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UNBROKEN
BATTLE IN THE PACIFIC
SMGs used in the Pacific
.45ACP round
8mm Nambu round
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SMG
Fighter Planes used in the Pacific
Bomber Planes used in the Pacific
Type 100
Thompson M1928A1
Mitsubishi G3M
F4F-3 Wildcat
Zero
Zero
By Laura Hillenbrand
Japanese Zeroes-
Main Japanese fighter aircraft. Caused havok for all the American airforce. The Zero climbed quickly, was equipped with cannons and guns, and was extremely manueverable, making it tough and hard to take down.
FIGHTER PLANES IN THE PACIFIC
Fighter planes in the Pacific were a huge part of the war. Fighters were used to escort friendly bomber planes, take down enemy bombers, and fight other enemy fighter planes. Both Americans and Japanese were well equipped. In "Unbroken," Louie was tormented by a Japanese Zero, the aircraft that put 460 holes in Superman.
AMERICAN F4F-3 WILDCAT- The F4F-3 Wildcat was an American fighter plane mainly used in the Pacific. The Americans used this plane to take down Zeroes. Though the Japanese Zero was faster, had better maneuverability, range, and climb speed, the Wildcat had a much better and faster dive, carried better weapons, and was overall more rugged and tough, making it useful in hit-and-run missions. The Wildcat has many older brothers, which were basically improvements to the Wildcat, and were introduced later in the war.
JAPANESE TYPE 100
The Japanese type 100 was the only mass produced SMG (Sub machine gun) in the Japanese army. It shoots an 8mm nambu round. It had a chrome plated bore- meaning it was one tough gun that wouldn't jam/break easily, making it a feared weapon throughout the Allies.
THOMPSON M1928A1- Commonly known as the "Tommy Gun," this gun, like the type 100, was mass produced by the Americans. In fact, 1.5 Million were produced just during WWII. This gun had an extremely high fire rate, cooling fins on the barrel, large amounts of ammo, and shot a .45ACP round.(A very inexpensive round) The Thompson got better during WWII, when the Americans gave it 30 round box mags, instead of the inconvinient drum mags, which jammed all the time. All in all, the Thompson was a great weapon for its time and was a key factor in helping the Americans win over the Axis.
THE SMG- The SMG, or Sub Machine Gun, was and is still the most widely used type of gun in militaries around the world. SMG's range in many different shapes and sizes and are very mobile and light weight, making them a favorite among soldiers. They generally have failrly large magazines, (20-50 bullets per mag) and have a high rate of fire.
Mitsubishi G3M ("Nell")- This was the most famous Japanese bomber in WWII. Every air mission the Japanese ran in the Pacific, a G3M would be in the mix. Later near the end of the war, the Japanese cae out with an improved G3M. Very cleverly, they named this the G4M. Though the G4M took over the role of the G3M, the G3M still ran missions and was also used as military transport.
B-24
B-24 LIBERATOR-
The B-24 was a bomber used mostly in the Pacific , and was hated through-out the airforce because it was a very tough plane to fly, had little fly radius before running out of gas, and was infamous for engine failure. Because of these problems, it was nicknamed "The Flying Coffin." Though it had many problems, it was overall a reliable plane that ran many missions, and ran them sucessfully. The B-24 was also the base blueprint for the B-29-- The plane that dropped the first nuke and won the war for the Allies.
Bomber planes were used for what the name implies- to bomb enemies. Bombers were generally the planes getting shot out of the air by anti-aircraft and fighter planes because of the destruction they could cause if the bombs were released.
sk5mcae 8 years ago
Good Job!!