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Type 97 7.7 mm tank machine gun
A Type 97 tank machine gun, shown with telescopic sight, magazine and jacket guard.
Service history
In service	1937-1945
Used by	Japan
Wars	Second World War
Production history
Produced	1937-1945
Specifications
Weight	25.2 lbs (empty, without sight or armoured barrel jacket)
Length	47 inches
Barrel length	28 inches
Cartridge	7.7mm Arisaka
Caliber	7.7 mm
Action	Gas operated, air cooled
Rate of fire	500 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity	2,375 fps
Feed system	Vertical 30 round box
Sights	Blade front sight and aperture back sight, Telescopic 1.5 power sight

The Type 97 light machine gun was a Japanese tank mounted machine gun that was used during the Second World War. It used the 7.7mm Arisaka cartridge that was also used in the Type 92 medium machine gun. The type 97 was mechanically a copy of the Czech ZB vz/26, though it had a different stock and pistol grip. It used a vertical 30 round box magazine. The light barrel was also easy to overheat, which meant the gunner had to fire in bursts, or the barrel would be shot out. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 256 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 511 pixel, file size: 260 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The 7. ... “Calibre” redirects here. ... In firearms terminology, an action is the system of operation that the firearm employs to seal the breech (in a breech-loading firearm), and to load consecutive rounds. ... Gas-operation is one of the firearm actions used in automatic firearms. ... (for paintball markers also)Rate of fire is the frequency at which a specific weapon can fire or launch its projectiles. ... A guns muzzle velocity is the speed at which the projectile leaves the muzzle of the gun. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The 7. ... The Type 92 machine gun was developed for aerial use for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. It was basically a copy of the ubiquitous Lewis gun, fed with a drum magazine and usually in a flexible mount. ... The ZB vz. ...

The gun was normally used with a 1.5 power telescopic sight that gave a 30 degree field of view.

See also

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References

• (1944) TM-30-480, Handbook on Japanese Military Forces. United States War Department.