Type 93 heavy machine gun
National Revolutionary Army/Republic of China Army (possible) Korean People’s Army (possible) • Design Date — 1933 • Elevation — -15 / +85° • Is Artillery — Yes • Traverse — 360° The Type 93 13 mm heavy machine gun (Japanese: 九三式十三粍機銃 Kyū-san Shiki Jū-san Mirimētoru Kijū), known to the Imperial Japanese Army as the Type Ho 13 mm AA machine cannon (Japanese: ホ式十三粍高射機関砲 Ho Shiki Jū-san Mirimētoru Kōsha Kikanhō), was a license-built version of the Hotchkiss M1930 machine gun used by the Empire of Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. • Illustration — Members of the Imperial Japanese Navy operating various artillery, circa 1939. A Type 93 dual-mount is visible in the background. • Illustration — A Type 93 mounted on a pedestal emplacement on Iwo Jima, 1945.
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• Name — Type 93 heavy machine gun • Manufacturer — Yokosuka Naval Yard • Action — Gas-operated fully automatic • Cartridge — 13.2×99mm Hotchkiss • Part Length — 988 mm • Weight — 42 kg (empty) • Sights — Spiderweb anti-aircraft iron sight • Caliber — 13.2 mm • Length — 140 cm • Production Date — 1935–1945 • Number — 1,495+ available late war • Rate — 450 rounds/min • Is Ranged — Yes • Type — Heavy machine gun, anti-aircraft cannon • Origin — Empire of Japan • Range — 1000 m (against aircraft) • Service — 1935–1945 (Japan) • Wars — Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Indonesian National Revolution Chinese Civil War (possible) Korean War • Used By — * Imperial Japanese Army • Imperial Japanese Navy • Indonesian National Armed Forces People’s Volunteer Army/People’s Liberation Army
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Source： [1] （Technical Manual TM-E 30-480: Handbook on Japanese Military Forces）
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- 1.Type 93 (1933) AA hmg Japanese navy museumbronbeekblog. www.museumbronbeekblog.nl.
- 2.The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: Japanese 13mm/76 AA Gun.
- 3.HyperWar: Handbook on Japanese Military Forces [Chapter 9]. www.ibiblio.org cbignore.
- 4.DiGiulian, Tony. Japan 13.2mm/76 (0.52") Type 93. NavWeaps. 2020-03-20.
- 5.Modern Firearms. 27 October 2010.
- 6.Lai, Benjamin. Shanghai and Nanjing 1937: Massacre on the Yangtze. Osprey Publishing. 26. 29 Jun 2017. 9781472817495.
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