Japanese Soldiers Were Terrified When They Found Average U.S. Marine Weighs 80 Pounds More Than Them скачать в хорошем качестве

Japanese Soldiers Were Terrified When They Found Average U.S. Marine Weighs 80 Pounds More Than Them

During World War II, Imperial Japanese soldiers faced a shocking reality when confronting American forces: the average U.S. Marine stood 5-6 inches taller and weighed 25-40 pounds more than their typical 5'3", 116-120 pound frame. This dramatic size difference created significant disadvantages in hand-to-hand combat, equipment carrying capacity, and weapon handling, with some individual matchups showing weight gaps of 60-80 pounds. While body mass didn't determine survival from gunshot wounds, the physical disparity between these forces added a psychological dimension to Pacific theater combat that many Japanese soldiers were unprepared to face. Subscribe for more untold stories of WW2!