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The '''12.7 mm Ho-104''' is a Japanese aircraft machine gun. It is a version of the [[Ho-103 (12.7 mm)|Ho-103]] machine gun, but installed on flexible mounts on aircraft for defensive purposes.
 
The '''12.7 mm Ho-104''' is a Japanese aircraft machine gun. It is a version of the [[Ho-103 (12.7 mm)|Ho-103]] machine gun, but installed on flexible mounts on aircraft for defensive purposes.
  
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The Type 1 machine gun, more commonly known by the Ho-104 is a Japanese copy of the [[M2 Browning (12.7 mm)|M2 Browning]]. However, despite the M2's design inspiration the ammunition was first supplied from Italy from their [[Breda-SAFAT da 12.7 mm (12.7 mm)|Breda-SAFAT da 12.7 mm]] machine guns before Japan began domestic production of ammo for the gun. The Japanese produced ammunition, roughly between the .50 BMG and the 13mm rounds from the German [[MG 131 (13 mm)|MG 131]], gives the Ho-104 a slightly higher rate of fire of compared to the M2 Browning but at the cost of range and muzzle velocity. To compensate, the Ho-104 was mostly loaded with High-Explosive Incendiary ammunition. The Type 1 came in two varieties. The Ho-103 is primarily used to refer to the fixed mounted version while the Ho-104 is considered the flexible mounted variant.
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The Type 1 machine gun, more commonly known as the Ho-103 or Ho-104, is a Japanese copy of the [[M2 Browning (12.7 mm)|M2 Browning]]. However, despite the M2's design inspiration, the ammunition was first supplied from Italy from their [[Breda-SAFAT (12.7 mm)|Breda-SAFAT]] machine guns before Japan began domestic production of ammo for the gun. The Japanese produced ammunition, roughly between the .50 BMG and the 13 mm rounds from the German [[MG 131 (13 mm)|MG 131]], gives the Ho-104 a slightly higher rate of fire compared to the M2 Browning but at the cost of range and muzzle velocity. To compensate, the Ho-104 was mostly loaded with High-Explosive Incendiary ammunition. The Type 1 came in two varieties: the Ho-103 is primarily used to refer to the fixed mounted version while the Ho-104 is considered the flexible mounted variant.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 08:39, 21 September 2022

Description

The 12.7 mm Ho-104 is a Japanese aircraft machine gun. It is a version of the Ho-103 machine gun, but installed on flexible mounts on aircraft for defensive purposes.

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General info

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History

The Type 1 machine gun, more commonly known as the Ho-103 or Ho-104, is a Japanese copy of the M2 Browning. However, despite the M2's design inspiration, the ammunition was first supplied from Italy from their Breda-SAFAT machine guns before Japan began domestic production of ammo for the gun. The Japanese produced ammunition, roughly between the .50 BMG and the 13 mm rounds from the German MG 131, gives the Ho-104 a slightly higher rate of fire compared to the M2 Browning but at the cost of range and muzzle velocity. To compensate, the Ho-104 was mostly loaded with High-Explosive Incendiary ammunition. The Type 1 came in two varieties: the Ho-103 is primarily used to refer to the fixed mounted version while the Ho-104 is considered the flexible mounted variant.

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Aircraft machine guns
USA 
7.62 mm  Browning · M134 Minigun
12.7 mm  GAU-19 · M2 Browning · M3 Browning
Germany 
7.62 mm  MG3
7.92 mm  MG 15 · MG 17 · MG 81
12.7 mm  FN M3P
13 mm  MG 131
USSR 
7.62 mm  DA · GShG-7.62 · PKT · PV-1 · ShKAS
12.7 mm  A-12.7 · Berezin UB · TKB-481 · YaK-B
Britain 
7.62 mm  FN 60.30 · L8A1
7.7 mm  Browning · Lewis · Vickers E · Vickers K
Japan 
7.7 mm  Te-1 · Type 89 · Type 89 'special' · Type 92 · Type 97 navy
7.92 mm  Type 1 · Type 98
12.7 mm  Ho-103 · Ho-104
13 mm  Type 2
13.2 mm  Type 3
China 
12.7 mm  QJK99-12.7-1
Italy 
7.7 mm  Breda-SAFAT · Lewis
7.92 mm  FN Browning
12.7 mm  Breda-SAFAT · FN M3M · Scotti
France 
7.5 mm  Darne 1933 · Fabrique Nationale Mle 38 · FN Browning · MAC 1934 · MAC 1934T · Mle 33 · Mle 1923
7.62 mm  PKA
Sweden 
7.7 mm  FN-Browning M.36 No.3
8 mm  Ksp m/22 · Ksp m/22 Fh · Ksp m/22 Fv · Ksp m/22-37 R
12.7 mm  Akan m/39A · Akan m/40 · Akan m/45 · LKk/42
13.2 mm  Akan m/39 · Akan m/39A

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