Those familiar with the MP43/44’s development will be familiar with the early after-action reports of surprisingly more hits at longer range with a short 7.92mm cartridge, largely attributed to the significant reduction in recoil compared to the 7.92 x 57mm pain matters. While shooting enthusiasts may argue the effects of recoil can be mitigated through training, in practice the average infantryman drafted from civilian life has little firearms experience, and substantial recoil can reduce the effectiveness of an infantry weapon. The downside of this combination was the increased recoil of the 7.7mm cartridge in a rifle that was lighter than the Type 38.
It was an almost indestructible design, and the 7.7mm cartridge was well within the effective limits of the design’s capacity. The Type 99 action was certainly up to the challenge, being among the strongest standard issue military bolt action rifles ever made. The tip of the spear on land was the Japanese infantryman, and the Type 99 rifle was to be at the forefront of Japan’s conquest and expansion. At the forefront of Japan’s modernization and expansion were its navy and army, both imbued with a sense of Japan’s destiny, history, and Bushido. Considered the United States’ greatest potential enemy in the interwar period, by 1942 it looked as if Japan might overrun the entire Pacific and present an existential threat to the United States. Snubbed at Versailles in 1919 and in subsequent international negotiations, by the mid 1930s, Japan set its own course of imperial expansion in the Pacific. By World War I, Japan was able to help the Allies secure the Pacific. Modernizing Japan’s military was a major part of this effort and the Type 99 was a key example of their efforts.īy 1905, Japan defeated a major world power in battle, Russia. Following considerable internal strife, Japan committed itself not only to international trade and interaction, but competition. Before that time, Japan successfully isolated itself for centuries, resisting external interaction and influence. Commodore Matthew Perry opened Japan to the world in 1853.
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