Type 1 heavy machine gun
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| Type 1 heavy machine gun | |
|---|---|
Gas operated | |
| Rate of fire | 400-450 round/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 770 m/s (2,500 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 1.4 km (0.87 mi) |
| Maximum firing range | 4.1 km (2.5 mi) |
| Feed system | Metal 30-round feed trays |
| Sights | Blade front sight with rear peep sight, graduated from 100 to 2,200 meters, with provision for mounting a telescope. |
The Type 1 heavy machine gun (一式重機関銃, Ichi-shiki jū-kikanjū) was a
Description
The Type 1 is essentially a smaller, lighter version of the Type 92 heavy machine gun. It employs the same principles of operation, simply with scaled down components. The barrel is designed to be rapidly changed in the field to prevent overheating, as a result the barrel cooling rings were reduced in size and the barrel jacket was done away with entirely.[3] It was fed from 30-round brass feed strips. The overall rate of fire was higher than that of the Type 92 heavy machine gun. Like previous Japanese heavy machine gun models, the Type 1 was strip fed with 30 round strips. It was mounted in the same way as previous Japanese machine guns and issued to machine gun companies at the battalion level.[4]
See also
- Type 3 heavy machine gun
- Type 92 heavy machine gun
- Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun
References
- (PDF) from the original on August 4, 2020.
- ^ Ian McCollum (2014). "Japanese Type 1 HMG". Forgotten Weapons.
- ^ "The New Juki". Intelligence Bulletin. III (10). U.S. War Department. June 1945.
- ^ https://www.quartermastersection.com/japanese/infantry-weapons/673/Type01
- TM-E 30-480, Handbook on Japanese Military Forces. United States War Department. 1944.
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