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Production history
Designer
Kijiro Nambu
Designed
1932
Produced
1932–41
No. built
45,000
Specifications
Mass
55.3 kg (122 lb) w/ tripod
Length
1,156 mm (45.5 in)
Barrel length
721 mm (28.4 in)
Cartridge
7.7×58mm Type 92
Action
Gas-operated
Rate of fire
450–500 rounds per min[1]
Muzzle velocity
780 m/s (2,600 ft/s)[1]
Effective firing range
800 m (870 yd)
Maximum firing range
4,500 m (4,900 yd)
Feed system
30-round Hotchkiss-type metal strip
The Type 92 heavy machine gun (九二式重機関銃, Kyūni-shiki jū-kikanjū) is a Japanese heavy machine gun, related to the Hotchkiss machine gun series. It entered service in 1932 and was the standard Japanese heavy machine gun used during World War II. The Type 92 was similar in design to the earlier Type 3 heavy machine gun but chambered to fire the improved 7.7mm rimmed or semi-rimmed round. Known for its reliability,[2] it was used after the war by various forces in East Asia. Designed by Kijiro Nambu and built by Hino Motors and Hitachi, its total production was about 45,000 guns.[3] Type 92 refers to the Japanese Imperial year 2592 – 1932 in the Gregorian calendar – in which the gun entered service.[4]
^ abSmith, Joseph E. (1969). Small Arms of the World (11 ed.). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: The Stackpole Company. p. 513. ISBN 9780811715669.
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