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| Ammunition |
7.7 x 56 R with AP and incendiary rounds |
| Weight of
round |
0.40 ounce or 11.3 g (AP) 0.35 ounce or 9l8 g (incendiary) |
| Velocity | 2500 feet per second 762 meters per second |
| Range | 1970 feet 600 meters |
| Weight of gun |
18.7 lbs 8.5 kg |
| Rate of
fire |
600 rounds per minute |
| Gun power |
11 |
The Type 92 machine gun was a license-built version of the British Lewis and was widely
used as a flexible weapon on Navy aircraft. It had a gas operated
rotating bolt head locked action and was fed from drum
magazines holding either 47 or 97 rounds.
References
Mikesh (2004)
Williams and
Gustin
(2003)
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