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Type 96 LMG

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Type 96 LMG by Unknown

Photo: Nemo5576 (uploader) — Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Technical Specifications

Type Light machine gun
Country of origin Empire of Japan
Designer Kijiro Nambu
Designed 1936
Produced 1936–1943
In service 1936–1945
Wars Second Sino-Japanese War · Soviet–Japanese border conflicts · World War II · Indonesian National Revolution · Chinese Civil War · Korean War · First Indochina War · Vietnam War
Used by See Users
No. built 41,000
Unit cost 1,125 yen ($263 USD) in December 1941
Weight 9 kg
Length 1,070 mm
Barrel length 550 mm
Cartridge 6.5×50mm Arisaka
Action Gas-operated
Feed 30 round detachable box magazine
Muzzle velocity 735 m/s
Rate of fire 550 rounds/min
Range 800 m
Maximum range 3500 m (6.5×50mm Arisaka)

Data from Type 96 light machine gun (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: Public domain — Nemo5576.

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