WAR

NorthernExpedition

⚔ Chinese Civil War · 1927–1950 is part of this war
Nationalist government (Kuomintang, First United Front, Chinese Communist Party, Soviet Union, Comintern, Allied warlord armies) Russia
VS
Beiyang government (National Pacification Army, Fengtian clique, Zhili clique) Japan
Start: 01.01.1926 End: 01.01.1928 Duration: 2 years Participants: 2 countries Weapons: 5 systems
Overview
Sides
Chronology
Weapons
Outcomes
01 / Overview
Northern Expedition
Date
1926–1928
Type
civil war
Duration
2 years
Participants
Russia Japan
Weapon System
5
Outcome
decisive victory a
Parent War
Chinese Civil War
02 / Sides
Belligerents 2 participants
Russia Russia Primary
VS
Japan Japan Primary
03 / Weapons & Equipment · 5 systems
WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT SUMMARY
ORIGIN · COUNTRY
Russia
1 %20
People's Republic of China
1 %20
Italy
1 %20
Spain
1 %20
United Kingdom
1 %20
ORIGIN · COMPANY
Hanyang Arsenal
1 %20
Sestroretsk arsenal
1 %20
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
1 %20
Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault
1 %20
Astra-Unceta y Cia SA
1 %20
Total 5 distinct systems
Avg. Equipment Age 23 years all equipment
Nationalist government (Kuomintang, First United Front, Chinese Communist Party, Soviet Union, Comintern, Allied warlord armies) 35 years avg. age
Beiyang government (National Pacification Army, Fengtian clique, Zhili clique) 14 years avg. age
MOST EXPENSIVE $16 · 1965 Carcano
Weapons & Equipment5systems
Country
CATEGORY

Each system appears only once in the list.

1Mosin–NagantBolt-Action Rifles76MASS2CarcanoBolt-Action Rifles63MASS3Astra Model 900Pistols62MASS4Hanyang 88Bolt-Action Rifles58MASS5Airco DH.9ATactical / Medium Bombers31MASS
1CarcanoBolt-Action Rifles$161965
04 / Outcomes
Outcome & Human Cost
🏆Decisive Victory — Side A
FIRST DEFENSE DEALS AFTER WAR 20 deals
Year Weapon / Product Seller Buyer Type Value
1929 Char D1 France Japan new-build —
1929 O2U-4 Corsair United States Japan new-build —
1929 Vought O2U Corsair United States Japan new-build —
1929 Heinkel HD 55 Germany Russia new-build —
1930 T-24 Russia Russia new-build —
1932 BT-2 Russia Russia new-build —
1934 T-26A/T-26-4 Russia Turkey new-build —
1934 Nimrod United Kingdom Japan new-build —
1935 Matchanu-class submarine Japan Thailand new-build $1 Mn
1935 Consolidated P2Y United States Japan new-build —
1936 T-26A/T-26-4 Russia Spain new-build —
1936 Polikarpov R-5 Russia Spain new-build —
1936 Tupolev SB Russia Spain aid —
1936 Solothurn S-18/100 Switzerland Japan new-build —
1936 Vultee V-11 United States Russia new-build —
1937 Tupolev SB Russia Czech Republic license-production —
1937 Potez 452 France Japan gift —
1937 Astra 300 Spain Russia aid —
1938 Nakajima E8N Japan Thailand new-build —
1938 Heinkel He 118 Germany Japan second-hand —
📚 Sources
  1. Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
  2. Correlates of War (CoW) project
  3. Official archives and academic literature