Type 92 HMG
Famous Japanese World War II heavy machine gun in 7.7×58 mm, nicknamed 'Woodpecker' by the Allies for its relatively slow and steady rate of fire.
Type 92 HMG
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- Sources
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Identity
- Designation
- Type 92 HMG
- Alias
- 九二式重機関銃
- Manufacturer
- Hino / Kokura Arsenal
- Country
- Japan
- Year
- 1932
- Category
- Heavy machine gun
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 7.7×58 mm Arisaka
- Muzzle velocity
- 730 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~450 rpm
- Effective range
- 800 m
- Maximum range
- 4500 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 721 mm
- Overall length
- 1150 mm
- Empty weight
- 27.6 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Presa di gas
- Bolt / action
- Otturatore oscillante / derivazione Hotchkiss
Feed
- System
- Strisce rigide da 30 colpi
- Standard capacity
- 30 rounds
Fire modes
Historical profile
The Type 92 was conceptually derived from French Hotchkiss machine guns and was adopted by the Imperial Japanese Army in 1932 as its standard heavy tripod-mounted support weapon, air-cooled and fed by rigid strips.
Used extensively in China, the Pacific and Southeast Asia, it earned a reputation as a rugged and accurate gun, though bulky and labor-intensive compared to more modern belt-fed weapons.
Its silhouette with annular radiator and dedicated tripod is one of the most recognizable in Japan's prewar and wartime arsenal, symbolizing imperial infantry through the 1930s and 1940s.
Variants
Main users
Giappone imperiale
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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