Type 92 machine gun

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:weapon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Japanese_32nd_Army
gptkbp:activities gas-operated
gptkbp:artistic_influence influenced post-war Japanese machine guns
gptkbp:broadcasts belt-fed
gptkbp:caliber 7.7 mm
gptkbp:combat_role defensive and offensive operations
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Korean_War
gptkbp:cooling_system water-cooled
gptkbp:crew 2-3 personnel
gptkbp:date gptkb:1932
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Kijirō_Nambu
gptkbp:discontinued 1945
gptkbp:features water-cooled
gptkbp:fighting_style gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_significance used extensively in WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Type 92 machine gun
gptkbp:is_countered_by gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkbp:length gptkb:7.7×58mm_Arisaka
800 m/s
1,200 mm
4.5 kg
740 mm
less than 1 minute
gptkbp:lens_type tripod, vehicle-mounted
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:number_built approximately 20,000
gptkbp:operational_history served until the 1950s
gptkbp:operational_range 1,000 m
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:production_years gptkb:1932
1945
1932-1945
gptkbp:range 1,500 m
3,000 m
gptkbp:rate_of_fire 600 rounds per minute
300 rounds per minute
gptkbp:recoil single, automatic
long stroke gas piston
gptkbp:reliability high
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Type_99_machine_gun
gptkbp:role infantry support weapon
gptkbp:sights iron sights
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Type_99_machine_gun
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Second_Sino-Japanese_War
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Type_92_heavy_machine_gun
gptkbp:weight 12.5 kg
approximately 20 kg
gptkbp:year_created gptkb:1932