German Small Arms of WWII (1)

"Machine Pistol" World War II Submachine gun Schmeisser Hugo Schmeisser Waffen SS Assault rifle Karabiner 98k StG44 Luger P08 pistol 9x19mm Parabellum P38 FG42 MG42 Maschinengewehr Nazi Germany MG34 7.92x33mm Kurz 7.92x57mm Mauser Walther

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[BleakVision]

Is there also an episode for the Soviets? They had som innovative weapons too.

[hihnerknechel2]

far too many mistakes... but well... us history channel is for entertainment and not for historical accuracy

[BuffaloTPU]

5:39 Did they just use the word "swagger" in a history channel documentary......I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

[Assassinus2]

@MrThomPS3 In Latin, "para" is the singular imperative form of the verb "parere," which means "to prepare." "Para" may mean "for" in Spanish, but it doesn't mean that in Latin.

The phrase you're thinking of is, I think, "Let him who wishes peace prepare for war," at least rendered into English. "Si vis pacem, para bellum" translates as "If you wish [for] peace, prepare [for] war."

I studied Latin for six years, so forgive me for any didacticism.

[MrThomPS3]

@Assassinus2 Para bellum actually means "For war", the full phrase you're thinking of is "Si vis pacem, preparaet bullum", which means If you look for peace, prepare for war.

[Assassinus2]

The derivation of "Parabellum" they give isn't quite complete or correct. The Latin phrase, "Para bellum," is most closely translated as "Prepare for war," and not "For war."

[Cainsgames]

@BleakVision They stole almost all ideas from other nations.

[giuseppeRraimondo]

for teh second time? sorry but the first time it were the frence and the brits

[HeirofGojira91]

@nunvikingsofthesea And from what I've read sometimes the Japanese themselves in the battles of the Sino-Japanese War sometimes had artillery in superior numbers that could be used to intimidate the Chinese without needing much shot required to determine superior firepower! As for the Type 100 SMG? I'll have a read about it again and I'll try to answer this question you brought up :)

[HeirofGojira91]

@nunvikingsofthesea The Japanese also were unusually in deploying tactics with the machine guns - when they were amongst the first nations prior to WWII to understand the potential of the machine gun but unlike the Germans or Allies they had differing ideals in using its application. Even the art of using 'arty' (arty geddit? :P) was unusual - the Allies - particularly the Soviets made good use of it as a support weapon or offensive weapon. The Japanese however tended to use it for direct fire..

[HeirofGojira91]

@nunvikingsofthesea Yes - indeed but the point I was making was the newer Japanese WWII fighters I mentioned such as the Hayate or Shiden-Kai were amongst the finest Japanese fighters as they had improved engines, better armament and more importantly - armored protection - unlike the famous Mitsubishi Navy's 12shi Carrier fighter (better known as the Zeke/Zero) or the Army's Ki-43 Hayabusa.

[nunvikingsofthesea]

@HeirofGojira91 yeah, they couldnt build any of the fighters fast enough either. Plus alot of their aircraft still had radial engines which is aerodynamically inferior to inline engines.