Discord-logo.jpg Join our Discord!
If you have been locked out of your account you can request a password reset here.

Difference between revisions of "Type 100 Submachine Gun"

From Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
Jump to navigation Jump to search
 
(30 intermediate revisions by 7 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
[[Image:Submachine gun Type 100.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Type 100 - 8x22mm Nambu]]
+
The '''Type 100''' (一〇〇式機関短銃, Hyaku-shiki kikan-tanjū) is a Japanese submachine gun, the only submachine gun produced in Japan during World War II in any significant quantity. Japan, unlike the powers of Europe and the Americas, were slow to develop submachine guns, instead relying on small quantities of imported European submachine guns like the [[SIG Bergmann]] and [[Steyr-Solothurn S1-100|S1-100]] during their invasion of China. While several submachine gun types were tested throughout the 1930s, none were found suitable for combat. It was not until 1939 that Japan sought to produce a domestic submachine gun once more, with Kijirō Nambu designing the first Type 100 prototypes. The weapon was accepted for service in 1940, but was not mass produced as the Imperial Japanese Army felt it had no use for submachine guns in its tactical doctrine.
−
[[File:Type100 1944.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Type 100 (1944-1945 model) with magazine removed - 8x22mm Nambu]]
+
 
 +
From 1940 - 1943, no significant production of the Type 100 took place. The early version of the Type 100 made during this period features a bipod, bayonet lug, muzzle brake, and a tangent sight that could be calibrated for 1,500 meters. About 200 were modified with folding stocks for Japanese paratroopers. In 1944, in an effort to simplify production amidst a sharp rise in demand for submachine guns, the Type 100 was simplified significantly. The tangent sight was replaced with a fixed rear sight, the bipod was eliminated, and the overall standard of quality was reduced greatly, resulting in a much rougher finish. The 8x22mm Nambu cartridge, while providing low recoil that resulted in a weapon with excellent full-auto controllability, was considered much less powerful than .45 ACP or 9x19mm Parabellum. Despite the increased demand towards the end of the war, Japan's infrastructure was already strained and, even with corner-cutting and simplification measures, their industry simply could not produce and field submachine guns to the level their foes did.
 +
 
 +
No more than about 9,000 Type 100s were ever made, though it is often depicted in media as much more common than it ever was in the Pacific. In video games, this is usually to give Japanese forces more firepower to balance them against the British or American forces, or to add variety to their arsenal.
 +
__TOC__<br clear="all">
 +
 
 +
=Nambu Type 100/40=
 +
[[File:Submachine gun Type 100.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Nambu Type 100/40 - 8x22mm Nambu]]
 +
[[File:Nambu Type 100-40 para.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Nambu Type 100/40 Paratrooper - 8x22mm Nambu]]
 +
 
 
==Specifications==
 
==Specifications==
−
(1942 – 1945)
+
(1940 – 1944)
−
 
 
 
* '''Type:''' Submachine Gun
 
* '''Type:''' Submachine Gun
−
 
 
* '''Caliber:''' 8x22mm Nambu
 
* '''Caliber:''' 8x22mm Nambu
 +
* '''Weight:''' 3.7 kg (8 lb 3 oz) - empty / 4.2 kg (9 lb 4 oz) - loaded
 +
* '''Length:''' 890 mm (35 in)
 +
* '''Barrel length:''' 228 mm (9 in)
 +
* '''Capacity:''' 30
 +
* '''Rate of fire:''' 450 RPM [[Talk:Type_100_submachine_gun#Type_100.2F40_.26_Type_100.2F40_Para._correct_rate_of_fire|(700 RPM)]]
 +
* '''Fire Modes:'''Full-Auto
 +
{{clear}}
 +
-----
 +
{{Gun Title|Nambu Type 100/40 & Nambu Type 100/40 Paratrooper}}
  
−
* '''Weight:''' 8.4 lbs (3.8 kg)
+
===Anime===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
 +
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
 +
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Title'''
 +
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Character'''
 +
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="350"|'''Notation'''
 +
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Release Date'''
 +
|-
 +
| ''[[The Skull Man]]'' || Ōtomo City Police ||  || 2009
 +
|-
 +
| ''[[The Magnificent Kotobuki]]'' || air pirates, "Elite Industries" men ||  || 2019
 +
|-
 +
|}
  
−
* '''Length:''' 35 in (90 cm)
+
===Video Games===
 +
{{Media table start|video game}}
 +
|-
 +
| ''[[Battlefield 1943]]'' || || || ||2009
 +
|-
 +
| ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company 2]]'' || || || ||2010
 +
|-
 +
| ''[[Glorious Missions]]'' || || Non-player weapon, used by Imperial Japanese Army Officers and Terrorists || ||2012
 +
|-
 +
| ''[[Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm]]'' || || || ||2012
 +
|-
 +
| ''[[Tomb Raider (2013)|Tomb Raider]]'' || "WWII Submachine Gun" || w/ various upgrades || ||2013
 +
|-
 +
| ''[[The Evil Within]]'' || || Light machine gun based on the Nambu Type 100/40 || ||2014
 +
|-
 +
| ''[[Rise of the Tomb Raider]]'' || || || ||2015
 +
|-
 +
| ''[[Call of Duty: WWII]]'' || "Type 100" || || ||2017
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan=2|''[[Enlisted]]'' || || Nambu Type 100/40 || ||rowspan=2|2021
 +
|-
 +
| ||Nambu Type 100/40 Paratrooper
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
<br clear=all>
  
−
* '''Barrel length:''' 9 in (22.8 cm)
+
=Nambu Type 100/44=
 +
[[File:Type100 1944.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Nambu Type 100/44 (1944-1945 model) with magazine removed - 8x22mm Nambu]]
  
 +
==Specifications==
 +
(1944 – 1945)
 +
* '''Type:''' Submachine Gun
 +
* '''Caliber:''' 8x22mm Nambu
 +
* '''Weight:''' 3.8 kg (8 lb 6 oz) - empty / 4.4 kg (9 lb 11 oz) - loaded
 +
* '''Length:''' 900 mm (35.4 in)
 +
* '''Barrel length:''' 230 mm (9 in)
 
* '''Capacity:''' 30
 
* '''Capacity:''' 30
 +
* '''Rate of fire:''' 800 RPM
 +
* '''Fire Modes:'''Full-Auto
 +
{{clear}}
 +
-----
 +
{{Gun Title|Nambu Type 100/44}}
  
−
* '''Fire Modes:''' Full-Auto
+
===Anime===
−
 
 
−
-----
 
−
{{Gun Title}}
 
−
=== Anime ===
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
 
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
 
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
 
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Title'''
 
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Title'''
−
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Character'''
+
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Character'''
−
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Notation'''
+
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="350"|'''Notation'''
−
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Release Date'''
+
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Release Date'''
 
|-
 
|-
 
|''[[The Cockpit]]''|| Private Kodai || Ep. 3 "Knight of the Iron Dragon" ||1993
 
|''[[The Cockpit]]''|| Private Kodai || Ep. 3 "Knight of the Iron Dragon" ||1993
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[The Skull Man]]'' || Ōtomo City Police || || 2009
+
|''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''|| Kensuke Aida || Ep. 4 ||1995 - 1996
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
=== Video Games ===
+
===Video Games===
−
 
+
{{Media table start|video game}}
−
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
+
|-
−
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
+
| ''[[Deadly Dozen Pacific Theater]]'' || "Type 100 Submachine Gun" || || ||2002
−
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Game Title'''
+
|-
−
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Appears as'''
+
|''[[Medal of Honor: Rising Sun]]'' || || Unusable; only seen during one cutscene || ||2003
−
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Mods'''
+
|-
−
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Notation'''
+
| ''[[Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault]]'' || || ||  ||2004
−
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|''' Release Date'''
+
|-
 +
| ''[[History Channel: Battle for the Pacific]]'' || || || ||2007
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault]]'' || || || || 2004
+
| ''[[Call of Duty: World at War]]'' || "Type 100" || || ||2008
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Forgotten Hope]]'' || || || || 2003
+
| ''[[Call of Duty: World at War - Final Fronts]]'' || "Type 100" || || ||2008
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[History Channel: Battle for the Pacific, The|The History Channel: Battle for the Pacific]]'' || || || || 2007
+
| ''[[Men of War (Video Game)|Men of War]]'' || || || ||2009
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Call of Duty: World at War]]'' || Type 100 || || || 2008
+
| ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops]]'' || || || ||2010
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Battlefield 1943]]'' || || || || 2009
+
| ''[[7554]]'' || "Type 100" || || ||2011
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company 2]]'' || || || || 2010
+
| ''[[Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm]]'' || || || ||2012
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[7554]]'' || Type 100 || || || 2011
+
|''[[Far East War]]'' || "Type 100 SMG" || Type 100/44 || ||2013
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Passion Leads Army, The (aka Glorious Missions)|The Passion Leads Army (aka Glorious Missions)]]'' || || || Non-player weapon, used by Imperial Japanese Army Officers and Terrorists || 2012
+
| ''[[Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades/Submachine Guns|Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades]]'' || "Type100" || || ||2016
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm]]'' || || || || 2012
+
| ''[[Call of Duty: WWII]]'' || "Type 100" || "Checked Out" variant|| ||2017
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Tomb Raider (2013)|Tomb Raider]]'' || WWII Submachine Gun || w/ various upgrades || || 2013
+
| ''[[Battlefield V]]'' || "Type 100" || added with the "War in the Pacific" chapter (2019) || ||2018
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades]]'' || Type100 || || || 2016
+
| ''[[Call of Duty: Vanguard]] || "Type 100" || || ||2021
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Call of Duty: WWII]]'' || Type 100 || || || 2017
+
| ''[[Enlisted]]'' || || Nambu Type 100/44 || ||2021
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Battlefield V]]'' || Type 100 || || added with the "War in the Pacific" chapter (2019) || 2018
+
| ''[[Sniper Elite 5]] || || Nambu Type 100/44 || ||2022
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
 
<br clear=all>
 
<br clear=all>
 +
 
[[Category:Gun]]
 
[[Category:Gun]]
 
[[Category:Submachine Gun]]
 
[[Category:Submachine Gun]]

Latest revision as of 14:48, 24 October 2023

The Type 100 (一〇〇式機関短銃, Hyaku-shiki kikan-tanjū) is a Japanese submachine gun, the only submachine gun produced in Japan during World War II in any significant quantity. Japan, unlike the powers of Europe and the Americas, were slow to develop submachine guns, instead relying on small quantities of imported European submachine guns like the SIG Bergmann and S1-100 during their invasion of China. While several submachine gun types were tested throughout the 1930s, none were found suitable for combat. It was not until 1939 that Japan sought to produce a domestic submachine gun once more, with Kijirō Nambu designing the first Type 100 prototypes. The weapon was accepted for service in 1940, but was not mass produced as the Imperial Japanese Army felt it had no use for submachine guns in its tactical doctrine.

From 1940 - 1943, no significant production of the Type 100 took place. The early version of the Type 100 made during this period features a bipod, bayonet lug, muzzle brake, and a tangent sight that could be calibrated for 1,500 meters. About 200 were modified with folding stocks for Japanese paratroopers. In 1944, in an effort to simplify production amidst a sharp rise in demand for submachine guns, the Type 100 was simplified significantly. The tangent sight was replaced with a fixed rear sight, the bipod was eliminated, and the overall standard of quality was reduced greatly, resulting in a much rougher finish. The 8x22mm Nambu cartridge, while providing low recoil that resulted in a weapon with excellent full-auto controllability, was considered much less powerful than .45 ACP or 9x19mm Parabellum. Despite the increased demand towards the end of the war, Japan's infrastructure was already strained and, even with corner-cutting and simplification measures, their industry simply could not produce and field submachine guns to the level their foes did.

No more than about 9,000 Type 100s were ever made, though it is often depicted in media as much more common than it ever was in the Pacific. In video games, this is usually to give Japanese forces more firepower to balance them against the British or American forces, or to add variety to their arsenal.


Nambu Type 100/40

Nambu Type 100/40 - 8x22mm Nambu
Nambu Type 100/40 Paratrooper - 8x22mm Nambu

Specifications

(1940 – 1944)

  • Type: Submachine Gun
  • Caliber: 8x22mm Nambu
  • Weight: 3.7 kg (8 lb 3 oz) - empty / 4.2 kg (9 lb 4 oz) - loaded
  • Length: 890 mm (35 in)
  • Barrel length: 228 mm (9 in)
  • Capacity: 30
  • Rate of fire: 450 RPM (700 RPM)
  • Fire Modes:Full-Auto

The Nambu Type 100/40 & Nambu Type 100/40 Paratrooper and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Anime

Title Character Notation Release Date
The Skull Man Ōtomo City Police 2009
The Magnificent Kotobuki air pirates, "Elite Industries" men 2019

Video Games

Title Appears as Mods Notes Date
Battlefield 1943 2009
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 2010
Glorious Missions Non-player weapon, used by Imperial Japanese Army Officers and Terrorists 2012
Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm 2012
Tomb Raider "WWII Submachine Gun" w/ various upgrades 2013
The Evil Within Light machine gun based on the Nambu Type 100/40 2014
Rise of the Tomb Raider 2015
Call of Duty: WWII "Type 100" 2017
Enlisted Nambu Type 100/40 2021
Nambu Type 100/40 Paratrooper


Nambu Type 100/44

Nambu Type 100/44 (1944-1945 model) with magazine removed - 8x22mm Nambu

Specifications

(1944 – 1945)

  • Type: Submachine Gun
  • Caliber: 8x22mm Nambu
  • Weight: 3.8 kg (8 lb 6 oz) - empty / 4.4 kg (9 lb 11 oz) - loaded
  • Length: 900 mm (35.4 in)
  • Barrel length: 230 mm (9 in)
  • Capacity: 30
  • Rate of fire: 800 RPM
  • Fire Modes:Full-Auto

The Nambu Type 100/44 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Anime

Title Character Notation Release Date
The Cockpit Private Kodai Ep. 3 "Knight of the Iron Dragon" 1993
Neon Genesis Evangelion Kensuke Aida Ep. 4 1995 - 1996

Video Games

Title Appears as Mods Notes Date
Deadly Dozen Pacific Theater "Type 100 Submachine Gun" 2002
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun Unusable; only seen during one cutscene 2003
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault 2004
History Channel: Battle for the Pacific 2007
Call of Duty: World at War "Type 100" 2008
Call of Duty: World at War - Final Fronts "Type 100" 2008
Men of War 2009
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2010
7554 "Type 100" 2011
Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm 2012
Far East War "Type 100 SMG" Type 100/44 2013
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades "Type100" 2016
Call of Duty: WWII "Type 100" "Checked Out" variant 2017
Battlefield V "Type 100" added with the "War in the Pacific" chapter (2019) 2018
Call of Duty: Vanguard "Type 100" 2021
Enlisted Nambu Type 100/44 2021
Sniper Elite 5 Nambu Type 100/44 2022


Retrieved from "https://www.imfdb.org/index.php?title=Type_100_Submachine_Gun&oldid=1620985"

Do Not Sell My Personal Information