Type 89 machine gun
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| 7.7mm Type 89 fixed aircraft machine gun | |
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| Service history | |
| Used by | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Indonesian National Revolution Korean War |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 12.7 kg (28 lb) |
| Length | 1,035 mm (40.7 in) |
| Barrel length | 600 mm (24 in) |
| Cartridge | 7.7x58mmSR Type 89 |
| Action | Short recoil-operated |
| Rate of fire | 700–900 rounds/min[1] |
| Muzzle velocity | 820 m/s (2,700 ft/s) |
| Feed system | Belt |
The Type 89 machine gun refers to two unrelated Imperial Japanese Army aircraft machine guns. Its Imperial Japanese Navy counterparts are the Type 97 machine gun (fixed), and Type 92 machine gun.
Type 89 fixed
The first machine gun is a recoil-operated, licensed copy of the Vickers Class E machine gun re-chambered to 7.7x58mmSR Type 89 cartridge,[2] it is referred to as the "fixed type". It was used in synchronized applications in fighter cowls and in wing gun applications. It was belt-fed, using a steel link disintegrating belt. The fixed Type 89 was used in the Nakajima Ki-27, Ki-43, early Ki-44 fighters, the Mitsubishi Ki-30 and Ki-51 light bombers, the Kawasaki Ki-32 light bomber and various others. Communist forces used some ex-Japanese Type 89s during the Korean War.[3] Indonesian Republican forces also used them for ground use during the Indonesian National Revolution.[4]
Type 89 flexible type
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| 7.7 mm Type 89 machine gun flexible type | |
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| Place of origin | Empire of Japan |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 28 kg (62 lb) (Type 89 Special) 9.3 kg (21 lb) (Te-4 Machine Gun) |
| Length | 1,069 mm (42.1 in) |
| Barrel length | 600 mm (24 in) |
| Cartridge | 7.7x58mmSR Type 89 |
| Action | Gas-operated |
| Rate of fire | 1,400 rounds/min 670 rounds/min (Te-4 Machine gun) |
| Muzzle velocity | 810 m/s (2,700 ft/s) |
| Feed system | 2x quadrant-shaped 45-round pan magazines each 69 rounds pan (Te-4 Machine gun) |
| Sights | anti-aircraft |
The second machine gun is gas-operated, it consists of two modified Type 11 machine guns paired into a single unit, similar to the German MG 81Z. It is commonly referred to as the "flexible type".[citation needed] It was derived from otsu-gou - an experimental machine gun (1922–1929) which was a Type 11 turned on its side and fed from a pan magazine.[2] The machine gun was chambered in the 7.7x58mmSR Type 89 cartridge, it used a Y-shaped metallic stock, spade grips, the barrels had no cooling fins (contrary to Type 11), it was fed from two quadrant-shaped 45-round pan magazines (each magazine has a place for nine 5-round stripper clips).[5] The machine gun was used as a rear gun on aircraft and some were pressed into ground and anti-aircraft use.[citation needed] Single or doubled Type 89s were used in most Imperial Japanese Army aircraft that had flexible defensive weapons, including the Mitsubishi Ki-21, Ki-67 and Nakajima Ki-49 heavy bombers, the Mitsubishi Ki-30, Ki-51 and Kawasaki Ki-32 light bombers, the Tachikawa Ki-9 (for training purposes only), and various other aircraft in the Army Air Force inventory.
Additionally, there was also the Te-4 machine gun (the Te designation was given to firearms under 11mm, and Ho to larger weapons such as the 12.7mm Ho-103 heavy machine gun and 20mm Ho-5 autocannon), the machine gun bore a strong resemblance to otsu-gou (of which the Type 89 "flexible" was a derivative),[2] due to that fact it was assumed to be a further modification of the double-barrelled machine gun, as such it was referred to as Type 89 "modified single".
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Handbook on Japanese Military Forces. United States Department of War. p. 58.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mikesh, Robert C. (2004). Japanese Aircraft Equipment 1940 - 1945. Shiffer Publishing. pp. 115–116. ISBN 0-7643-2097-1.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kinard, Jeff (9 April 2010). "Machine guns". In Tucker, Spencer C.; Pierpaoli, Paul G. Jr. (eds.). The Encyclopedia of the Korean War: A Political, Social, and Military History. Vol. 1. A-L (2nd ed.). ABC-CLIO. p. 535. ISBN 978-1-85109-849-1. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lohnstein, Marc (2023). The Dutch–Indonesian War 1945–49: Armies of the Indonesian War of Independence. Osprey Publishing Ltd. p. 44. ISBN 978-1472-8547-42.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Сумрачный самурайский гений: Mpopenker". mpopenker.livejournal.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- Sources
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.McNab, Chris (2004). Twentieth-century Small Arms. Grange Books. p. 188. ISBN 1-84013-381-3.
External links
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- pwencycl.kgbudge.com Japanese_7p7mm_Type_89_gun.htm
- pwencycl.kgbudge.com Japanese_7p7mm_Type_89_Special_gun.htm
- alternathistory.org.ua
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