Machines | Japanese Small Arms in World War 2 -1944
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This fascinating film, produced during World War 2 by the US Army Signal Corps, examines small arms used by Japanese forces commonly encountered by Marines in the Pacific Theater: the Arisaka Model 38 .25 cal & Model 99 .303 rifles, the Swiss designed Solothurn Type 100 sub-machine gun, the Type 89 grenade launcher, and the Nambu Model 1922 6.5mm Light & Model 92 7.7mm Heavy machine-guns. Each weapon is shown and described, followed by field stripping. The Nambus are particularly interesting. Get this video & more on our new “U.S. Marines Attack! World War 2 Pacific Battles” DVD http://bit.ly/1pFPE1F Zeno Zeno's Warbird Videos http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com Zeno's Flight Shop DVDs http://www.zenosflightshop.com
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what an incredible contrast between the type 38/99 field strip (probably the most imbecile friendly bolt ever devised), and the nightmarish floor exercise of doing the same to one of those machine guns, or even that solothurn SMG. loving on these TFs, thanks for both digitalizing, and sharing them!!
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May I copy this video please, to use in my video please
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"The dust cover on the bolt mechanism is removed by the Japs in combat to ensure silent operation of the bolt."
I don't buy this crap; it's "silent" enough with all the racket of small arms fire, bombardments, troops yelling and screaming, etc. You're really not gonna hear the thing in the thick of combat. Even if you were to hear it--which would be extremely rare, about a 0.01% chance I'd imagine--so what? Like, what are you gonna do, stick your head out of your cover or rush his position? While he's friends are still there on their rifles and machine guns? You'd only get yourself killed. Besides, by the time you react to the sound of the dust cover as an enemy combatant cycles his bolt, he would already have a fresh round chambered and would probably just shoot you dead.
This dust cover is a redesign of the original model from the Type 35 which was designed to be removed before combat. If what this guy said is true, then why would they design a dust cover that can move along with the bolt only to have the troops remove them before going into battle? Wouldn't it be more logical to just stick with the original dust cover? -
tojo didn't use swedish iron they had a half-ass version of the mp18 from w.w.2 that was a joke!
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Thank you so much for posting this film for us. It's difficult to watch such precious archive in China. Can I request for the right to subtitle this video in Chinese and upload it to a domestic video site in GFW? I will definitely attach the information of your website and DVDs shop. Thank you! :)
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Wow. They actually found some with the dust covers still on.