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Heavy machine gun
Type 3 machine gun
Type 3 aircraft machine gun
Type
Heavy machine gun
Place of origin
Empire of Japan
Service history
In service
1943–1945
Used by
Imperial Japanese Navy
Wars
World War II
Production history
Manufacturer
Nihon Seikōjō KK Suzuka Naval Arsenal Toyokawa Naval Arsenal
Specifications
Mass
27.5 kilograms (60.6 lb)
Length
1,530 mm (60 in)
Barrel length
910 mm (36 in)
Cartridge
13.2×99mm Hotchkiss (52 g)
Action
Short recoil-operated, rising block locked (Browning)
Rate of fire
800 RPM
Muzzle velocity
790 m/s (2,600 ft/s)
Feed system
Disintegrating Belt
Sights
Iron
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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