Type 3 heavy machine gun
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Type 3 (Taishō 14) heavy machine gun. Musée de l'Armée, Paris. | |
| Type | Heavy machine gun |
| Place of origin | Empire of Japan |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Japan |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Kijiro Nambu |
| Designed | 1914 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 55 kg |
| Length | 119.8 cm |
| Barrel length | 737 mm |
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| Cartridge | 6.5x50mm Arisaka |
| Rate of fire | 400-450 rounds per minute |
| Muzzle velocity | 740 m/s (2,400 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 4,000 m |
| Feed system | 30 rounds strip |
The Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun (三年式重機関銃 San-nen-shiki juu-kikanjuu), also known as the Taishō 14 Machine Gun,[1] was a Japanese air-cooled heavy machine gun, based on the design of the Hotchkiss M1914. Although the Hotchkiss used 8mm cartridges, from 1914 Japan produced the Type 3 under license from Hotchkiss using the 6.5x50mm Arisaka ammunition.[2]
A Type 3 on a makeshift anti-aerial tripod.
It used an ammo strip for loading rounds. Its tripod could be used as an anti-aircraft mounting, and special anti-aircraft sights were provided.
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