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Type 11 light machine gun

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The Type 11 light machine gun is a light machine gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army from the interwar period through the Second World War, and was the first light machine gun issued by Japan. Designed by Kijiro Nambu with certain similarities to the Hotchkiss series of machine guns, it fed ammunition through an unusual hopper system that accepted five round clips, a design that proved troublesome in combat. Chambered for the 6.5x50mm Arisaka cartridge, it was issued to troops beginning in 1922 and served as a squad weapon until 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
6.5x50mm 1
Caliber
6.5×50mmSR Arisaka 2
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Light machine gun 1
Introduced Year
1922 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Machine Gun 1
Connections

Operated By

Imperial Japanese Army, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Type 11 light machine gun

Used In

Chinese Civil War, Wars
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First Indochina War, Wars
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Korean War, Wars
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Second Sino-Japanese 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 11 light machine gun
  • Infobox, Type field
    Light machine gun
  • Lead section, first paragraph
    It was issued to troops in 1922 and saw extensive service as a squad weapon until 1945.
  • service status
    The Type 11 light machine gun (十一年式軽機関銃, Jyūichinen-shiki Kei-kikanjū) is a light machine gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the interwar period and during World War II
  • Infobox: cartridge
    6.5×50mm Arisaka
  • Infobox: service
    1922-1945
  • Lead section
    It was issued to troops in 1922 and saw extensive service as a squad weapon until 1945.
  • Used In: Second Sino-Japanese War, Infobox: wars
    Second Sino-Japanese War Soviet-Japanese Border Wars World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution First Indochina War Darul Islam Rebellion Hukbalahap Rebellion Malayan Emergency Korean War Vietnam War
  • Used In: World War II, Infobox: wars
    Second Sino-Japanese War Soviet-Japanese Border Wars World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution First Indochina War Darul Islam Rebellion Hukbalahap Rebellion Malayan Emergency Korean War Vietnam War
  • Used In: Chinese Civil War, Infobox: wars
    Second Sino-Japanese War Soviet-Japanese Border Wars World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution First Indochina War Darul Islam Rebellion Hukbalahap Rebellion Malayan Emergency Korean War Vietnam War
  • Used In: First Indochina War, Infobox: wars
    Second Sino-Japanese War Soviet-Japanese Border Wars World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution First Indochina War Darul Islam Rebellion Hukbalahap Rebellion Malayan Emergency Korean War Vietnam War
  • Used In: Korean War, Infobox: wars
    Second Sino-Japanese War Soviet-Japanese Border Wars World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution First Indochina War Darul Islam Rebellion Hukbalahap Rebellion Malayan Emergency Korean War Vietnam War
  • Used In: Vietnam War, Infobox: wars
    Second Sino-Japanese War Soviet-Japanese Border Wars World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution First Indochina War Darul Islam Rebellion Hukbalahap Rebellion Malayan Emergency Korean War Vietnam War
  • In Group: Light Machine Guns, Infobox: type
    Light machine gun
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2. Wikidata: Type 11 light machine gun
Wikidata Q1151334, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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