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Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun
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| Type 3 Machine Gun | |
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| Type | heavy machine gun |
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Japan |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1914 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 55 kg |
| Length | 119.8 cm |
| Barrel length | 737 mm |
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| Caliber | 6.5 mm |
| Rate of fire | 450 round/min maximum 200 round/min (Practical) |
| Muzzle velocity | 740 m/s |
| Effective range | 4,000 m |
| Feed system | 30 rounds |
The Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun was a Japanese air-cooled heavy machine gun, based on the design of the Hotchkiss M1914. 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.
| Japanese infantry weapons of World War II |
|---|
| Side-arms |
| Type 26 Revolver | Nambu Type 1 | Nambu Type 14 | Type 94 |
| Rifles & carbines |
| Type 38 | Type 38 Cavalry Carbine | Type 44 Cavalry Carbine | Type 97 Sniper Rifle | Type 99 |
| Submachine guns |
| Type 100 |
| Machine-guns |
| Type 11 Light Machine Gun | Type 96 Light Machine Gun | Type 97 Light Machine Gun | Type 99 Light Machine Gun Type 1 Heavy Machine Gun | Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun | Type 4 Heavy Machine Gun | Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun |
| Support weapons |
| Type 93 and 100 flamethrowers | Type 10 Grenade Discharger | Type 89 Grenade Discharger | Type 97 20 mm AT Rifle |
- [1] Japanese machineguns of WW2
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