Type 97 (7.7 mm)

File:Type 97 heavy tank machine gun (九七式車載重機関銃 Kyū-nana-shiki shasai jū-kikanjū).jpg

A Type 97 tank machine gun, shown with telescopic sight, magazine and jacket guard.

Description

the main gun for the purpose of mounting on a prototype heavy tank under development based on the examination order of No.261 on March 30, 1932. Along with the Ninety/four Type Seven Tank Gun, the design of this gun was started in April 1933. The Prototype gun was completed in December of the same year, and a completion test was conducted.

Initially, the Type 11 Light Machine Gun was modified by the Army Technical Bureau for use in tanks and other armored vehicles, and was produced for this application under the designation "Type 91 Mobile Machine Gun".

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Ha-GoHa-Go Commander

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Type-1	Chi-HeSpecifications
Type-2	Ho-I · Ka-Mi
Type-3	Chi-Nu · Chi-Nu II
Type-4	Chi-To · Chi-To Late · Ho-Ro
Type-5	Chi-Ri II
Type-95	Ha-Go · Ha-Go Commander · Ro-Go
Type-97	Chi-Ha · Chi-Ha Short Gun · Chi-Ha Kai
Type-98	Ke-Ni

General info

Available shells

AP/AP/T ARMOUR PIERCING TRACER 7MM SHELLS

FEATURES OF SHELLS OF TYPE 94 37 MM MACHINE GUN
SHELL SHAPE	rimless, bottleneck
BULLET diameter	7.9 mm (0.31)
Neck diameter	8.69 mm (0.342 in)
RIM DIAMETER	12.0 mm (0.47 in)  (later 12.1 mm (0.48 in))
MEDICINE CHIEF	58 mm (2.3 in)
FULL LENGTH	80 mm (3.1 in)
GUNPOWDER	Third tube medicine
gunpowder weight	2.85 g

bullet performance warhead weight/type	initial speed	energy
13.2 g (204 gr)  Type 97 ordinary wrap	750 m / s (2,500 ft / s)	3,712 J (2,738 ftlbf)
10.5 g (162 gr)  ninety-seven expression armor-piercing cartridge	820 m / s (2,700 ft / s)	3,530 J (2,600 ftlbf)
10.7 g (165 gr)  Type 97 shochu	810 m / s (2,700 ft / s)	3,510 J (2,590 ftlbf)
10.1 g (156 gr) No.  97 light glaze	810 m / s (2,700 ft / s)	3,313 J (2,444 ftlbf)
Calculated gun barrel length: 726 mm

Usage in battles

can pierce armour of most lowest types of armour. useless against even tanks what are under and above of levels of heaviest armoured vehicles.

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History

The Type 97 came into service in 1937, and was used on all Japanese tanks and other armored vehicles until the end of the war. The Imperial Japanese Navy also used the weapon in their combat vehicles such as the Type 92 Jyu-Sokosha Heavy Armored Car (tankette). "/ History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(weapon-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template.Template:Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type 97 heavy tank machine gun <ref>.

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Tank machine guns
USA
7.62 mm	M37 · M60D · M73 · M240 · M1919A4 · Mk.52
12.7 mm	FN M3P · M2HB · M80 · M85
Germany
5.56 mm	MG4
7.62 mm	C6 · MG3A1
7.92 mm	MG13 Dreyse · MG34 · MG37(t) · MG42
12.7 mm	S.MG.50
USSR
7.62 mm	DT · PKMB · PKT · PKTM · RP-46 · SGMT
12.7 mm	DK · DShK · 6P49 · NSVT
14.5 mm	KPVT
Britain
7.62 mm	Browning MG4 · L3A1 · L8A1 · L8A2 · L37A1 · L37A2 · L94A1
7.7 mm	Vickers
7.92 mm	BESA
12.7 mm	L21A1
Japan
6.5 mm	Type 91
7.62 mm	Type 74
7.7 mm	Type 97
12.7 mm	Type 60 (B)
China
5.8 mm	QJT
7.62 mm	Type 55 · Type 59 · Type 86
12.7 mm	QJC88A · Type 54
14.5 mm	QJG02
Italy
7.62 mm	Beretta MG42/59 · FN MAG 60-40
8 mm	34/40M · Breda Mod. 38
13.2 mm	Breda Model 31
France
7.5 mm	AAT-52 · MAC 31
7.62 mm	A-A-F1N
8 mm	Hotchkiss Mle 1914
Sweden
6.5 mm	ksp m/14-29
7.62 mm	ksp 39 C · ksp 58 · ksp 94
8 mm	ksp m/36 · ksp m/39B
12.7 mm	ksp 88