Type Light machine gun
Place of origin Empire of Japan
Service history
In service 1939-1945
Used by Imperial Japanese Army
Wars World War II, Korean War, Chinese Civil War
Production history
Designer Kijiro Nambu
Designed 1939
Produced 1939-1945
Specifications
Weight 11.4 kg
Length 1181 mm
Barrel length 550 mm
Cartridge 7.7x58mm Arisaka
Action Gas-operated
Rate of fire 250 to 900 round/min
Muzzle velocity 715 m/s (2,300 ft/s)
Feed system 30 round detachable box magazine
