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It should be noted that at this time China is awash with a myriad of weaponry, and nearly all of them do not use each other's ammunition. China in 1937 was a vast country with a small industrial output, something foreign countries had a vested interest in maintaining. This meant that China, wishing to be self reliant, needed to buy weapons overseas. This would usually result in a medium consignment of modern weaponry arriving before foreign pressure - alarmed by Chinese armament - would put a stop to it. The ephemeral nature of the quartermasters (and their organisations) would cause the next order to be a different style of weapon which was to be 'the new standard'. Of course, this never happened. | It should be noted that at this time China is awash with a myriad of weaponry, and nearly all of them do not use each other's ammunition. China in 1937 was a vast country with a small industrial output, something foreign countries had a vested interest in maintaining. This meant that China, wishing to be self reliant, needed to buy weapons overseas. This would usually result in a medium consignment of modern weaponry arriving before foreign pressure - alarmed by Chinese armament - would put a stop to it. The ephemeral nature of the quartermasters (and their organisations) would cause the next order to be a different style of weapon which was to be 'the new standard'. Of course, this never happened. | ||
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In the Shanghai area the vast array of nationalities have all brought their own weapons, and their own ammunition, with them. The Chinese generally use German weapons and ammunition, which must make some sort of distorted sense because Germany was otherwise the only nation not strongly represented in the concessions! | In the Shanghai area the vast array of nationalities have all brought their own weapons, and their own ammunition, with them. The Chinese generally use German weapons and ammunition, which must make some sort of distorted sense because Germany was otherwise the only nation not strongly represented in the concessions! | ||
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A good rule of thumb is the ammunition of a certain weapon will only fit in the other weapons of its nationality; thus German rifles will all chamber German bullets. Light and medium machine guns usually use rifle bullets. | A good rule of thumb is the ammunition of a certain weapon will only fit in the other weapons of its nationality; thus German rifles will all chamber German bullets. Light and medium machine guns usually use rifle bullets. | ||
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Pistols, however, are a real problem. | Pistols, however, are a real problem. | ||
