Allowing myself but one katana joke, today I am covering the weapons of the Japanese military. Quality stuff here and there, but the most striking pieces were the ones where the Japanese had to compromise heavily on account of a lack of resources. 
 
Bibliography for this episode: 
 

Ness, Leland Rikugun: Guide to Japanese Ground Forces 1937-1945, Volume 2: Weapons of the Imperial Japanese Army &amp; Navy Ground Forces Helion &amp; Company 2014
Bishop, Chris The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II Barnes &amp; Noble Inc 1998

 
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Episode 274 - Imperial Japanese Army Air Service

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