Type 91 (6.5 mm)
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Description
The Type 91 machine gun is actually a Type 11 light machine gun which was modified to be mounted in tanks and other armoured vehicles. Modifications included removal of stock and bi-pod and the addition of an angled pistol grip and brackets for mounting a 1.5x30 scope.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
Like the Type 97 tank machine gun, the Type 91 is a Japanese refit of the standard infantry MG for tank usage, unlike the 7.7×58mm Arisaka the Type 97 uses, the Type 91 uses 6.5×50mm.
The main doctrine of Japanese machine guns is more towards accuracy and mid-to-long range infantry engagement and hence the lower fire-rate and small clip-size.
In-Game the only Type 91 is usable on the Type 89 I-Go with the only working MG mounted in the hull, which can pretty much only be used for spotting on the map in RB or with very occasional unarmored vehicles with unprotrected crew such as on trucks.
Available shells
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Ammunition | Penetration in mm @ 90° | ||||||
10m | 100m | 500m | 1,000m | 1,500m | 2,000m | ||
Ball | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
T | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
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Ammunition | Velocity
in m/s |
Projectile
Mass in kg |
Fuse delay
in m: |
Fuse sensitivity
in mm: |
Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent): | Normalization At 30°
from horizontal: |
Ricochet: | ||
0% | 50% | 100% | |||||||
Ball | ?? | ?? | N/A | N/A | N/A | ??° | ??° | ??° | ??° |
T | ?? | ?? | N/A | N/A | N/A | ??° | ??° | ??° | ??° |
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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 |