TERA Rifle
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The TERA Rifles were special Japan
ese rifles developed for paratrooper
s of the Imperial Japanese Army
. They could be broken down into two parts and easily assembled/disassembled. There were two production models and two prototypes:
Japanese paratroopers also used Bergmann MP 18s and Type 100 Submachine Guns
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese rifles developed for paratrooper
Paratrooper
Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and generally operate as part of an airborne force.Paratroopers are used for tactical advantage as they can be inserted into the battlefield from the air, thereby allowing them to be positioned in areas not accessible by land...
s of the Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Army
-Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...
. They could be broken down into two parts and easily assembled/disassembled. There were two production models and two prototypes:
- Type 100 based on the Type 99 RifleType 99 RifleThe was a bolt-action rifle of the Arisaka design used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.-History:During the Second Sino-Japanese War in the 1930s, the Japanese soon found that the 8×57mm IS cartridge the Chinese used was superior to the 6.5×50mm cartridge of the Type 38 rifle,...
. - Type 2 based on the Type 99 RifleType 99 RifleThe was a bolt-action rifle of the Arisaka design used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.-History:During the Second Sino-Japanese War in the 1930s, the Japanese soon found that the 8×57mm IS cartridge the Chinese used was superior to the 6.5×50mm cartridge of the Type 38 rifle,...
. - Type 1 based on the Type 44 Cavalry RifleType 44 Cavalry RifleThe Type 44 Cavalry Rifle is a Japanese bolt-action rifle. This rifle is also often referred to as a Type 44 Carbine. It was a development of the Arisaka Type 38 Cavalry Rifle, the main difference being the bayonet is a needle type and it can be folded backwards and locks underneath the barrel...
. It was not separated but folded. The Type 1 was not introduced, because its folding mechanism was not reliable enough. - Type 0 based on the Karabiner 98k Fallschirmjäger Detachable-Barrel (Abnehmbarer Lauf) Variant. Complete copy prototype; never mass-produced.
Japanese paratroopers also used Bergmann MP 18s and Type 100 Submachine Guns
Type 100 submachine gun
The was a Japanese submachine gun used during World War II, and the only submachine gun produced by Japan in any quantity. It was made in two basic variants referred to by American and British observers as the Type 100/40 and the Type 100/44, the latter also known as the Type 100...
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External links
- http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/rifle.htm
- http://taka25th.cathand.com/newpage62.htm