“The Japanese people forever renounce war,” pronounced Japan’s postwar constitution. The notion, fostered eloquently by General Douglas MacArthur, proved so popular that later Japanese governments ...
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Why this Japanese trainer rifle still matters

In many countries prior to WWII, it was not uncommon to begin preparing children for military service at fairly young ages, and several countries produces small-scale rifles for training boys who ...
Espingardas Enfield, P 14, modelo 1914, Funchal - Image 131015© "Espingardas Enfield, P 14, modelo 1914, Funchal - Image 131015" by Rui Carita is licensed under BY-SA 4.0. Snipers are among the most ...
WASHINGTON — Arthur Hibray piloted PBY Catalina “Dumbos” — seaworthy planes equipped with boat hulls — across the Pacific theater during World War II performing air-sea rescues of downed aviators and ...
The Type 20 rifle can be configured for either automatic or semi-automatic fire. (Howa Machinery Ltd) Japan has continued to roll out its 5.56×45 mm Type 20 assault rifle, with a new delivery to a ...
In June 1944 during World War II, Japanese tanks charged Marine lines on Saipan believing their armor would protect them. The assault was led by the Type 95 Ha-Go light tanks of the 9th Tank Regiment ...
The Carl-Gustaf M4 (pictured above) is an 84 mm, shoulder-fired, one-manportable, breech-loaded, percussion-fired, recoilless rifle. (ECDI) The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has ordered 300 ...
Snipers are among the most cost-effective infantry elements in use in a modern military. The concept is simple, you have a trained marksman that can tie up companies, take out valuable officers, and ...