During the resistance war against France, the Vietnam People's Army used a number of Japanese weapons to fight the enemy, the most notable of which was the Type 92 machine gun.
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| Born in a time of scarcity, the equipment of the young armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was quite diverse with weapons of many different origins, Japanese weapons being one of them. In the picture are Vietnamese guerrillas using a Type 92 machine gun on the southern battlefield during the resistance war against French colonialism (1946-1954). |
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| The Type 92 was one of the war trophies captured by the revolutionary armed forces after Japan surrendered to the Allies in August 1945. |
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| Although the Vietnam People's Army was "young", its skillful combination of guerrilla tactics and powerful guns created a nightmare for the French expeditionary force. The Type 92 machine gun had participated in many battles against the French army on the Vietnam battlefield. |
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| The gun was designed by KijiroNambu and further refined by Hino Motors and Hitachi, with an estimated production of over 45,000 guns. |
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| The Type 92 is a comprehensive upgrade of the Type 3 heavy machine gun. The gun uses 7.7mm x 58mm ammunition, a rather unusual ammunition size for today's machine gun standards. |
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| The gun weighs quite heavily, up to 55.3 kg, is 1,156 mm long, and has a barrel length of 721 mm. The caliber is 7.7 mm. The gun has a relatively high firing range of up to 450 rounds/minute. |
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| The gun has a muzzle velocity of 730 m/s and an effective range of 800 m. With its characteristic dry sound when fired, the gun is nicknamed “woodpecker”. Sometimes the Type 92 is also used as a low-altitude anti-aircraft weapon. |
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| The air-cooled system gun is similar to the Type 3 machine gun, the characteristic threaded design on the gun body will help dissipate heat better. The gun uses a specialized 30-round magazine. One feature of this gun that is different from other guns of the same type is that its sight is slightly tilted to the right instead of right in the middle. |
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| The gun was operated by a crew of three. However, like several other Japanese weapons, it was quickly phased out due to a lack of ammunition. |
According to kienthuc.net.vn
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