@@jsyoon9959 then they dropped nuclear bomb, instead of attacking mainland Japan. Because The U. S tank crews were afraid the Japanese will bayonet them, like what they did to Chinese cowards
their wings were lined with glorious Nippon steel folded 300 times they had the right idea with the kamikaze attack except they should've taken it one step further and have the plane just completely cut through the hole of a ship and come out unscathed
My 92 year old dad Bryce, who fought as an Australian commando against the Japanese on Bougainville Island in 1944-45, praises the Nambu LMG highly. It was equivalent to a Bren LMG, but much lighter. He used a captured Nambu in combat against the Japanese.
That's pretty metal dude. My grandfather fought as a Marine throughout the Pacific war, he used captured Japanese weapons on Tarawa and Saipan and praised the hell out of their bolt action rifles and their LMGs. Said they saved his ass more than once when he ran out of ammo and had to grab the nearest dead guys gun.
@@abk4202020 Why would somebody lie about something a relative did, and why would you think they were lying? I'll have you know I am 96 years old and carried around two Type-99's on my back throughout the war - especially in Luzon. Oh man, Luzon. You see, I carried two because it's helpful to have a spare barrel and what better way to carry a spare barrel than in a spare gun!? Heh heh heh, anyway, I was also on the Enola Gay when they dropped the bomb and parachuted into the ocean not far from the wreck of the Indianapolis. I had to use my Type 99's to fight off militarist sharks and let me tell you I don't think any other weapon system would've cut it! That's the power of the Type 99! You should show some respect son!
Years ago, I watched a very biased History Channel weapons documentary that said pretty much all of Japan's weapons were obsolete and shitty. Ol gun Jesus is clearing the air for me.
@@highjumpstudios2384 Whoa Whoa... Pump the brakes. The channel that has a show about ancient structures built by aliens, Hitler is still alive, and 3 different shows where people are tearing up a spot of land looking for treasure HAD a track record for quality history content? Haha
@@trashpandatrailadv I mean... back in the early 2000s? Hell yeah. Also, I kinda feel sorry for those guys on Oak island. It always seems like they’re so close.
@@echos5823 Humh, that looks like what Judy Wood claims was used 911, with very convincing argument ... what happened to all the rubble? Easily enough could be the reason for 1st responder respiratory ailments ... Personal observation- about 6mo-1yr. before 911 the TV demolition shows stopped.
Japanese LMG's and HMG's really had superior optics to anyone else, which is funny because they pretty much had the shortest engagement distances of any faction in most of the war. I can really see how those optics might really help in a defensive role over the iron sights.
@@ClassicCase That's more or less what I was thinking. These weapons were designed with the lessons of the Manchurian campaign in mind. There's very little dense jungle in Manchuria.
I used to live in Okinawa. Yeah... Jungles up the wazoo. Literally used to swing on vines and junk with friends and playing manhunt was SUPER FUN in the jungle.
Majority of the Japanese army(about 80 percent) were fighting in China during ww2 where the battlefields were often on open fields. No where near short engagement distances. This is why they switched their ammo to 7.7 from the 6.5. The pacific campaign against the us, uk and dutch is really only a small fraction of the total war Japan was fighting.
An odd "flaw" (Likely one never found by their original end-users) these two guns have is- You can interchange the gas regulator plugs. One of the first Type 96's I dealt with would only fire 2~3 shots before failing to eject. It behaved like it had insufficient gas, and I guessed that it had a Type 99 plug installed. The person who'd sold the gun to the owner of the one I'd dealt with confirmed this theory when his own Type 99 was exhibiting indications of overgassing. A quick exchange of parts via mail, and both weapons were behaving as intended. And yes, the '96 is one of the most enjoyable LMG's ever, to operate.
Interesting. In Korea, if a squad is given both K-1A SMG(technically a shortened K-2 rifle) and K-2 rifle, interchanging the hammers of two guns (yes, this occasionally happens in field strip) can be disastrous. Two hammers are almost identical with a slight difference in length, so K-2 with K-1A hammer simply won't fire, but K-1A with K-2 hammet will immediately fire when the bullet enteres the chamber.
@LordMacKarl Hammers of most assault rifles, including K-1A and K2, are just a few inches of very thin steel needle to be inserted within the bolt, so I don't think that's a possible solution. Btw there is another flaw in K-1A SMG and K-2 rifle. In the early steps of disassembly there is a 'hinge' to be unlocked. This hinge locks the upper and lower receivers, and located just behind the rear sight. If the owner forgets to re-lock the hinge, it wrecks havok in the range - the recoil spring breach opens the hinge, which is conveniently positioned behind the rear sight, toward the user's right eye! The military responded by painting a fluorescent paint on hinges of all guns in 2010.
Who knows ? Maybe one day we'll unearth a Type 14 pistol with a bayonet mounted on it. Though it's not all that silly when you consider some of the '' tacti-cool '' gadgets festooning from modern day AR's and their contemporaries.
+_Scyas_ You know it's funny that you say that because the japanese did actually have an production officer's sword where the handle and hilt of the sword was literally a fully functioning early production nambu pistol. Also the british actually had bayonet attachment for their webley revolvers.
Though I would disagree with some of your criticism of the BAR, I would absolutely agree that the Type 99 is far more effective and the best machine gun of the war. It's a real shame that Japanese small arms (both from the imperial era and the modern ones used by their Self-Defense Force such as the Type-64 and 89) aren't given the credit they deserve. The more I study them, the more respect I gain for them quite frankly. Please keep them coming, Ian!
Browning and Winchester contract with Miroku for a lot of their high end guns they sell presently and Howa makes great budget priced but high quality rifles.
From what I understand according to the RIA website and catalog of the gun, it has nothing to do with "anti gun fuckers" but rather that this particular gun was missing several components to begin with, an an already-deactivated piece had been used to replace.
These guns are kinda OP in a "FPS" game called "Rising Storm", in that game it was the first time for me, to discover LMG´s with optics & bayonets on them...
+Toni kireE Lahtinen In that video game the BAR is still superior. Shoulder fired BAR is extremely controllable and accurate and the magazine change is actually quicker than on the LMGs if I recall correctly. Only downside is the barrel melting after a couple magazines, but by that time you have killed half the Japanese army.
+Toni kireE Lahtinen Doesn't really matter since every other American gun is miles ahead of it's counterpart, plus the Americans have the freakin' fiery wrath of God in the form of the flamethrower...seriously, play Axis rifleman with an Arisaka then switch to Allied with a Garand and the difference is night and day.
+Yung Eyebrows Unfortunately Rising Storm doesn't accurately capture how much of an advantage having a semi-automatic rifle is. They heavily balanced the Garand. the M2 flamethrower is ridiculously overpowered, the hit box isnt even correct and it can go through solid objects
Yung Eyebrows i usually play as the Japanese, and usually the TYPE 99 (LMG) can mow down the entire US Reinforcement wawe, and yes the Flamer and Bar are super deadly, but couple of Japanese LMG´s with scopes can snipe everything, that tries to move towards their objective (but it requires superiour positioning, and teamwork, to make Japanese army work well in that game...)
+Toni kireE Lahtinen Been replaying Rising Storm again. The Type 99 LMG was based off a very successful Czech machine gun. So it was already improving upon a very successful machine gun. In fact, the British even licensed their own copy with the Bren (which is why both the Type 99 and Bren look similar).
I am Japanese but I have to thank you Americans for keeping good care of our guns. Unfortunately for us, once these are found in someone's home (happens from time to time since returning soldiers kept their Nambu pistols hidden in their closets) they get sent straight to the blasting furnace since it's illegal to own guns.
That makes me cry. I hope there are some Japanese that keep them hidden. I have two type 99 Arisakas. Ammo is a pain to get but they are my favorite bolt guns. Much better than the Mosins.
I'm from Okinawa and thank God for Americans keeping our WW2 history alive. When I talk to military members, they remember Okinawa like yesterday. The Japanese? They're trying to erase it because it's a dark patch in their history. Many don't know much about it. Even many of the memorials on Okinawa are a joint effort with Americans. I genuinely believe Japan wouldn't have put them up themselves. Sometimes it weirds me out that the American military remembers Okinawa more than Japan despite Japan now owning it. On top of that, my mom and especially my great-grandmother disliked the Japanese quite a bit. My mom practically flinches when she's called "Japanese" and my great-grandmother disliked my father not because he was American, but because he was half Japanese.
The Type 99 s have conversion kits to the more available 7.62X51 or 308 ammo. There are also very nice conversion kits available for both the Type 96 and the Type 99 LMGs that convert them to 7.62 X 39 making them very cheap to shoot. Wow cheap, reliable, with very low recoil that all adds up to more fun to own than than most LMGs.
It had to be used by highly experienced gunners, since Japan barely made enough of them. It makes the STG-44 look like a throw away weapon in comparison of total production.
Got a type 99 in our attic back home. My grandpa was a marine in WWII and managed to disassemble it and ship in home in boxes. When he got back to the states he reassembled it and would fire it in his back yard. (he lives in a rural area) one of his neighbors called the police and they took it away, filled the barrel full of lead and then gave it back to him as a war souvenir. My dad used to run around his neighborhood with it playing war. Several years later there was a house fire and all of my grandpas souvenirs were lost except a handfull of stuff that was at a different house and the type 99. Luckily the LMG was on top of a crawl space so when the fire burnt up the flooring underneath it the floor collapsed and the LMG avoided getting completely destroyed. Between the fire and my dad playing with it as a kid, the mag has been lost along with the mud cover, the carrying handle and the bayonet. Through all that it still functions perfectly, and has never been oiled.
404Dannyboy yeah maybe, but dang that is one war relic to long for, and his grandad deserved it as he was the one who fought the war not those nitchy neighbours. And the neighbours could have asked him, not called the police. You can't get a type 99 in your everyday walmart, but I guess anti-gunners will never see the difference in value between an original colt patterson and a s&w 686
@@sxleong I mean, they did give it back to him. I see both sides in this story I just happen to have some extra sympathy for the neighbors because my last neighbors didn't know that quiet was a word let alone a practicable concept.
Fascinating x2. Most of us, I would think, are predisposed to think of the Nambu types as "junk', due to the "official" publications and all postwar analyses. To hear a person with reason to talk refer to it as "one of the best" is to un-learn some cherished misconceptions. Thanks for another interesting segment.
I havent researched japanese small arms in detail and my general perception was they had some arisakas and will to fight rather than a good small arms arsenal. This lmg is really impressive and surpasses the bren in some ways. Good for Nambu
The Dutch army used some of these Japanese LMG's after the war against the Indonesian 'rebels'. They used them beside the Bren gun that they had in far larger numbers.
@@nit23sharma I know, my family were among the 'occupiers'... That's why I did put 'rebels' between "". From a Dutch perspective the Indonesian Republic rose up against the Dutch authority and started a rebellion. From an Indonesian perspective they were freedom fighters...
@@Franky46Boy ....one don't rebel against thieves n Robbers .....one protects his home against the looters....its sad n ironic that it was eventually the bloodthirsty fascists like Nazis n Japanese imperialists who (inadvertently) brought freedom to the occupied masses of Africa n Asia......n nowdays Europe n Brits behave as if they invented freedom,human rights n democracy......the comments may seem personal n even out of context...but that's the truth
+Valivali94 By the way, the Bren remained in service in the British armed forces into the 1990's (2000's with reserves). That tells you something about the weapon as well.
+marvincz3 To be fair, Japan was not really given a choice about their (Imperial) armory. The Word is amongst older Canadian infantry, their was a huge preference to keep and exchange the Bren .303 cartridge like the British - but the command opted for the full auto C1 (FAL) variants to keep logistics easier. They were not as happy about that. Although, it was harder to fault the reasoning. Cheers! ~ Thomas
Maybe you should add a little textbox since people, myself included, were a little bit perplexed since most people today don't really think about that slight but distinct difference, but now I can see your point and even get behind it.
The 96 is deactivated and would require extensive gun smithing to repair. The registered machine gun action works and that is worth $10k. The 99 is probably just unpopular because of ammo and parts availability vs a BAR or Bren gun.
Love to add these to my collection. Unfortunately very, very rare here in shitesville. Regulations, chopped in half, rewelded shut, no moving parts. 🖐 🇦🇺
+Forgotten Weapons Hi, how are you doing? I noticed there will be a VIS 35 pistol from Fabryka Broni in Radom on upcoming auction. I know it's just in few days but is there any chance you could prepare even a short video? That would be great because there's not much about them on RU-vid, nor other parts of the Internet. Also a fact that the factory celebrates its 90 anniversary and 80 anniversary of starting the production of VIS 35, would make it special.
I like the simplicity of the lockup. Just a bit like the Arsenal Strike one, which I though was fairly original. Just a reminder that there is little new under the sun.
+Pete Zaitcev I wasn't trying to imply that one came from the other, just that the free, vertical locking piece was not as original as I thought. Having said that, while there are similarities, the tilting lock piece of the c-96 is significantly different than either of those, and in some ways has more in common with the later P-38, in others, not so much. I guess it is really just one big engineering conversation where most designers are most likely aware of, and borrow from, many former designs.
Since these LMGs were often used at such close ranges, was this a big influence for the japanese to not invest much into SMGs? As in because these were effective enough in close range ambushes that there was no need for SMGs.
The way I remember after reading a manual on the 99 long ago is that it was meant to fire a reduced charge 7.7, and also that it would fire either the 7.7 semi rimmed or rimless. There were so many different 7.7 cartridges it was a nightmare supplying them. Supposedly, the full power rifle 7.7 cartridge could be fired if the gas port was modified but this was not intended.
Simply saying "best light machine gun" can cause some confusion as seen in this comments section; some have brought up the MG34/42 which is fairly valid since they can technically be used in the LMG role. I'd say more specifically that they're possibly the best MAGAZINE-FED light machine guns of the war.
emu4286 you can use many gpmgs in lmg roles, doesn't make them lmgs. You can use an FN Minimi (saw) in an assault rifle role, doesn't make it an assault rifle. Being mag red is one of the defining features of a WW2 lmg.
Between the T99, the ZB26, the Bren and the BAR, I would go with the Bren in real combat. The quick change barrel feature of the Bren makes it the best bet in by book. As far as magazine fed squad type LMG's goes; I own and shoot three T99's, a T96 and a BAR. I have fired a T11, a ZB26, and a Bren. Still, the T96/T99's are a real sweet shooters, and I have found no need to oil or wax the cartridges. Finally, all but one of the dozen or so T99 barrels I own have chrome plated bores, but all three T96 barrels I have do not. Gregg
Did the Japanese use any shotguns in WW2? I've never seen any mention of them having done so, and come to think of it, I've only seen German WW2 shotguns in a mod for an obscure game, so I don't know anything about theirs either. Any info or sources are greatly appreciated.
The U.S. was basically the only country in WWI or WWII to use Shotguns in front-line units (at least on a official basis). The Germans did have a limited number of specially made combination-guns called the Lufvfwaffe M30 Drilling, which was a double barrel shotgun with a single-shot rifle barrel. However this was meant to be a survival weapon issued to aircrews to help them survive the deserts of North Africa if they were shot down and stranded in the middle of nowhere, by giving them a way to hunt for food. There is a good video about it on the ForgottenWeapons channel and website. Aside from that the USA was the only country to use shotguns in any official manner during the World Wars.
Excellente! Have to reconsider my opinion that the Bren was the bes WW2 LMG. Fascinating japanese weapons, especially compared to the Bren! Great, thank you, Mr. McCollum!
These guns are really nice. I have to admit that I am positively surprised by its design, but at the end of the day I am also Czech which automatically gives few more patriotic points to BREN. :-) Thank You for this video.
I recently read a book (lolz, it's nearly 1000 pages... someone nice read it to me). The Nambu LMG got a lot of negativity in the middle of the story - heavy everything - recoil, weight, ammo. In the Pacific what would it have been up against? The book suggests US and Australian LMG's were better, but no further detail. Sauce: Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson should you be insterested.
Just imagine what stories are behind the capture of some of these firearms. Heaven knows what kind of drama led to these guns being brought back to the US.
Just thinking about it - more top-fed lmg's were used in the war than one might typically think. You have these Japanese babes, you have the BREN of course, you have the ZB26 (iirc), the French Chatterloux (sp?), and I'm almost positive a Madsen lmg was being used SOMEWHERE since they're still being used to this day - I'd have to say that these babies come out on top. The again, what the fuck do I know?
Good light machine guns but the Japanese made less than 100,000 of them combined. In such a large army that would have made them somewhat scarce. Comparing the production to the German MG 34 and 42, the Germans made a combined 1 million.
Firstly, thanks for another great video. I was wondering, though, if in the future you could edit in some stills of the reticles of guns with interesting optics. I was hoping they'd be on RIA, but sadly their pictures are just overviews. It's not a big thing but it seemed like it would be interesting.
