Japanese squads would sometimes deploy a katana specialist, and during charges they would utilize a technique called “yadome no juugan” (lit. it means to block a flying arrow, but in this case it blocks bullets). The lead katana specialist would charge, and utilize the katana to shield the rear riflemen from incoming enemy fire. By deflecting incoming bullets.
This technique was even used against enemy machine guns with sucess. Multiple katana specialists would shout “YADOME!!”, form a rank, and shield the rear gunners. The unit would then slowly advance toward the machine gun position, eventually coming close enough for the rear rank to advance and overwhelm the entrenched enemy. In close enough proximity, the sheer volume of fire would even cause the enemy bullets to be deflected back at them.
The effectiveness of the technique became so feared that American machine gun emplacements would immediately be abandoned at the sound of a unified shout of “YAGOME!!”
The presence of katana specialists is widely believed to be the direct cause of an increased prevalence of explosive and flame-based weaponry in the Pacific ground theatre during WW2. It is why there are very few true katanas in existence, as captured katanas were immediately destroyed or thrown overboard upon departure from a captured island.
After the US occupied Japan, all known katana master craftsmen were either imprisoned or summarily executed. This fearsome weapon, and the deadly techniques associated with it, have now been rediscovered.
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Alexander Hughes
Obviously this didnt work because they lost the war
Nicholas Miller
blitzkrieg worked, yet germany lost the war
Mason Taylor
hmmm, seems real enough. I believe you. who do i send money to for believing this astonishing fact?
Alexander Foster
africans were the true japanese look how dark their skin is real history is being taken from us
Angel Thompson
Guns are dishonorable. Real men engage their foes in close-quarters combat. And the best weapon for that is undoubtedly a katana.
Katanas (刀) are amazing. I have a special Gyokusai (玉砕) katana, which were made with the Cherry Blossom (桜) technique. The ancient Japanese master smiths Masamune (正宗) and Muramasa Sengo (千子 村正) had special techniques for making blades that could cut through anything, and new research at the University of Tokyo (東京大学) during the Cold War rediscovered these techniques. It's a good thing for the West that they didn't discover them before the end of WWII - a true samurai (侍)who follows Bushidō (武士道) is practically impossible to defeat. His strength, courage, and honor are unrivaled by anything the West could ever come up with.
The rediscovered techniques of swordsmithing are top secret, but it involves the swordsmith calling on the Kami (神) to make their Tamahagane (玉鋼:たまはがね) steel strong. The spirits of the ancestors of the honorable Japanese people will help the true swordsmith find the path that will make his blade great as he folds the blade thousands of times to enhance its power. The Japanese only made 8 of these peerless blades, for Hachiman (八幡神), the god of war and divine protector of Japan and the Japanese people, is the God of Eight Banners. Making another one would disturb the sacred number and weaken all of the blades.
I should note that Gyokusai katanas never actually deign to touch their targets. Instead, the blade creates a vacuum in front of itself as it slices towards its target. The samurai who wields it must wield it perfectly to create this vacuum and tap into the blade’s true potential. He must be an expert in Shinkendō (眞劍道), which is best degraded into English as “The Way of the Real Sword,” and Kenjutsu (剣術), which is least degraded when Westernized as “The Art of the Sword.” Note that the Japanese see the sword as a way of life and as an art form, not some crude tool. The vacuum in front of the blade means that the blade will never wear out.
I managed to steal mine from the U.S. government while they borrowed one for evaluation. There was a big coverup, since I can pretty much take anyone down with it.
You should sharpen yours as soon as possible to enhance its awesome power. However,there are two major issues you can run into with swords: 1. First and foremost, never buy American. Everyone knows Americans have absolutely no honor (see: the atomic bombing of civilians after Japan had already sued for peace). The blade's steel will be corrupt and weak. You can never depend on it for anything real, like hacking through enemy gun barrels. Other countries have weak steel as well, but I keep seeing people talking about American steel and I just want to clear that up. 2. Another problem is that your sword could be a Western knockoff of the katana (they called it a "longsword"). Again, this shows that the West has little honor - at least they had enough to not directly copy it (like the German Luger copied the Nambu). However, their swords were designed to be mass-produced. Your life isn't mass-produced. Don't use a Western design!
Only Japan has the combination of honor, wisdom, and superior technology to create true blades of power.
