Type 92 heavy machine gun

The Type 92 heavy machine gun is a Japanese heavy machine gun, related to the Hotchkiss machine gun series. It entered service in 1932 and was the standard Japanese heavy machine gun used during World War II. The Type 92 was similar in design to the earlier Type 3 heavy machine gun but chambered to fire the improved 7.7mm rimmed or semi-rimmed round. Known for its reliability, it was used after the war by various forces in East Asia. Designed by Kijiro Nambu and built by Hino Motors and Hitachi, its total production was about 45,000 guns. Type 92 refers to the Japanese Imperial year 2592 – 1932 in the Gregorian calendar – in which the gun entered service.

Design

The Type 92 was essentially a scaled-up version of the Type 3 heavy machine gun, with its calibre increased to 7.7 mm, and like the Type 3 was air cooled, ammo strip-fed, and based on the Hotchkiss M1914. It could use both a rimless and semi-rimmed 7.7×58mm Shiki round. == Combat history ==

Combat history

The Type 92 was used extensively by the Imperial Japanese Army and collaborationist Chinese forces. the Viet Minh against the CEFEO forces during the First Indochina War, and the Indonesian Army against the Netherlands forces during the Indonesian National Revolution. ==Users==

Users

• • • : Used by police • : intended to replace the Type 3 heavy machine gun but not provided in sufficient numbers • : used by Hukbalahap guerillas • and Viet Cong • West Papua National Liberation Army ==See also==

Gallery

Image:Japanese Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun.jpg|Type 92 heavy machine gun at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. File:Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun2.jpg|In use during Battle of Changsha (1941). File:2-2 MG coy Joyce Tarakan.jpg|Australian soldiers using a captured Type 92 machine gun. File:Japanese soldier firing a Type 92 heavy machine gun, aiming through telescopic sight.jpg|A Japanese soldier aiming at a target through the telescopic sight of his Type 92 heavy machine gun during the Guadalcanal Campaign in 1942. File:Type 92 heavy machine gun in national memorial Bangkok Thailand.jpg|Type 92 heavy machine gun at the National Memorial in Bangkok. File:16_26_069_WWII_museum.jpg|Type 92 machine gun on display at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans. ==References==

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