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Type 92 heavy machine gun

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The Type 92 heavy machine gun is a Japanese heavy machine gun related to the Hotchkiss machine gun series, entering service in 1932 as the standard Japanese heavy machine gun of the Second World War. Similar in design to the earlier Type 3 heavy machine gun but chambered for the improved 7.7mm rimmed or semi-rimmed round, it was designed by Kijiro Nambu, built by Hino Motors and Hitachi in a total of about 45,000 units, and remained in use by various forces in East Asia after the war for its reliability. Its name refers to the Japanese Imperial year 2592, corresponding to 1932 in the Gregorian calendar. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
7.7x58mm 1
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Heavy machine gun 1
Introduced Year
1932 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Machine Gun 1
Connections

Used In

Chinese Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 92 heavy machine gun
First Indochina War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 92 heavy machine gun
Korean War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 92 heavy machine gun
Second Sino-Japanese War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 92 heavy machine gun
Vietnam War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 92 heavy machine gun
World War II, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 92 heavy machine gun
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Business Atlas: Hino Motors, manufactured by there.
  • Also in Business Atlas: Hitachi, manufactured by there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Type 92 heavy machine gun
  • Infobox, type
    Heavy machine gun
  • Lead, sentence 2
    It entered service in 1932
  • service status
    It entered service in 1932 and was the standard Japanese heavy machine gun used during World War II
  • caliber
    cartridge = 7.7×58mm Type 92
  • Used In: Second Sino-Japanese War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Second Sino-Japanese War
  • Used In: World War II, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: World War II
  • Used In: Chinese Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Chinese Civil War
  • Used In: First Indochina War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: First Indochina War
  • Used In: Korean War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Korean War
  • Used In: Vietnam War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Vietnam War
View the Source
Wikidata: Type 92 heavy machine gun
Wikidata Q597743, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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