Type 99 light machine gun

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:weapon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Type_97_7.7_mm_machine_gun
gptkb:Type_11_light_machine_gun
gptkbp:activities gas-operated
gptkbp:artistic_influence influenced post-war Japanese firearms
gptkbp:broadcasts belt-fed
disintegrating belt
gptkbp:caliber gptkb:7.7×58mm_Arisaka
gptkbp:championship 1,400 mm
gptkbp:combat_role infantry support weapon
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Second_Sino-Japanese_War
gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:cooling_system air-cooled
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:date 1939
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Kijirō_Nambu
gptkbp:discontinued 1945
gptkbp:features integrated bipod
gptkbp:fighting_style gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_context developed during the interwar period
gptkbp:historical_event Japanese forces in WWII
gptkbp:historical_significance used extensively in WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Type 99 light machine gun
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkbp:length 800 m/s
1,200 mm
600 mm
quick-change barrel
7.7mm Arisaka cartridges
gptkbp:lens_type tripod or bipod
gptkbp:modifications often modified for specific roles
gptkbp:notable_features lightweight for a machine gun
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Japanese_Imperial_Navy
gptkbp:operational_history served throughout WWII
gptkbp:operational_range 1,000 m
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:produced_by mass production
gptkbp:production_location gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:production_years 1939-1945
gptkbp:range 800 m
gptkbp:rate_of_fire 600 rounds per minute
600-800 rounds per minute
gptkbp:recoil semi-automatic and automatic
gptkbp:reliability high reliability in combat
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Type_96_light_machine_gun
gptkbp:safety_features manual safety
gptkbp:sights iron sights
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Type_96_light_machine_gun
gptkbp:trigger_type single-action
gptkbp:variant Type 99-1
gptkbp:weight 9.5 kg
10.5 kg
gptkbp:year_created 1939