As a result, they use an en-bloc clip like the Garand. The Type 5 model in 1943 and Bad Company 2 do not match the real Type 5, and are instead based on the original American M1 Garand, modified to resemble a Japanese weapon. It is depicted with a removable magazine in Battlefield 1942 and the Vietnam World War II Mod. In the Battlefield series, the Type 4 is referred to as the Type 5 and appears in all World War II era games in the series. Parts for about 250 rifles were known to have been produced, but only a few were actually assembled, were reported to have several issues feeding, and do not appear to have actually seen action in the war. The Type 4, however, utilized a 10-round internal magazine fed by stripper clips as opposed to the 8-round en-bloc clip the Garand used.
The weapon was made out of a need for a semi-automatic rifle after the Allies began fielding the M1 Garand, and the Type 4 was essentially a direct copy of the Garand designed from captured rifles. The Type 4 rifle, often referred to as the Type 5, was a prototype Japanese semi-automatic rifle developed in 1944, near the end of World War II.
