Japanese 7.7mm Type 89 Single Machine Gun (original) (raw)
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U.S. Navy. Via Francillon (1979)
| Ammunition | 7.7 x 58 SR with AP, ball, HE, incendiary, or tracer rounds |
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| Projectile weight | 0.37 ounce10.5 grams |
| Velocity | 2450 feet per second747 meters per second |
| Range | 1970 feet600 meters |
| Rate of fire | 750 rounds per minute |
| Gun weight | 20 lbs9.1 kg |
| Gun power | 16 |
The Type 89 Single machine gun was more properly known as the Te-4, but it was marked as the Type 89 (Modified Single) and was frequently referred to as the Type 89 Flexible even in Japanese documents, which led to considerable confusion with the Type 89 Special. The weapon has been described as half of a Type 89 Special, but there are indications that it was developed independently from the same Year 11 Type light infantry machine gun as the Type 89 Special.
It was used in flexible mounts on early World War II Japanese aircraft wherever space or weight constraints precluded use of the Type 89 Special. It had a gas falling block locked action and was fed from a 69-round self-propelled pan magazine.
References
Mikesh (2004)
Williams and Gustin (2003)
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