Type Heavy machine gun Used by See Users Designed 1914 | Place of origin Empire of Japan Designer Kijiro Nambu Weight 55 kg | |
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The Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun (三年式重機関銃, San-nen-shiki juu-kikanjuu), also known as the Taishō 14 Machine Gun, was a Japanese air-cooled heavy machine gun, based on the design of the Hotchkiss M1914. Although the Hotchkiss used 8mm cartridges, from 1914 Japan produced the Type 3 under license from Hotchkiss using the 6.5x50mm Arisaka ammunition.
It used an ammo strip for loading rounds. Its tripod could be used as an anti-aircraft mounting, and special anti-aircraft sights were provided.
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