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Type 3 machine gun
Type 3 aircraft machine gun
TypeHeavy machine gun
Place of originType 3 aircraft machine gun Empire of Japan
Service history
In service1943–1945
Used byType 3 aircraft machine gun Imperial Japanese Navy
WarsWorld War II
Production history
ManufacturerNihon Seikōjō KK
Suzuka Naval Arsenal
Toyokawa Naval Arsenal
Specifications
Mass27.5 kilograms (60.6 lb)
Length1,530 mm (60 in)
Barrel length910 mm (36 in)

Cartridge13.2×99mm Hotchkiss (52 g)
ActionShort recoil-operated, rising block locked (Browning)
Rate of fire800 RPM
Muzzle velocity790 m/s (2,600 ft/s)
Feed systemDisintegrating Belt
SightsIron

The Type 3 13 mm fixed aircraft machine gun (Japanese: 三式三十粍固定機銃, romanized: San shiki jyū-san mirimētoru kōtei kijū) was a Japanese Navy aircraft machine gun used during World War II. It was based on the American M2 Browning machine gun but used the 13.2x99mm Hotchkiss cartridge.

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