Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:weapons
gptkbp:action gas-operated
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Browning_M1917
gptkbp:barrel_length 740 mm
gptkbp:barrel_type 1 minute
250 rounds
Type 92 ammunition
gptkbp:caliber 7.7 mm
gptkbp:combat_role defensive and offensive operations
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:cooling_system water-cooled
water cooling system
gptkbp:design gptkb:Kijirō_Nambu
gptkbp:design_features heavy construction
gptkbp:discontinued 1945
gptkbp:feed_system belt-fed
gptkbp:firing_mechanism automatic
gptkbp:historical_context developed during interwar period
gptkbp:historical_significance used extensively in WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun
gptkbp:is_countered_by gptkb:Japanese_forces
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war designs
gptkbp:length 1,200 mm
gptkbp:maintenance requires regular maintenance
gptkbp:mounting_options tripod-mounted
gptkbp:muzzle_velocity 800 m/s
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Japanese_Imperial_Navy
gptkbp:number_built approximately 20,000
gptkbp:operational_range 2,000 m
gptkbp:operational_use ground and naval operations
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:production_years 1932-1945
gptkbp:range 1,500 m
gptkbp:rate_of_fire 600 rounds per minute
gptkbp:recoil low recoil
gptkbp:reliability high reliability
gptkbp:replaced_by modern machine guns
Type 99 Heavy Machine Gun
gptkbp:role infantry support weapon
gptkbp:service_frequency 1932-1945
gptkbp:sights iron sights
gptkbp:successor Type 99 Heavy Machine Gun
gptkbp:transportation requires vehicle for transport
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Second_Sino-Japanese_War
gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:weight 40 kg
gptkbp:year_established gptkb:1932
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Japanese_Imperial_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4