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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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− | [[ | + | The '''Type 74''' is a Japanese vehicle machine gun chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO. It was developed as the successor of the [[M1919A4 (7.62 mm)]]. The Type 74 was developed to be used on the Type 74 MBT and has been fitted in other Japanese combat vehicles. In the game, the weapon is only present as a coaxial machine gun on Japanese MBTs. |
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=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon === | === Vehicles equipped with this weapon === | ||
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== General info == | == General info == | ||
''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.'' | ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.'' | ||
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=== Available ammunition === | === Available ammunition === | ||
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== Media == | == Media == | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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− | * | + | * [https://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/Japan/type-74-main-battle-tank.php [Tank Encyclopedia<nowiki>]</nowiki> - Type 74 MBT (1975)] |
+ | * [https://weaponsystems.net/system/615-Sumitomo+Type+74 [WeaponSystems<nowiki>]</nowiki> - Sumitomo Type 74] | ||
{{Tank machine guns}} | {{Tank machine guns}} | ||
[[Category:Tank machine guns]] | [[Category:Tank machine guns]] |
Revision as of 04:13, 10 February 2022
Contents
Description
The Type 74 is a Japanese vehicle machine gun chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO. It was developed as the successor of the M1919A4 (7.62 mm). The Type 74 was developed to be used on the Type 74 MBT and has been fitted in other Japanese combat vehicles. In the game, the weapon is only present as a coaxial machine gun on Japanese MBTs.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
- Type 74 (C)
- Type 74 (E)
- Type 74 (F)
- Type 74 (G)
- Type 87 RCV
- Type 89
- Type 90
- Type 90 (B)
- Type 10
- Type 16
General info
Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.
The Type 74 is a heavily modified Type 62 machinegun. The Type 74 also doesn't have a 3D model in the game, It is replaced by the L8A2 3D model.
Available ammunition
- Default: AP · AP · T
Penetration statistics | ||||||
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Belt | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | |
Default | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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
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Cons:
History
Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main
template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>
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Media
Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.
- Videos
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
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- [War Thunder Forum] - Type 74 Machine Gun Model Bug.
- [Tank Encyclopedia] - Type 74 MBT (1975)
- [WeaponSystems] - Sumitomo Type 74
Tank machine guns | |
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USA | |
7.62 mm | M37 · M60D · M73 · M240 · M1919A4 |
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 |