Rifles that will be used in the film
I am sure they will be using the combination of rifles and shotguns and handguns that were avaliable at that period and time. I am thinking it will be a very gungie movie.
Hollywood has a reputation to go and help the government stir up the masses when it comes to war films and the desired effect to get more soliders or fighting men into the service.
I am not concerned with the who did the first raising of the flag it has been documented and for the desired effect that they wanted from this proud moment and to the historical monument in DC. It has done what the Gov. and others wanted to do, which is instill and keep the pride up there.
As far as atrocities of the Japanese it is very well documented. I am a very big fan of the Filipine Martial arts, the sword and dagger and the arnis stick (baton). I for one have not forgotten about the story or the reason we fought them.
I like the particular discipline of their country, but for the reason we fought against all of the various tyranical forms of Gov.
I am still of the opinion that we will rise to the occasion when needed to get the job done.
Remember the forum is for discussion.
The forum is a gun forum. They were using many various weapons at the time and we still do. One of the reasons the Marine Corps, still uses the shotgun and the semi auto rifle and the bolt action, very wicked combination when used effectivly and all men that are appointed to use them are willing or able.
The Flame thrower was very useful on the Islands. The gernades of that era. The Flame thrower is not used in todays battles. Not good PR.
Remember the Napalm of old. Now we ruined that forest but you would not know it now.
Both the items mentioned are not used at the present not very effective but if we needed them again I would think they would be used? Also were not as we were in the first one over in Iraq, trying to kill all and any. We did that remember. Now many that fought against us are here in the states. Can we say the enemy within.
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(Bad PR. Both sides did things that were not really proper at times but one of the channels on tv of late showed that the japanese were actually eating the prisoners and keeping them alive while doing it, on the Islands of the Phillippines. Pretty bad stuff.)
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Hand held firing devices that launched the heavier projectiles were very effective also. Japanese side used them, and we are now very good with them. The Cong used them very effectivly against us.
Same in the Korean war. Lobbing an item right in there with precision and over items that were in the way, (sandbags, or dirt) very effective.
Dropped them right into the (fox) fighting holes of that time and era.
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