History

The Arisaka Rifle was designed by Colonel Nariakira Arisaka (1852 - 1915), who was later promoted to Lieutenant General and also received the title of baron from Emperor Meiji, in 1907. Several productions runs were made, with later models being made more cheaply, for example the ovoid bulb-shaped bolt of earlier runs was replaced by a smaller and utilitarian cylindrical shape.

The Arisaka bolt-action rifle saw heavy use everywhere the Japanese Imperial Army fought. Prior to WWII, Arisakas were used by the British Navy, Russian Army, in Finland and Albania. The Czech Legion that fought in the Russian Revolution were almost entirely armed with Type 30 & 38 Arisakas. Many captured Arisaka rifles were employed by neighboring countries both during and after World War II, in places such as China, Thailand and Cambodia. However, after the Japanese surrender in the summer of 1945, all manufacturing of rifles and ammunition stopped abruptly, causing the Arisaka to quickly become obsolete. Since most Imperial Japanese Armoury contents were thrown into Tokyo Harbour after the signing of the surrender, spare ammunition also became rare.

One of the final standing orders of the Imperial Army was to file off the Emperor's family chrysanthemum insignia, or mon, from each of the rifles, thereby preventing dishonor from having the symbol fall into surrender. Therefore, the value of one of the rifles to a collector is slightly higher if the insignia, referred to by collectors as a "mum", is intact, as this implies the rifle was captured on the battlefield prior to Japan's surrender. The only insignias that survive on Arisakas are those brought back to the USA by GIs as war trophies, and those captured by Chinese forces. Some of the Chinese captured Arisakas were later exported to the United States, including some Type 38 carbines rebarrelled and rechambered for the standard Chinese 7.62x39mm round. Most removed mums were completely ground off, but some were merely defaced with a chisel or had the number "0" stamped repeatedly along the edges. The latter was usually done with rifles removed from military service (and thus no longer the Emperor's property) prior to the end of the war, including rifles given to schools or sold to other nations.

Singleplayer/Co-Op

The Arisaka is found in all of the U.S. Marine Raider Pacific campaign missions (besides Black Cats) and usually found en masse with the Type-100.

Multiplayer

Damage 70
Damage Multipliers Head: 1.5, Chest: 1, Limbs: 1
Magazine Size 5 rounds
Maximum Ammunition 30 rounds
Reload Time 3.5 s loaded, 4.5s unloaded
Rate of Fire Semi-auto
Range 4000-5000m
Recoil High
Fire Mode Semi-auto
Ammunition 14.5x114mm
Unlocked at lvl 4

The Arisaka is the standard Japanese Rifles and one of the weapons you automatically get when you unlock "Create a Class" option. This weapon performs well at long range and mid-range, and has good power.

It is less accurate over longer ranges than the Springfield but with less recoil and sound. Close range combat should be avoided if possible, which applies for all bolt-action rifles.

Challenges