Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun

Machine gun Kyowa/Kozo
Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun by Kyowa/Kozo

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Technical Specifications

Type Heavy machine gun
Country of origin Empire of Japan
Designer Kijiro Nambu
Designed 1932
Produced 1932–45
In service 1932–1950s
Wars Second Sino-Japanese War · World War II · Hukbalahap Rebellion · Chinese Civil War · Indonesian National Revolution · First Indochina War · Korean War · Vietnam War
Used by See Users
Weight 55.3 kg w/ tripod
Length 1156 mm
Barrel length 721 mm
Cartridge 7.7×58mm Type 92
Action Gas-operated
Feed 30-round Hotchkiss-type metal strip
Muzzle velocity 780 m/s
Rate of fire 450–500 rounds per min
Range 800 m
Maximum range 4500 m

Data from Type 92 heavy machine gun (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: CC BY-SA 3.0 — User:J JMesserly.

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