To adapt the standard light machine gun for paratroopers use, a new type trigger group and shoulder stock assembly have been developed to fit any Type 99 (1939) 7.7-mm light machine gun. The new stock is detachable and the pistol grip steel instead of wood can be folded around the trigger guard for protection as well as compactness. Also a quick-change gas piston is fitted to provide a remedy for the excessive carbonization occuring under severe climatic conditions. This modified Type 99 light machine gun may be considered a most effective paratrooper weapon.
Specifications of the Type 99 LMG Paratrooper Version
Sources
Japanese Parachute Troops : United States. War Dept. Military Intelligence Division : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Type 99 LMG Paratrooper | Gunboards Forums
Takedown Guns: Freaky Weird, Crazy Cool - Small Arms Review
Weapon Type (For weapons only)
LMG
Battle Rating (BR)
BR3 (but if the Type 99 LMG go to BR2, this version should also be BR2)
Type
Paratrooper Event Squad
Availability
It’s a rare version of a weapon that already exists in the tech tree, so it doesn’t make sense for be in the tech tree An event squad with this weapon would be the best option since Japan only has one paratrooper event squad (with a bolt-action) while the Allied faction has 4 paratroopers event squads (and the Soviets also only one but they can switch weapons, so that’s a big advantage)
Gameplay Purpose & Role
Fill the gap of a paratrooper event squad for Japan with a weapon other than a bolt-action and Japan would have one more paratrooper event squad (since the allied faction has 4)
- Yes
- No
- TT
- BP
- Event Weapon (without squad)
- Event Weapon (with squad)
- Premium Squad
- Event Squad but not Paratroopers
- Premium Squad but not Paratroopers