4th of July Gift -- Showa 18.12 "The Ugly One"

[Jack Lawman]

Originally Posted by alvin

From initial Grandpa to final Type 94, one step after another, Nambu's design became more and more original.

As I understand it, the Japanese military establishment was reluctant to evaluate and test (and perhaps scrap/modify) new weapon designs for fear of "insulting" the designer.

They relied on their "warrior spirit" (a supernatural ally) far too heavily. An emphasis on more conventional equipment, supply, and military tactics would have been infinitely more useful for them (Thank God they never figured that out!).

The fact that the Japanese army had to deliver and manage the supply of several ammunition types (6.5mm, 7.7mm and 7.7 rimmed machine gun) to the same battlefield is evidence of their inattention to standardizing equipment.

Jack

Here's a pic of a Papa I let get away: