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Type 3 heavy machine gun

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The Type 3 heavy machine gun, also known as the Taisho 14 machine gun, was a Japanese air-cooled heavy machine gun and part of a long line of Japanese Hotchkiss machine gun variants used by the Imperial Japanese Army from 1901 to 1945. 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
7x57mm Mauser 1
Caliber
6.5×50mmSR Arisaka 2
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Heavy machine gun 1
Introduced Year
1914 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Machine Gun 1
Connections

Operated By

Imperial Japanese Army, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Type 3 heavy machine gun

Used In

First Indochina War, Wars
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Korean War, Wars
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Vietnam War, Wars
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World War II, Wars
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Type 3 heavy machine gun
  • Infobox: service
    1914-1945 (Japan)
  • Infobox: cartridge
    6.5×50mmSR Arisaka, 7×57mm Mauser
  • Lead section
    The Type 3 heavy machine gun (三年式重機関銃, San-nen-shiki juu-kikanjuu), also known as the Taishō 14 machine gun, was a Japanese air-cooled heavy machine gun. The Type 3 heavy machine gun was in a long-line of Japanese Hotchkiss machine gun variants that the Imperial Japanese Army would utilize from 1901 to 1945.
  • Used In: World War II, infobox wars field: 'World War II'
  • Used In: First Indochina War, infobox wars field: 'First Indochina War'
  • Used In: Korean War, infobox wars field: 'Korean War'
  • Used In: Vietnam War, infobox wars field: 'Vietnam War'
  • Operated By: Imperial Japanese Army, Lead
    The Type 3 heavy machine gun was in a long-line of Japanese Hotchkiss machine gun variants that the Imperial Japanese Army would utilize from 1901 to 1945.
  • In Group: Heavy Machine Guns, Infobox: type
    Heavy machine gun
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2. Wikidata: Type 3 heavy machine gun
Wikidata Q1151583, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Type 3 heavy machine gun (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q1151583 (P729 service entry): 1914
Quote, Wikidata Q1151583 (P729 service entry): 1914
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1914.
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