During World War II, Japan entered the war, and Japanese soldiers showed unprecedented combat effectiveness when their height was only1.5m. But we need to know that in the era of hot weapons, personal height has no direct impact on combat effectiveness. There are several reasons that really make the Japanese army so powerful.
First of all, the Japanese highly admire the spirit of Bushido, so Japanese soldiers are notoriously not afraid of death. In frontal attack, Japanese soldiers often rush up with bayonet rifles, that is, hand-to-hand combat. In defense, Japanese soldiers will not retreat at will without orders, but will defend their front to the death. They have always believed that it is a great honor to dedicate their lives to the emperor.
Second, Japanese soldiers are generally well educated. Many people think that there is no direct relationship between education and strong combat effectiveness. In fact, this view is wrong Educated soldiers have a strong understanding of the war on the battlefield and the ability to control the situation. It is precisely because Japan vigorously promotes education that it has provided many high-quality soldiers for Japan.
Third, Japanese soldiers have sufficient training resources. According to the data, when training soldiers to shoot with live ammunition, Japan stipulates that recruits should have no less than 150 rifles and no less than 300 machine guns per month. It is precisely because of the repeated accumulation of training resources that the shooting level of Japanese soldiers is generally high. Many anti-Japanese war veterans recalled that Japanese soldiers at that time could accurately hit the target within 100 meters by car. You can also intuitively see the powerful fighting capacity of the Japanese army at that time.
Although the Japanese army's combat effectiveness was very strong, in the later period of the war, due to fighting in different places, its troops gradually dried up. As a result, the level of soldiers recruited by the Japanese army is uneven and their combat effectiveness is greatly reduced.