Hi everyone,
I'm an Australian and I'm researching the Sino-Japanese war in relation to WWII. However, my Mandarin is very basic and I can't read most of the traditional characters used at the time.
Can anyone help me out with common military terms from the time (I don't mind if there is a difference between CCP and KMT terminology, as long as whoever posts it tells me which it is!)
Terms that I am most after:
Platoon
Company
Battalion
Infantry
Artillery
AT Gun
Machine Gun
Tank/Armour
Armoured car
Aircraft (Ground attack varieties)
Mortar
Cavalry
Any help would be appreciated, and if there are any more terms that are common, I'd love to hear them. There's unfortunately not many references to Chinese involvement in WWII outside of the Flying Tigers and Gen Stillwell, and the Americans are notorious for not detailing their allies' involvement!
Cheers guys!
I'm an Australian and I'm researching the Sino-Japanese war in relation to WWII. However, my Mandarin is very basic and I can't read most of the traditional characters used at the time.
Can anyone help me out with common military terms from the time (I don't mind if there is a difference between CCP and KMT terminology, as long as whoever posts it tells me which it is!)
Terms that I am most after:
Platoon
Company
Battalion
Infantry
Artillery
AT Gun
Machine Gun
Tank/Armour
Armoured car
Aircraft (Ground attack varieties)
Mortar
Cavalry
Any help would be appreciated, and if there are any more terms that are common, I'd love to hear them. There's unfortunately not many references to Chinese involvement in WWII outside of the Flying Tigers and Gen Stillwell, and the Americans are notorious for not detailing their allies' involvement!
Cheers guys!