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Since we are on a WW2 Japanese theme, check out his SMLE with the flag attached ! Note it is a No 1 Mk 3, you can just make out the mag cut-off and it is cocked.....

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jwhc said:
Well its Friday :) the weekend is here! time for some shooting :) New day New picture :)

Found this one amusing! Japaneses tiger tank?? As far as I can tell this is 1 of 2 tiger tanks that the Japaneses picked up from the Germans ( could be wrong :) )

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Cheers
Joe
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Wonder how many times they backed into stuff in the parking lots with this bad boy.
 
Cdn303 said:
And those stupid stick chargers. Can anyone say outdated by WW2.
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There isn't a lot wrong with those chargers. They are positive and reliable under almost all conditions. The French, certainly liked theirs and used them right through their little adventure in Viet Nam. Even if they have bends in them, they are easily straightened. Not only that, they are very easily reloaded in the field. Can't say that for a belt fed.

The chargers are certainly a lot lighter than a Bren Mag as well.

Like the Bren, once the mag is inserted, the loader can ignore the charger, until its time to feed another one into the MG. Not only that, the spent charger falls off the other side of the gun and doesn't have to be removed like a spent magazine. Lots of good things about those MGs. The ammunition they were supplied with was the real problem, especially towards the end of the war.

Many of those old Japanese MGs are still in storage or use in the Far East. As long as the ammo is good to go, the MGs are good to go.

I've seen those MGs packed with mud or dirt or soaking wet. Jam in a strip charger, pull back the charging handle and it operates like it was just cleaned and oiled.

That type 3 is an incredibly resiliant and reliable MG. It was a tad on the heavy side though but for a GPMG, that isn't uncommon and often a good thing.
 
jwhc said:
Good morning fellow gunnutz :) I'm a little late getting here this morning ( few wobble pops last night lol :) )

Found this one neat! Had no idea that they had these?

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Cheers
Joe
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Its a "sturmpistole" a modified flare pistol to launch a variety of grenades,including anti-tank. Not widely used because of ineffectiveness.
Joce
 
wonder what kind of burns the user got from using that. Granted it is still better than having a tank coming after you.
 
Cdn303 said:
It's also amusing b/c Japanese armour were punny POS things. They worked ok for their island hopping, and in China where the Chinese couldn't field anything substantial, but they would never stand up to real armoured warfare post '41. Thats my $0.02
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The Japanese armoured doctrine was to use small machine-gun and light cannon carrying vehicles in support of infantry. They used horse cavalry in many places, because a horse doesn't need gas, good roads or mechanics and if necessary, it will feed a hundred men at least one good meal.
 
NavyShooter said:
Her arm isn't long enough to reach further forward on the stock to have a firm grip/hold, hence grabbing the mag.
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Thanks NavyShooter :)

You would think that they would cut the stock for short shooters? Maybe not for front line troops. But snipers? They played a important role for the Russians.
But then again it was Russia.


Cheers
Joe
 
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