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National Archives #80-G-19140. Via Mikesh (2004)
| Projectile
type |
13.2 x 99 AP or HE |
| Projectile
weight |
1.83 ounce (AP) 52 g (AP) |
| Velocity | 2590 feet per second 789 meters per second |
| Range | 2950 feet 900 meters |
| Rate of
fire |
800 rounds per minute |
| Gun weight |
60-75 lbs 27-34 kg |
| Gun power |
58 |
The Type 3 machine gun was a belt-fed weapon that replaced the Type 97 on Navy aircraft.
Based on the Browning M2,
but modified to use the same cartridge as the 13mm/76 antiaircraft gun, it
had a short recoil rising block locked action and was belt-fed. It has been claimed (e.g. by Mikesh 2004) that the weapon could fire Browning ammunition belts in an emergency.
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