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Originally Posted by LeoXiao
Don't forget that a lot of times, the Japanese soldiers weren't really that much better than their Chinese counterparts, at least when going against German-trained divisions.
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Aside from obvious disparity in training and determination, one of many differences between both armies is how they were led. A typical Chinese officer would go:
Charge, and I will be right behind you! Whereas a Japanese officer would go:
Charge, and I will be right in front of you!
Otherwise, an average Japanese infantryman was not much better equipped than their Chinese counterpart. In fact, you can even claim the Japanese had inferior infantry equipment compared to their Chinese counterpart. A typical Japanese infantry at the time was equipped with the Type 38 6.5mm rifle and machine guns that were bulky & difficult to setup. A typical Chinese infantry was armed with Mauser 8mm rifles. The German divisions were also equipped with sub-machine guns, Czech-made machine-guns and some even had MG34s. None of these weapons had an equal Japanese counterpart. In fact, it was in response to the Mauser 8mm, which overpowered the Type 38 that Japan developed the Type 99 rifle that chambered a larger caliber. Unfortunately for China, what Japan lacked in infantry weaponry, they easily compensated with air support, heavy weapons and overall superior logistics.
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Originally Posted by PzIVf3
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Nishisumi Maho, Miho's older sister. A very capable individual & commonly regarded as heir-apparent of Nishisumi-tankery. She is currently captain of of the venerated tankery school, Black Forest Peak School for Women. Maho is an internationally famous tankery figure who appears very often on mass media.
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And of course Black Forest Peak is symbolized by an Iron Cross...
- Tak