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== ''Description'' ==
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== Description ==
The Type 97 is the IJN's standard issue machine gun, similar to the [[Vickers E (7.7 mm)|Vickers E]] machine gun. This gun is identical to the Type 89 machine gun, but are found on later naval aircraft. These guns have a lower rate of fire than other rifle-calibre machine guns, have decent ballistics, and have low jamming probability when upgraded. However, the total damage output of these guns is rather low, and you'll have to deal with poor belts and terrible rounds. These guns have one strong side at lower BRs however. Compared to the [[Type 92 (7.7 mm)|Type 92]], the flexible 97 is a great defensive turret. These turrets have a single (G5N1), double (F1M2), or quadruple configuration (J1N1)! The poor G5N1 is a huge target and has primarily 97s to defend it, and the guns dont do much at BR 4.7.
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The Type 97 aircraft machine gun was the standard fixed light machine gun on aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. This weapon was not related to the [[Type 97 (7.7 mm)|Type 97 heavy tank machine gun]] used by the Imperial Japanese Army.
  
 
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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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The Navy Type 97 aircraft machine gun is the IJN's standard issue machine gun, similar to [[Type 89 (7.7 mm)|Army Type 89 machine gun]], being a licensed copy of the [[Vickers E (7.7 mm)|Vickers E]] machine gun, but unlike the Army machine gun which got rechambered in Japanese .303 (7.7 mm), it kept the British .303 (7.7 mm) and are not interchangeable. These guns have a lower rate of fire than other rifle-calibre machine guns making them very suitable for synchronization, have decent ballistics, and have low jamming probability when upgraded. However, the total damage output of these guns is rather low, and you'll have to deal with poor belts and lackluster rounds.
  
 
=== Available ammunition ===
 
=== Available ammunition ===
 
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=== ''Available ammunition'' ===
 
 
Default: T / AP / Ball / AP / IAI / I
 
Default: T / AP / Ball / AP / IAI / I
  
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Stealth: I / AP / AP / AP / IAI
 
Stealth: I / AP / AP / AP / IAI
  
Stealth is a great choice because your enemy won't see you coming, and these guns are always mounted in the nose and are easy to aim. Stealth won't often light fires, but its AP rounds will get to work and sooner or later hit the pilot or snap off a wing.
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Stealth is a great choice because your enemy won't see you coming and have the most damage potential, and these guns are always mounted in the nose and are easy to aim. Stealth won't often light fires, but its AP rounds will get to work and sooner or later hit the pilot or snap off a wing.
  
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
Not many weapons rival the poor firepower of this gun, but some reserve machine guns like the Mle 33 or MAC 1934 are worse. German rifle-calibres will always outperform it and often set fires, while British machine guns are very similar in performance. The American Browning jams very quickly, so keep that in mind, as you are still superior to other nations in terms of the rifle-calibre machine guns.
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Not many weapons rival the poor firepower of this gun, but some reserve machine guns like the [[Mle 33 (7.5 mm)|Mle 33]] or [[MAC 1934 (7.5 mm)|MAC 1934]] are worse. German rifle-calibres will always outperform it and often set fires, while British machine guns are very similar in performance. The American [[Browning (7.62 mm)|Browning]] jams very quickly, so keep that in mind, as you are still superior to other nations in terms of the rifle-calibre machine guns.
MAC 1934: Bad firepower compared to the 97s, but excellent rate of fire
 
 
 
Browning/Swedish Browning: Better firepower, however it is quick to jam
 
  
MG 15/17/81: Better firepower, belts, rate of fire, and performance
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* [[MAC 1934 (7.5 mm)|MAC 1934]]: Bad firepower compared to the Type 97's, but excellent rate of fire
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* [[Browning (7.62 mm)|Browning]]/[[Ksp m/22 (8 mm)|Swedish Browning]]: Better firepower, however it is quick to jam
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* [[MG 15 (7.92 mm)|MG 15]]/[[MG 17 (7.92 mm)|17]]/[[MG 81 (7.92 mm)|81]]: Better firepower, belts, rate of fire, and performance
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* [[ShKAS (7.62 mm)|ShKAS]]: Jam very quickly, poor accuracy
  
ShKAS: Jam very quickly, poor accuracy
 
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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These guns suffer from stock belts, however no other belt option has too much of a difference. These guns rely less on getting shots in but rather on chipping away at the most vital parts of the plane. The opponents you will face with these guns are almost always unarmoured biplanes or early monoplanes. However, early bombers will brush off these bullets easily, you may empty your entire ammo stowage before destroying a single bomber. One excellent tactic is aiming for the wings or engines, but most importantly, pilots. You need to remember that at higher BRs, these guns do little, so don't rely on them for anything when you have cannons available to use, though they can be used to knock out ground targets while saving your precious cannon ammunition.
 
These guns suffer from stock belts, however no other belt option has too much of a difference. These guns rely less on getting shots in but rather on chipping away at the most vital parts of the plane. The opponents you will face with these guns are almost always unarmoured biplanes or early monoplanes. However, early bombers will brush off these bullets easily, you may empty your entire ammo stowage before destroying a single bomber. One excellent tactic is aiming for the wings or engines, but most importantly, pilots. You need to remember that at higher BRs, these guns do little, so don't rely on them for anything when you have cannons available to use, though they can be used to knock out ground targets while saving your precious cannon ammunition.
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
 
 
  
 
* Mounted in the nose, unlike British and some German counterparts
 
* Mounted in the nose, unlike British and some German counterparts
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* Wont do anything to bombers
 
* Wont do anything to bombers
 
* No incendiary potential
 
* No incendiary potential
 
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== History ==
 
== History ==
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== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==

Revision as of 18:46, 9 September 2020

Description

The Type 97 aircraft machine gun was the standard fixed light machine gun on aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. This weapon was not related to the Type 97 heavy tank machine gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Fighters 
A6M2  A6M2 · ▃A6M2 · ␗A6M2 · A6M2 mod. 11 · A6M2-N
A6M3  A6M3 · A6M3 mod. 22 · A6M3 mod. 22Ko
A6M5  A6M5 · A6M5 Ko · A6M5 otsu
F1M  F1M2
J2M  J2M2
N1K  N1K1 · N1K1-Ja
Twin-engine fighters  J1N1
Bombers  B6N1 Model 11 · D3A1 · D4Y1 · D4Y2 · D4Y3 Ko · G5N1 (Defensive)

General info

The Navy Type 97 aircraft machine gun is the IJN's standard issue machine gun, similar to Army Type 89 machine gun, being a licensed copy of the Vickers E machine gun, but unlike the Army machine gun which got rechambered in Japanese .303 (7.7 mm), it kept the British .303 (7.7 mm) and are not interchangeable. These guns have a lower rate of fire than other rifle-calibre machine guns making them very suitable for synchronization, have decent ballistics, and have low jamming probability when upgraded. However, the total damage output of these guns is rather low, and you'll have to deal with poor belts and lackluster rounds.

Available ammunition

Default: T / AP / Ball / AP / IAI / I

Universal: T / AP / IAI / AP

Tracers: T / T/ T/ AP

Stealth: I / AP / AP / AP / IAI

Stealth is a great choice because your enemy won't see you coming and have the most damage potential, and these guns are always mounted in the nose and are easy to aim. Stealth won't often light fires, but its AP rounds will get to work and sooner or later hit the pilot or snap off a wing.

Comparison with analogues

Not many weapons rival the poor firepower of this gun, but some reserve machine guns like the Mle 33 or MAC 1934 are worse. German rifle-calibres will always outperform it and often set fires, while British machine guns are very similar in performance. The American Browning jams very quickly, so keep that in mind, as you are still superior to other nations in terms of the rifle-calibre machine guns.

  • MAC 1934: Bad firepower compared to the Type 97's, but excellent rate of fire
  • Browning/Swedish Browning: Better firepower, however it is quick to jam
  • MG 15/17/81: Better firepower, belts, rate of fire, and performance
  • ShKAS: Jam very quickly, poor accuracy

Usage in battles

These guns suffer from stock belts, however no other belt option has too much of a difference. These guns rely less on getting shots in but rather on chipping away at the most vital parts of the plane. The opponents you will face with these guns are almost always unarmoured biplanes or early monoplanes. However, early bombers will brush off these bullets easily, you may empty your entire ammo stowage before destroying a single bomber. One excellent tactic is aiming for the wings or engines, but most importantly, pilots. You need to remember that at higher BRs, these guns do little, so don't rely on them for anything when you have cannons available to use, though they can be used to knock out ground targets while saving your precious cannon ammunition.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Mounted in the nose, unlike British and some German counterparts
  • Good turret firepower at lower BR
  • Good ammo count
  • Won't jam too quickly

Cons:

  • Low damage output
  • Bad Belts
  • Wont do anything to bombers
  • No incendiary potential

History

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Media

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See also

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External links

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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