13-126 Garand Picture of the Day- Japan

[Paul S.]

So, while a rather myopic U.S. government 'cheaped out' and dumped everything Japanese into the ocean the ever devious and strategic-thinking Russians busily spent the time, effort and money to ship all they captured - weapons, ammunition, war materials, machinery and even people, back to the motherland to be used for their future 'wars of liberation'.

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[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

So, while a rather myopic U.S. government 'cheaped out' and dumped everything Japanese into the ocean the ever devious and strategic-thinking Russians busily spent the time, effort and money to ship all they captured - weapons, ammunition, war materials, machinery and even people, back to the motherland to be used for their future 'wars of liberation'

Very interesting point. Probably balanced out by BAR's point about expiditing inaccessability to a possiable inserection by fanatical Japanese resistance? Shame either way Arisakas are very interesting rifles.
Interesting story on the subject here.
http://www.history.army.mil/books/ww...%20Sup/ch5.htm

[Bob Womack]

Of course, the myopic U.S. government was aware that it was sitting on a huge pile of superior weapons and ammunition, some of which, to this day, are still being sold to its citizens as surplus.

Bob