What’s more, many of our military men knew it. The Arisaka (left) in the hands of Japanese troops proved to be a very capable opponent of the M1 Garand in the Pacific during World War II.ĭespite all of these challenges and setbacks, American firearms were the best in the world.
Navy had lost several battleships in the Pearl Harbor attacks. American airpower was untested, with many of our best aircraft still in their early design stages. Their supply of armored vehicles and artillery was low and substandard compared to many combatant nations. Our armed forces were comparatively small.
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and drew America into World War II, the U.S.
