Sumitomo Type 62
«62式7.62mm機関銃»
Light machine gunJapan1962Historic
Japanese 7.62×51 mm NATO machine gun with wooden stock and integral bipod, developed as a lightweight squad automatic weapon for the JSDF in the early postwar era.
Light machine gun//Japan
ID — SUMITOMO-TYPE-62
Designation
Sumitomo Type 62
Sumitomo Heavy Industries
Caliber
7.62×51 mm NATO
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Identity
- Designation
- Sumitomo Type 62
- Alias
- 62式7.62mm機関銃
- Manufacturer
- Sumitomo Heavy Industries
- Country
- Japan
- Year
- 1962
- Category
- Light machine gun
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 7.62×51 mm NATO
- Muzzle velocity
- 840 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~650 rpm
- Effective range
- 600 m
- Maximum range
- 3500 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 524 mm
- Overall length
- 1200 mm
- Empty weight
- 10.4 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Presa di gas, pistone a corsa lunga
- Bolt / action
- Rotating bolt
Feed
- System
- Nastro disintegrabile
- Standard capacity
- undefined rounds
Fire modes
SafeAuto
Historical profile
The Type 62 was one of the first modern machine guns designed and produced in Japan after the reconstitution of its armed forces, intended to complement the Type 64 and replace foreign-supplied automatic weapons.
Adopted in 1962, it aimed to keep weight and bulk low to suit Japanese unit structures, but that pursuit of lightness partly compromised robustness and controllability during sustained fire.
It nonetheless remained in service for decades as the standard squad machine gun before being gradually replaced by the sturdier and more modern Type 74 in 7.62 NATO.
Variants
Type 62 standard
Main users
Giappone (JSDF)
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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