Why did the japs use katanas during WW2? What do they say? Don't bring a knife to a gunfight.
Why did the japs use katanas during WW2? What do they say? Don't bring a knife to a gunfight
Owen Clark
Carson Morris
More like a symbolic weapon to trace themselves back to their ancestry. Like officer swords. Lots of them just charged in with them in battle since they felt like they were sacrificing themselves honorably for their emperor
Kayden Butler
cheaper then ammo
Jack Wood
I actually recall hearing a story nearly 4 years ago, about a Japanese soldier who actually charged a German line with a katana.
But the answer is that you can't perform blade glare attacks with a gun.
Jackson Walker
Symbolism, executions, and memes
Justin Hughes
why? Japs where allies with the krauts
Robert Wood
I forget. In fact, it might have a Scotsman instead of a Jap. I heard this a long-ass time ago.
Luke Fisher
Same reason why marine officers are issued sabers. They just hadn't phased out carrying them onto the battlefield yet.
Jace Torres
Might have been WW1. I definitely could picture something like that happening during the Russo-Japanese War or earlier.
Easton Reyes
>Why did the japs use katanas during WW2?
It was because the katana was extremely effective at destroying Sherman tanks. One swing with a katana was sufficient to completely cut a Sherman in half, as the thin armor was no match for the quantum-folded nippon blade.
Christopher Hernandez
Wasnt there that one Scot officer who longbowed a kraut, and it was like the first bow kill in like 200 years or something.
Christopher Hughes
They had to have something to chop the barrels of the American machine guns in half with. Bushido aside have you seen the sorry excuses for pistols they issued to Japanese officers? At least a few of the officers probably figured that at least a sword won't jam on them.
Landon Foster
>slightchuckle.mp3
Hunter Edwards
>quantum-folded nippon blade
considering japan's current policy of remilitarization this might be closer to the truth than you think
Jonathan Miller
>21 foot rule
>Subject has a knife. Not a crowbar or a stick or a sword or anything with reach, a knife.
>You are probably fucked unless you are ready to react to a charge
Now consider the fact that you might be tromping around in the fucking jungle. It's not real hard to miss people who are actively trying to not be seen in a jungle, and you might just have to deal with tojo appearing out of a bush 10 feet away with a fucking sword yelling something about "EMPRAH SAY FUCKA YU"
You better be on the ball or you are going to fucking die.
Also executions, muh honorabur samurai, "FOLLOW THE SWORD!", I have a sword so my dick is bigger than you follow my orders, etc.
Jeremiah Campbell
Same reason officers carry handguns. Sign of rank and for executions.
Tyler Scott
it must be "only 15 year olds post threads" week
Xavier Rodriguez
he means the 4473rd regimental combat team which was raised in US service from japanese immigrants
Zachary Johnson
It was for when they were out of ammunition and would banzai charge the machine guns. Nobody can defeat the Samurai Banzai Charge!
Shit kid, just read this article and it will tell you why.
makezine.com
Bentley Turner
A bit off topic, but during the Russo-Japanese war, a Montenegrin volunteer killed a Jap in a sabre duel.
Brody Hughes
I actually recall hearing a story nearly 4 years ago, about a Mongolian Steppe horseback archer who actually charged a Israeli Merkava with a compound bow.
Christian Parker
I can't fucking wait for the chink butthurt once glorious Nippon push their re-militarization into overdrive.
Japan sperging out on North Korea would also be fucking hilarious.
Jason Long
It was supposed to be a badge of status to recall the old warring era warriors, but it mostly ended up being a tool for decapitation contests (which, sure, was also a strong thing of medieval Japan).
Jordan Edwards
Jesus fucking christ this board is full on retarded
Ryan Flores
The actual fact.
The use of Katana by the Japanese soldiers during world war two has effectively two sources of origin. The first being that under the edicts of the Imperial forces, and technically as part of military protocol, all officers have the right to wear a sword into combat. (Mad Jack in the British forces carried a basket hilt broadsword into combat.)
The second reason is the connection of the ruling military classes to the Buke military class of Samurai. The Meiji restoration disenfranchised the Samurai as a warrior caste, but the new Imperial Army quickly absorbed most of the still influential Samurai families. Katana were considered a birthright of the Samurai class exclusively, and therefore inheritance of heirloom swords was considered a prestige in the Imperial Army as it showed that the commanding officer was not only from a noble family, but one that had a military background.
As for the practicality of use, it essentially was relegated to hand to hand combat during banzai charges or used for the murder of Chinese peasants.
Interesting fact, even tank commanders would wear their swords into battle, in a modified sheath because of the cramped interior of the tank.
Joseph Fisher
To execute prisoners with.
Chase Parker
Mad Jack Churchill.
He is credited with the only longbow kill of the war. He also carried a sword into combat, and would use it for closed quarters.
Julian Roberts
OP is to blame, asking a stupid fucking question, that a retard with google could answer.
Bentley Morales
what did that sheath look like?
Mason Harris
Basically like this.
Nathaniel Cook
>you might just have to deal with tojo appearing out of a bush 10 feet away with a fucking sword yelling something about "EMPRAH SAY FUCKA YU"
My sides
Asher Cooper
I believe recall hearing a story about a Hotentot nomad leveling an entire Estonian regiment back in 1803
Easton Richardson
Stupid pig steel jap sword are no match for CHAD Chinese dao
Aiden Edwards
*than
Charles Roberts
Because they were absolute fucking lunatics LARPing as samurai?
Jordan Jenkins
kek
Nicholas Sanchez
>Not knowing major Churchill
Christ I fucking hate summer
Henry Sanchez
This is what a real Jow Forumsommando looks like, gaijin.
youtube.com
Oliver Adams
Matthew Sanders
>Now consider the fact that you might be tromping around in the fucking jungle. It's not real hard to miss people who are actively trying to not be seen in a jungle, and you might just have to deal with tojo appearing out of a bush 10 feet away with a fucking sword yelling something about "EMPRAH SAY FUCKA YU"
topkek
Also, if I remember right, the Katana was basically a status symbol for officers, like other anons have said. Although, in occupied areas, it was good for killing civilians without wasting ammo. I recall reading about two Jap officers in ww2, during the Rape of Nanking, having a contest to see who could kill 100 people with a Katana first. You know they weren't racking up those numbers by attacking soldiers with guns.
Luis Wright
I wish a marine armed with a saber and and a jap with a katana dueled in ww2
Andrew Edwards
I would no shit rather have a fucking kabar
Noah Sanders
>Hes never heard of Mad Jack Churchill.
Pathetic
Isaiah Bennett
It was a cultural thing. Like the Scottish wearing kilts. It isn't as though they opted for a blade over a rifle
Ethan Reed
Jack Churchill carried a claymore, longbow, and bagpipes into battle
Cameron Gonzalez
Even the steel in their bayonets was folded 43,978 times
Jace Rivera