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National Archives #80-G-193302. Via Mikesh (2004)
| Ammunition |
7.7 x 56 R with AP and incendiary rounds |
| Projectile
Weight |
0.399 ounce (AP) 11.3 g (AP) |
| Velocity | 2460 feet per second 750 meters per second |
| Range | 1970 feet 600 meters |
| Gun weight |
26 lb 11.8 kg |
| Rate of
fire |
900 rounds per minute |
| Gun power |
16 |
The Type 97 machine gun closely resembled the Army Type 89 machine gun
but was the standard fixed light machine gun on Navy aircraft. A
licensed copy of the Vickers Class E, it was belt-fed and used a short recoil
toggle locked action. It synchronized particularly well and was the standard nose armament on the A6M "Zero." Illustrating the lack of cooperation between the two Japanese services,
the Type 97 and Type 89 were chambered for rounds of slightly different
cartridge length and thus their ammunition was not interchangeable.
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