RS062 - Japanese Rifleman with Flag Japanese naval infantry and assault

Japanese naval infantry and assault troops were involved in many of the early and mid-war Pacific campaigns

including dense jungle environments and isolated island defences

The primary weapon would be a service musket fitted with a bayonet

and battlefield awareness rather than the structured formations of the Roman legions

the rifleman remains the core of Australian infantry—trained for mobility

RS062 - Japanese Rifleman with Flag Japanese naval infantry and assaultRS062 Japanese Rifleman with Flag The RS062 Japanese Rifleman with Flag represents the ordinary infantryman of the Imperial Japanese Army, carrying both his weapon and the symbols of his unit into battle. During the Second World War, Japanese soldiers fought across a vast area stretching from China and Southeast Asia to the islands of the Pacific. The infantryman formed the foundation of these campaigns, operating in some of the harshest environments