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Grenades And Land Mines, Japanese, Robert J. Bunker
Grenades And Land Mines, Japanese, Robert J. Bunker
CGU Faculty Publications and Research
Two forms of infantry weapons–grenades and land mines–complemented the small arms used by Japanese army and naval landing forces in World War II. These forces employed numerous types of hand grenades, which generally ranged in weight to 10 to 20 ounces.
Psychological Warfare, Japanese, Robert J. Bunker
Psychological Warfare, Japanese, Robert J. Bunker
CGU Faculty Publications and Research
Japanese psychological warfare operations were modeled on campaigns conducted by the British in World War I and the Germans in World War II. The Germans established a branch of their propaganda ministry in Japan, which resulted in close psychological warfare collaboration between these two Axis powers. As a result, their propaganda themes, such as both nations having divine or semidivine rulers and being populated by super races whose destiny was to rule the world, were strikingly parallel.
Small Arms, Japanese, Robert J. Bunker
Small Arms, Japanese, Robert J. Bunker
CGU Faculty Publications and Research
Japanese army and naval-infantry forces relied on a standard assortment of small arms in World War II. These arms can be grouped into rifles and carbines, pistols, light machine guns, and submachine guns. Heavy machine guns, while not normally considered small arms, will also be covered under this topical heading, Japanese small arms ammunition could be identified, in many instances, by the following colored bands: pink (ball), black (armor-piercing), and green (tracer).