In this video Justin and Austin talk about the (Special) Naval Landing Forces of the Imperial Japanese Navy. It discusses the often brought up comparison with Marines like the US and Royal Marines and how valid or invalid this comparison is. Additionally, they look at the development of Naval Landing Forces, their combat performance, actions in Shanghai and before the Second World War among many other aspects. For more information check out Austin's website: https://en.rikusentai.net Austin on twitter: https://twitter.com/adachi_austin_ Justin on twitter: https://twitter.com/CBI_PTO_History More infos in the sources below. All photos from Austin Adachi's collection. Colorization of the cover by vonKickass. »» GET OUR BOOKS «« » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon, see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Adachi, Austin: Rikusentai – The illustrated Encyclopedia of Japanese Naval Landing Forces 1927-1945 History of Japanese Naval Landing Forces, Yamaguchi Kiyomatsu - https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/1460392/36 Weekly Intel Vol 1 #13 October 6, 1944 - https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/4009857/292 Kure 3rd SNLF Organizational Chart, 1942 (1) - JACAR ref. C08030773900 Kaigun rakkasan butai (Japanese Navy Paratroopers), Yamabe Masao - ISBN 4875651198 Senshi Sosho Volume 31, National Institute of Defense Infantry Reference Manual, Naval Gunnery School Department - https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/1465238/215 etc. #JapaneseMarines,#SpecialNavalLandingForces,#NavalLandingForces 00:00 Introduction 00:56 When did the Imperial Navy form N