Videos tagged with Pacific Campaign

The Battle of Alligator Creek marked the first major land engagement between US Marines and Japanese forces in the Pacific. Marines utilized devastating 37mm canister rounds against Japanese infantry charges, proving more lethal than machine guns. The battle provided crucial intelligence on Japanese combat tactics, including their refusal to surrender.

This video provides a range test of an early Reising Model 50 submachine gun, highlighting its use by the US Marine Corps in the Pacific Campaign. The review details its closed-bolt operation, aperture sights, and the choice between 12-round single-stack and 20-round double-stack magazines. The presenter concludes it's an undervalued collector's item and a pleasant semi-auto carbine for modern use.