The Type 93 13 mm heavy machine gun (Japanese: 九三式十三粍機銃 Kyū-san Shiki Jū-san Mirimētoru Kijū), known to the Imperial Japanese Army as the Type Ho 13 mm AA machine cannon (Japanese: ホ式十三粍高射機関砲 Ho Shiki Jū-san Mirimētoru Kōsha Kikanhō), was a license-built version of the Hotchkiss M1930 machine gun used by the Empire of Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.[7][8]
| Type 93 heavy machine gun | |
|---|---|
.jpg) A tripod-mounted single Type 93 HMG on display at the Auckland Museum | |
| Type | Heavy machine gun, anti-aircraft cannon |
| Place of origin |  Empire of Japan |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1935–1945 (Japan) |
| Used by |  Imperial Japanese Army  Imperial Japanese Navy  Indonesian National Armed Forces[1] |
| Wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Indonesian National Revolution |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1933 |
| Manufacturer | Toyokawa and Yokosuka naval arsenals[2] |
| Produced | 1933–1945[3] |
| No. built | 14,390[4] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 42 kilograms (93 lb) (empty) |
| Length | 140 centimeters (55 in) |
| Barrel length | 988 millimeters (38.9 in) |
| Shell | 13.2×99mm Hotchkiss |
| Caliber | 13.2 mm |
| Action | Gas-operated fully automatic |
| Elevation | -15 / +85° |
| Traverse | 360° |
| Rate of fire | 450 rounds/min[5] |
| Effective firing range | 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) (against aircraft)[6] |
| Sights | Spiderweb anti-aircraft iron sight |
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References
edit- ^ "Type 93 (1933) AA hmg Japanese navy | museumbronbeekblog". www.museumbronbeekblog.nl. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ Ness, Leland. Rikugun: Volume 2 - Weapons of the Imperial Japanese Army & Navy Ground Forces (p. 149). Helion and Company.
- ^ Ness, Leland. Rikugun: Volume 2 - Weapons of the Imperial Japanese Army & Navy Ground Forces (p. 149). Helion and Company.
- ^ Ness, Leland. Rikugun: Volume 2 - Weapons of the Imperial Japanese Army & Navy Ground Forces (p. 149). Helion and Company.
- ^ "HyperWar: Handbook on Japanese Military Forces [Chapter 9]". www.ibiblio.org. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ DiGiulian, Tony (2020-03-20). "Japan 13.2mm/76 (0.52") Type 93". NavWeaps. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ "Modern Firearms". 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27.
- ^ Lai, Benjamin (29 Jun 2017). Shanghai and Nanjing 1937: Massacre on the Yangtze. Campaign 309. Osprey Publishing. p. 26. ISBN 9781472817495.
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