Heavy machine gun type 3

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Heavy machine gun type 3
Machine gun type 3 Taisho 14
general information
Military designation: Type 3
Country of operation: JapanJapan (war flag) Imperial Japanese Army
Developer / Manufacturer: Nambu Kijirō
Development year: 1914
Manufacturer country: Japanese EmpireJapanese Empire Japan
Weapon Category: Heavy machine gun
Furnishing
Overall length: 1198 mm
Weight: (unloaded) 55 kg
Barrel length : 737 mm
Technical specifications
Caliber : 6.5 × 50 mm Arisaka
Possible magazine fillings : 30-round strip cartridges
Ammunition supply : Metal strips
Cadence : 400-450 rounds / min
Fire types: Continuous fire
Number of trains : 4th
Twist : right
Visor : open sights
Closure : Tilt block closure
Charging principle: Gas pressure charger
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The heavy machine gun type 3 ( Japanese 三年 式 重 機関 銃 Sannen-shiki jūkikanjū ), also called Taishō-3 machine gun , is a heavy Japanese machine gun in caliber 6.5 × 50 mm HR . It was used by the Imperial Japanese Army and the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1914 and was based on the design of the Hotchkiss M1914 . An estimated 3000 Type 3 pieces were made. The designation type 3 indicates the year the troops were introduced, the third year of the rule of Emperor Taishō (1914 according to the Gregorian calendar).

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Japanese soldiers at their Type 3 machine gun during the Battle of Guadalcanal . The metal strip loaded with 30 rounds can be clearly seen.

The type 3 is an air-cooled, closing gas pressure charger . The rate of fire is relatively low at 400 to 450 rounds per minute. It is very similar to the Type 92 heavy machine gun , except that it uses the 6.5 mm cartridge instead of the 7.7 mm cartridge .

The Type 3 has two different visors: a permanently attached, retractable reflex visor is used for aiming if the machine gun is to be used for anti-aircraft defense; the other sight is a slightly curved sight, also permanently attached, on the right side of the barrel. The latter sight has settings from 300 meters up to 2200 meters. The effective range is 1700 meters. The elevation range of the weapon is between −15 ° and + 90 °, the lateral range is 33.5 °. The weapon has no safety lever and is immediately ready to fire after feeding in the 30-round strip made of metal.

The Type 3, including the tripod, was carried by four soldiers on special handles and was therefore immediately ready for use after the weapon was set down. It was a reliable weapon that worked well even in the low temperatures in the northern Manchurian theater of war.

literature

  • Günter Wollert, Reiner Lidschun, Wilfried Copenhagen : small arms . (1945-1985). In: Illustrated encyclopedia of rifles from around the world . 5th edition. tape 1 + 2 . Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-89488-057-0 , weapons, p. 345-347 .
  • David Miller: Fighting Men of World War II, Axis Forces . Uniforms, Equipment & Weapons of Axis Forces. 1st edition. Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-0277-5 , Japan, pp. 283 .

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