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[[File:Type 93 13.2 mm.png|thumb|Detailed view of the Type 93 in a single mount on the [[Type T-14]].]]
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[[File:Type 93 13.2mm.png|thumbnail|right|x250px|The 13.2 mm Type 93 on [[IJN Kiyoshimo]]]]
  
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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The '''13.2 mm Type 93''' is a Japanese heavy machine gun used on naval vessels. The Type 93 is a license-produced version of the French [[Hotchkiss Mle 1930 (13.2 mm)|Hotchkiss Mle 1930]].
  
 
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== General info ==
 
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=== Available ammunition ===
 
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== History ==
 
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A license-built French Hotchkiss M1929 heavy machine gun saw a wide use in Japanese forces. First licensed units were manufactured in 1935 , reaching 1500 units a month by the 1944. Type 93 seen an extremely wide use in Imperial Japanese Navy, but was also used by the Imperial Army, as a stand-alone heavy machine gun (primarily in anti-aircraft emplacements) or equipped on vehicles, such as Type 92 Tankettes.
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The {{PAGENAME}} was a license-built French Hotchkiss M1929 heavy machine gun which saw wide use with Japanese forces. First licensed units were manufactured in 1935, reaching 1,500 units a month by 1944. Type 93 saw extremely wide use in Imperial Japanese Navy but was also used by the Imperial Army as a stand-alone heavy machine gun (primarily in anti-aircraft emplacements) or equipped on vehicles, such as Type 92 Tankettes.
  
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The gun had a total length of 1.4m and an empty weight of 42kg. Magazine of only 30 rounds firing at 450rpm allowed for a continuous fire of 4 seconds before reload was needed. Maximum vertical range of the weapon was 4000 meters, or 6000 meters at 45°.
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The gun had a total length of 1.4 m and an empty weight of 42 kg. Magazine of only 30 rounds firing at 450 rpm allowed for a continuous fire of 4 seconds before the gun had to be reloaded. The maximum vertical range of the weapon was 4,000 m or 6,000 m when aimed at a 45° angle.
  
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Four primary types of ammunition were used: Armor-piercing, Incendiary, Tracer and Exercise.
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Four primary types of ammunition were used: Armour-piercing, Incendiary, Tracer and Exercise.
  
 
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* [[Model 1929 Hotchkiss (13.2 mm)]] Original French version
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Latest revision as of 02:47, 10 August 2023

This page is about the Japanese machine gun Type 93 (13.2 mm). For other uses, see Type 93 (Disambiguation).
The 13.2 mm Type 93 on IJN Kiyoshimo

Description

The 13.2 mm Type 93 is a Japanese heavy machine gun used on naval vessels. The Type 93 is a license-produced version of the French Hotchkiss Mle 1930.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Motor torpedo boats  Type T-14
Sub-chasers  Type K-8 No.13 · Type K-8 No.13 late
Destroyers  IJN Ayanami · IJN Kiyoshimo · IJN Shimakaze
Light cruisers  IJN Mikuma · IJN Sendai · IJN Suzuya
Heavy cruisers  IJN Furutaka · IJN Kako · IJN Mogami
Battleships  IJN Fuso

General info

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Available ammunition

  • Universal: T · AP · IAI · AP
  • AP-T: AP · AP · AP · T
  • HEIT: IAI · IAI · IAI · T

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 27 24 20 17 14
T 25 24 21 17 14 11
IAI 3 2 2 2 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 805 0.05 - - - 47° 56° 65°
T 805 0.04 - - - 47° 56° 65°
IAI 805 0.04 0 0.1 1.7 47° 56° 65°

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

The Type 93 (13.2 mm) was a license-built French Hotchkiss M1929 heavy machine gun which saw wide use with Japanese forces. First licensed units were manufactured in 1935, reaching 1,500 units a month by 1944. Type 93 saw extremely wide use in Imperial Japanese Navy but was also used by the Imperial Army as a stand-alone heavy machine gun (primarily in anti-aircraft emplacements) or equipped on vehicles, such as Type 92 Tankettes.

The gun had a total length of 1.4 m and an empty weight of 42 kg. Magazine of only 30 rounds firing at 450 rpm allowed for a continuous fire of 4 seconds before the gun had to be reloaded. The maximum vertical range of the weapon was 4,000 m or 6,000 m when aimed at a 45° angle.

Four primary types of ammunition were used: Armour-piercing, Incendiary, Tracer and Exercise.

Media

Images

  • The Type 93 (13.2 mm) on the Type T-14

See also

External links

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  • topic on the official game forum;
  • other literature.


Naval machine guns
USA 
7.62 mm  M73
12.7 mm  AN-M2
Germany 
7.62 mm  MG-3
7.92 mm  MG08 pattern 1908 · MG15 · MG34
13.2 mm  Hotchkiss
15 mm  MG M38(t)
USSR 
7.62 mm  Maxim
12.7 mm  DShK
14.5 mm  KPV
Britain 
7.62 mm  FN MAG
7.7 mm  Lewis 1916 · Vickers GO No.5
12.7 mm  Vickers Mk.V
Japan 
6.5 mm  Maxim · Type 38 pattern 1907
7.7 mm  Type 89 · Type 92
13.2 mm  Type 93
Italy 
6.5 mm  Breda Mod.30 · Fiat Model 26
12.7 mm  Breda-SAFAT
13.2 mm  Breda Model 31
France 
13.2 mm  Browning · Model 1929 Hotchkiss

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