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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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The '''Type 2 13 mm swivel machine gun''' was a Japanese Navy-adopted MG131 produced under license. As a result of the original electric fuse not being domestically produced and being converted to an impact fuse, it could not be converted into a fixed nose gun with an electric tuning device and was used only as a swivel machine gun.
  
 
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* {{Specs-Link|g8n1}} (Defensive)
 
  
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=== Available ammunition ===
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* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HE-I|High-explosive incendiary}}
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* '''Armored targets:''' {{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}
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* '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HE-I|High-explosive incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HE-I|High-explosive incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HE-I|High-explosive incendiary}}
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''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).''
  
 
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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The first belt-fed flexible weapon of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service, the '''Type 2''' is licensed copy of the German [[MG 131 (13 mm)|MG 131]]. Like the MG 131 it was based on, it is one of the lightest heavy caliber machine guns of the war. It uses the original MG 131's percussion-ignition as it was believed the electronic-ignition system found on later MG 131s wouldn't be reliable in the tropical Pacific Theatre. The Type 2 is found on the [[B7A2|B7A2 Ryusei]] Torpedo/Dive Bomber, Aichi E16A Zuiun float-plane, the [[A6M5 Hei|A6M5 Hei Zero]] fighter, [[G4M1|G4M1 "Betty"]] medium bomber, [[B6N (Family)|B6N Tenzan]] Torpedo Bomber, and the [[P1Y1 mod. 11 "Ginga"|P1Y1 Ginga]] attack bomber.
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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== See also ==
 
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== External links ==
 
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Latest revision as of 20:54, 30 September 2023

Description

The Type 2 13 mm swivel machine gun was a Japanese Navy-adopted MG131 produced under license. As a result of the original electric fuse not being domestically produced and being converted to an impact fuse, it could not be converted into a fixed nose gun with an electric tuning device and was used only as a swivel machine gun.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Available ammunition

  • Default: I · AP · HE-I
  • Armored targets: AP · AP · AP · I
  • Universal: AP · HE-I · HE-I · HE-I

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
AP 28 26 19 13 9 6
I 10 8 7 6 0 0
HE-I 3 3 3 3 2 2
Shell details
Ammunition Velocity
(m/s)
Projectile
mass (kg)
Fuse delay
(m)
Fuse sensitivity
(mm)
Explosive mass
(TNT equivalent) (g)
Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
AP 815 0.04 - - - 47° 56° 65°
I 850 0.04 - - - 47° 56° 65°
HE-I 850 0.04 0.1 0.1 2.06 47° 56° 65°

Available ammunition

Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).

Comparison with analogues

Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.

Usage in battles

Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.

Pros and cons

Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.

Pros:

Cons:

History

The first belt-fed flexible weapon of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service, the Type 2 is licensed copy of the German MG 131. Like the MG 131 it was based on, it is one of the lightest heavy caliber machine guns of the war. It uses the original MG 131's percussion-ignition as it was believed the electronic-ignition system found on later MG 131s wouldn't be reliable in the tropical Pacific Theatre. The Type 2 is found on the B7A2 Ryusei Torpedo/Dive Bomber, Aichi E16A Zuiun float-plane, the A6M5 Hei Zero fighter, G4M1 "Betty" medium bomber, B6N Tenzan Torpedo Bomber, and the P1Y1 Ginga attack bomber.

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

  • reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;
  • references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

  • topic on the official game forum;
  • encyclopedia page on the weapon;
  • other literature.


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