Japanese Guns of WWII (Part 2)
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Antiaircraft sights on a bolt action rifle......SMH
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@Jenisch1990 True, the M1 Garand was pivotal but then factor the M1 Carbine.
6.5 MILLION were made, 2x as many as thompson SMGs. At only 5-pounds but 15 shots as fast as you can pull the trigger, it was a damn good jungle carbine helped so much by its exclusive use of non-corrosive primers. It could outgun Japanese bolt-action rifles and unlike most submachine guns could hold its own at range.
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@rmjackaman It's just bad writing this is a U.S. show.
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I am somewhat annoyed by the term "Imperial Empire"
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why is everybodi interviewed ackward?
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What language is this in? The phrase "Imperial Empire" cannot occur in English.
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Horrible, horrible weapons in my opinion. Anti air sights on a bolt action, a sidearm that misfires, etc. I do understand they have a high level of respect to older weapons along with their STRONG will to fight, but come on this is just ridiculious!
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In terms of small arms, it wouldn't have changed much. Now, machineguns... yeah, the MG42 is just fun all around, easy to produce and nobody likes being on the receiving end of Hitlers Buzzsaw.
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sarah rittgers, sexiest woman alive. I can listen to a woman with a voice like that talk about guns all day
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@Unwarranted Unfortunately, I think the fellow died about 10 years ago :(
i feel sorry for anyone who had to use those nabu pistols.
yinyangdynasty 2 years ago 8
Nambu was terrible but pistols are for self defence, not winning battles, if a soldier has resorted to using a pistol then the battle is already lost. It shouldn't have a been a major contributory factor to outcome of most combat engagements.
Japan had a pitiful number of machine guns, regardless of how effective they were. However, US forces had similar shortages in the Pacific as most (I wish I could give a figure) of the 2.5 million SMGs went to America's European Theatre.
Treblaine 2 years ago 4