According to reports, the photo machine is a military training equipment that looks like a heavy machine gun. It is sprayed with black paint on the surface, 97 cm long, with a diameter of 8.3 cm. It is equipped with a camera lens in the mouth and a wooden handle at the tail.

On the occasion of the "September 18th" Incident, the reporter learned from Northeast Anti-Japanese United Nations Museum that the museum exhibited the first slalom shooting inspection photo machine used by the Japanese invaders in China.

Swivel shooting inspection photo machine used by the Japanese invaders. (Photo provided by the interviewee)

According to reports, the photo machine is a military training device similar to the heavy machine gun . It has black paint on the surface, 97 cm long, a diameter of the tube mouth 8.3 cm, a camera lens is installed inside the mouth, and a wooden handle at the tail. The words "Rolverized Shooting and Inspection Photo Machine" and "No. 1307" are printed on the wooden box where the photo machine is installed. After identification, it is a photo gun used by the Japanese army aviation units invading China for shooting training and combat, and it has empirical value for studying the history of Japanese imperialism invasion of China.

The swing-type shooting inspection photo machine used by the Japanese invaders of China. (Photo provided by the interviewee)

The photo machine donated by a Harbin citizen in 1996 has an scope and a trigger, which imitates the British "Heather"-style photo gun. Through the reflector, you can accurately see the bounce point and hit situation of the aviation gun and the aviation gun. If necessary, you can use the trigger to link the camera shutter to capture the shooting process and use the flushed negatives to observe and study the accuracy of the shooting.

In June 1938, the Japanese Kwantung Army demarcated special military areas in Pingfang District, Harbin City and other places, and the Japanese invaders' 731st Unit became the Japanese Bacterial Weapon Research Center and Bacterial Warfare Command Base. It is speculated that the photo machine was used by the above-mentioned garrison during aerial shooting training.

Liu Qiangmin, director of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Nations Museum, said that the exhibition of new physical evidence of Japanese invasion of China once again confirmed Japan's crime of launching a full-scale war of aggression against China, warning people not to forget national humiliation, be prepared for danger in times of peace, remember history and cherish peace.

Source: Xinhua News Agency

Reporter: Yang Siqi

Producer: Jiang Chen

Editor: Li Yongxi, Wang Yixuan, Ma Xiaoju

Internship: Luo Qingwen

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