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Why US Marines trusted an “obsolete” rifle — and the unexpected outcome was survival in the jungles of the Pacific.

Why battle-hardened Marines picked the M1 Garand over a captured Type 100 submachine gun — and what that choice revealed about real combat. In the steaming nights of Guadalcanal and the hellish assaults of Tarawa and Iwo Jima, Marines had chances to swap their heavy rifles for lighter, more “modern” Japanese weapons. Many didn’t hesitate to refuse. The M1 Garand may have looked old-fashioned on paper, but against jungle, dust, rain, and desperate night attacks, it pulled off something no exotic design could: it worked every time. This forgotten story shows how range, stopping power, and brutal reliability mattered more than rate of fire. The Type 100 promised modernity, but its weak cartridge and fragile build betrayed its users. Against all odds, the rifle some called outdated became the weapon Marines trusted with their lives — proving that in war, survivability beats innovation when everything goes wrong.

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⚠️ Disclaimer: This video is entertainment storytelling based on WW2 internet sources and accounts, not academic research.

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