Document Type
Article
Department
Politics and Economics (CGU)
Publication Date
2001
Disciplines
Military and Veterans Studies | Political Science | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Abstract
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).
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Recommended Citation
Bunker, Robert J. "Small arms, Japanese." World War II in the Pacific: An Encyclopedia. New York: Garland Publishing, 2001. 537-539.
Comments
Brief excerpt used in lieu of an abstract.
Copyright © 2001 From World War II in the Pacific: An Encyclopedia by Stanley Sandler. Reproduced by permission of Taylor and Francis Group, LLC, a division of Informa plc.