Type 98/Type 1 machine gun

Not to be confused with Type 1 heavy machine gun.

The Army Type 98 and Navy Type 1 machine gun were license-built variants of the German MG 15 machine gun intended for aerial use and occasional field use in the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy during World War II.^[1]

Army Type 98 / Navy Type 1 machine gun
Army Type 98 or late-variant Navy Type 1 with bipod for field use, captured by Dutch forces in Indonesia, 1947
Type	Machine gun
Place of origin	Empire of Japan
Service history
In service	1938–1945 (Type 98)[1] 1941–1945 (Type 1)[2]
Used by	Imperial Japanese Army (Type 98) Imperial Japanese Navy (Type 1)
Production history
Manufacturer	Type 98[1] Nagoya Army Arsenal Type 1[2] Nagoya Army Arsenal, Tagajo Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
Specifications
Mass	7.2 kg (16 lb)[1]
Length	1,078 mm (42.4 in)[1]
Barrel length	600 mm (24 in)
Cartridge	7.92×57mm Mauser[1]
Rate of fire	1,000 RPM[1]
Muzzle velocity	750 m/s (2,500 ft/s)[1]
Feed system	75-round double-drum magazine
Sights	Iron

Installations

Army

• Kawasaki Ki-45
• Kawasaki Ki-48
• Nakajima Ki-49

Navy

• Aichi B7A
• Nakajima C6N
• Yokosuka D4Y