Type 92 (7.7 mm)
| This page is about the Japanese machine gun Type 92 (7.7 mm). For other uses, see Type 92 (Disambiguation). |
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Description
The Type 92 7.7mm machine gun was the Japanese Navy's standard light machine gun for both ship and aerial defense from 1932 until 1945. The Type 92 was simply the designation in Japanese service of the Lewis (7.7 mm) which the Japanese imported and eventually license produced.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
| Vehicles equipped with this weapon | |
|---|---|
| Bombers | B5N2 (Defensive) · B6N1 Model 11 (Defensive) · B6N2 Model 12 (Defensive) |
| D3A1 (Defensive) · D4Y1 (Defensive) · D4Y2 (Defensive) | |
| E7K2 (Defensive) · E8N2 (Defensive) | |
| F1M2 (Defensive) | |
| G4M1 (Defensive) | |
| H6K4 (Defensive) · H8K2 (Defensive) · H8K3 (Defensive) | |
| Motor torpedo boats | Type T-1 |
| Destroyers | IJN Mutsuki · IJN Satsuki |
| Light cruisers | IJN Tama · IJN Sendai |
General info
The Type 92 is the IJN's standard defensive 7.7 mm machine gun. It is found on many bombers as defensive turrets, and on certain ships as well. It is characterized as being one of the worst machine guns in the game, with a low rate of fire (600 RPM) and bad ballistics, as well as poor accuracy, it is not too good at doing its job. However, on lower tier dive bombers like the D3A1, this gun can work wonders. If shot into the engine of an aircraft, it will most likely start a fire, and it is very common for this to happen. The Incendiary power of the belts is often underestimated!
Available ammunition
- Default: T/AP/Ball/AP/IAI/I - Great belt for setting fires when shot into the engine of an aircraft
- Armoured Targets: T/AP/AP/IAI/AP - Mediocre belt with AP shells to smash through bulletproof glass
- AP-T: T/AP/T/AP - Great belt for scare tactics, use the tracers to scare off the enemy. (The more tracers they see, the more they think of danger and retreat.)
Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
The Type 92 should be used against fighters in only the most die circumstances. All Japanese planes can outmanoeuvre any pursuing fighter, or if the enemy is a biplane, outrun them. This turret is a last resort when facing enemy fighters. it has a low rate of fire and can barely damage an enemy. The type 92 can actually find good use when ground pounding. You can point the tail down at the ground and fire the Type 92 at soft ground targets.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- High incendiary potential
- Capable of scaring off unsuspecting fighters
Cons:
- Poor ballistics
- Jams quickly
- Inaccurate
- Slow rate of fire
History
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Media
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The defensive turret of the B6N1 firing at an attacking enemy. The Type 92s are great at low BRs
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See also
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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 |
| 7.92 mm | FN-Browning M.36 No.3 · FN-Browning M.36 No.4 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 7.7 mm | Darne M1922 |
| 7.92 mm | Hotchkiss pattern 1914 |
| 13.2 mm | Browning · Model 1929 Hotchkiss |
