Japanese Infantry Weapons: Special Series No. 19

Military Intelligence Division, War Department, Washington, D.C., December 31, 1943, 301 pages, 142 photos, 74 illustrations, 3 tables, 1 chart. The purpose of this study was to provide a concise description of Japanese infantry weapons. The successful operations of Allied forces on Guadalcanal, New Guinea, New Georgia, and the Aleutians resulted in the capture of large amounts of Japanese materiel. Many types of this materiel were available, and wherever possible, the descriptions were based upon an examination of actual weapons. Furthermore, reports from the various theaters of war were compared and evaluated in order to present in the simplest and most compact form all the pertinent information concerning the main Japanese infantry weapons. No attempt was made to provide all the details that would be required for permanently servicing them, but enough were given to enable U.S. troops to identify, to deal with, and, if necessary, to operate them. Contents: Nomenclature; General (Model Numbers; Calibers; Common Names); Pistols and Rifles; Grenades and Land Mines; Grenade Dischargers; Machine Guns; Mortars; Anti-tank and Infantry Guns; Small Arms Ammunition. A Merriam Press Military Archives PDF file. FREE