Prototype Type 1 Light Machine Gun
Last Modified: 2024-04-22 11:20:22
Category
1. outline2. history3. derivative
3.1. 1 meal
3.1.1. Tentative Type 1 Type 1 (A, B) Light Machine Gun3.1.2. Tense Type 1 Type 2 (A, B) Light Machine Gun3.1.3. Prototype Type 1 Type 3 Light Machine Gun
3.2. Prototype 3 light machine gun
4. look around
1. outline
A prototype light machine gun produced by the Empire of Japan for the purpose of replacing existing light machine guns.
2. history
It is a magazine-type/stolen-plate light machine gun produced by several manufacturers, and several derivatives were produced, but not all were adopted and the war ended. Except for some derivatives that use bullet plates , the common feature is that they are magazine-type and use 20 to 30 rounds.
3. derivative
3.1. 1 meal
3.1.1. Tentative Type 1 Type 1 (A, B) Light Machine Gun
1 meal type A
1 meal type B
It is Type 1, designed by Nambu Kijiro, and is an improved version of Type 99 . The advantage is that it is easier to disassemble and assemble than the Type 99.
3.1.2. Tense Type 1 Type 2 (A, B) Light Machine Gun
Type 1 Type 2 A
type 1 type 2
A meal made by Tokyo Gas Electric . It has the same ammunition supply method as the Type 92 heavy machine gun .
3.1.3. Prototype Type 1 Type 3 Light Machine Gun
A meal made at the Nagoya Armory. It used the same magazine as the Vz.26 and had two types of bipods. The photo below is a bipod made in Nagoya Armory.
3.2. Prototype 3 light machine gun
The military, which felt various problems with ammunition compatibility between infantry squads and machine gun companies, created the Type 99 and Prototype 1 by adding the characteristics of each company’s prototypes to replace the existing Type 99 and at the same time use it as a general purpose machine gun (GPMG) . A 30-round bullet plate was used, and by replacing the barrel, Type 92 and Type 99 bullets could be used.
