| Army Type 98 / Navy Type 1 machine gun | |
|---|---|
 Army Type 98 or late-variant Navy Type 1 with bipod for field use, captured by Dutch forces in Indonesia, 1947 | |
| Type | Machine gun |
| Place of origin | Empire of Japan |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1938–1945 (Type 98)[1] 1941–1945 (Type 1)[2] |
| Used by | Imperial Japanese Army (Type 98) Imperial Japanese Navy (Type 1) |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Type 98[1] Nagoya Army Arsenal Type 1[2] Nagoya Army Arsenal, Tagajo Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka Naval Arsenal |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 7.2 kg (16 lb)[1] |
| Length | 1,078 mm (42.4 in)[1] |
| Barrel length | 600 mm (24 in) |
| Cartridge | 7.92×57mm Mauser[1] |
| Rate of fire | 1,000 RPM[1] |
| Muzzle velocity | 750 m/s (2,500 ft/s)[1] |
| Feed system | 75-round double-drum magazine |
| Sights | Iron |
The Type 98 and Type 1 machine gun was developed for aerial use for the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy respectively during World War II. It was license-copy of the German MG 15 machine gun.[1] (Note that the 12.7mm Ho-103 and Ho-104 machine guns are also known as the "Type 1 machine gun", but are actually a 12.7mm adaptation of the M1919 Browning machine gun in fixed and flexible mountings, respectively.)
Installations
Army
Navy
References
- Mikesh, Robert C. (2004). Japanese Aircraft Equipment 1940-1945. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7643-2097-1.
External links
Media related to Type 98 (Army)/Type 1 (Navy) aircraft machine gun at Wikimedia Commons
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