TYPE 98 TYPE 1 MACHINE GUN

Army Type 98 / Navy Type 1 machine gun
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); 1941–1945 (Type 1)
Used by	Imperial Japanese Army (Type 98); Imperial Japanese Navy (Type 1)
Production history
Manufacturer	Type 98; Nagoya Army Arsenal; Type 1; Nagoya Army Arsenal,; Tagajo Naval Arsenal,; Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
Specifications
Mass	7.2 kg (16 lb)
Length	1,078 mm (42.4 in)
Barrel length	600 mm (24 in)
Cartridge	7.92×57mm Mauser
Rate of fire	1,000 RPM
Muzzle velocity	750 m/s (2,500 ft/s)
Feed system	75-round double-drum magazine
Sights	Iron

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 in the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy during World War II.^[1]

Installations

Mikesh, Robert C. (2004). Japanese Aircraft Equipment 1940-1945. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7643-2097-1.

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v t e Japanese infantry weapons of World War II
Bladed weapons	Swords: Guntō, Bayonets: Type 30, Type 2
Handguns	Type 26 revolver Type 14 (Nambu) North China Type 19 Sugiura Type Type 94 pistol Hamada Type 1, Type 2 pistols
Rifles ( Arisaka)	Type 30 Type 30 carbine Type 35 Type 38 Type 38 carbine Type 44 carbine Type 97 sniper rifle Type 99 ( Type 99 sniper rifle) TERA
Rifles (other)	Type 97 automatic cannon Type Hei rifle Type Kō rifle Type 4 automatic rifle Type I rifle Type Mo
Submachine guns	Experimental Model 1 Experimental Model 2 Type 100 Type Be Type Su Beretta Model 38
Light machine guns	Type 11 Type 89 Type 92 Type 96 Type 97 Type 98 Type 99 Type 1
Heavy machine guns	Type 3 Type 92 Type 93 Type 97 Type 1
Hand grenades	Type 10 Type 91 Type 97 Type 98 Type 99 Type 3 Type 4
Grenade launchers and attachments	Type 10 Type 89 Type 100 Type 2
Rocket launchers	Experimental Type 4 Experimental Type 5
Flamethrowers	Number 1 Number 2 Type 93 Type 95 Type 100
Rifle cartridges	6.5×50mmSR Type 30/Type 38 7.7×58mmSR Type 89 7.7×58mmSR Type 92 7.7×58mm Type 97/Type 99 7.7×56mmR British 7.92×57mm Mauser
Handgun cartridges	7×20mm Nambu 8×22mm Type 14 9×19mm Parabellum 9×22mmR Type 26

v t e Japanese infantry weapons of World War II
Bladed weapons	Swords: Guntō, Bayonets: Type 30, Type 2
Handguns	Type 26 revolver Type 14 (Nambu) North China Type 19 Sugiura Type Type 94 pistol Hamada Type 1, Type 2 pistols
Rifles ( Arisaka)	Type 30 Type 30 carbine Type 35 Type 38 Type 38 carbine Type 44 carbine Type 97 sniper rifle Type 99 ( Type 99 sniper rifle) TERA
Rifles (other)	Type 97 automatic cannon Type Hei rifle Type Kō rifle Type 4 automatic rifle Type I rifle Type Mo
Submachine guns	Experimental Model 1 Experimental Model 2 Type 100 Type Be Type Su Beretta Model 38
Light machine guns	Type 11 Type 89 Type 92 Type 96 Type 97 Type 98 Type 99 Type 1
Heavy machine guns	Type 3 Type 92 Type 93 Type 97 Type 1
Hand grenades	Type 10 Type 91 Type 97 Type 98 Type 99 Type 3 Type 4
Grenade launchers and attachments	Type 10 Type 89 Type 100 Type 2
Rocket launchers	Experimental Type 4 Experimental Type 5
Flamethrowers	Number 1 Number 2 Type 93 Type 95 Type 100
Rifle cartridges	6.5×50mmSR Type 30/Type 38 7.7×58mmSR Type 89 7.7×58mmSR Type 92 7.7×58mm Type 97/Type 99 7.7×56mmR British 7.92×57mm Mauser
Handgun cartridges	7×20mm Nambu 8×22mm Type 14 9×19mm Parabellum 9×22mmR Type 26