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What is a Japanese war drum?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

All, or most armies (and navies too) utilize the drum to establish cadence (rhythm) for marching men or sounding to quarters aboard a warship (Man O War). Which is why sounding to quarters is (or was) often called "Beat to quarters" (to the sound of the drum).

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