Difference between revisions of "Type 97 tank machine gun"

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Type 97 light machine gun - 7.7x58mm Arisaka. Right side.

Type 97 light machine gun - 7.7x58mm Arisaka. Left side.

Type 97 tank machine gun - 7.7x58mm Arisaka. A characteristic feature of the tank version is the barrel cover and the scope mounted on the left side.

Type 97 tank machine gun - 7.7x58mm Arisaka. Version with a scope mounted on the left side. No barrel cover.

The Type 97 tank machine gun was the standard machine gun used in tanks and armored vehicles of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, a heavy machine gun by infantry forces. This weapon was not related to the Type 97 aircraft machine gun used in many Japanese Navy aircraft, including the Mitsubushi A6M Zero.

Specifications

(1937 – 1945)

Number built: 18000
Type: Machine gun
Caliber: 7.7x58mm Arisaka
Length: 45.1 in (114.5 cm)
Barrel Length: 27.6 in (70 cm)
Mass: 27.3 lbs (12.4 kg)
Feed System: 20-round detachable box magazine
Rate of Fire: 500rpm

The Type 97 tank machine gun and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Films

Title	Actor	Character	Notes	Date
The Great Raid		mounted on Japanese Type 95 "Ha-Go" tanks		2005
City of Life and Death		mounted on Japanese Type 95 "Ha-Go" tanks		2009

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
The Pacific			Part 5; mounted on a Type 95 "Ha-go" light tank	2010

Video Games

Game Title	Mods	Release Date
Battlefield: 1942	mounted in Japanese tanks	2002
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun	Mounted on Type 95 Ha-Gō light tanks	2003
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault	mounted in Japanese tanks	2004
Call of Duty: World at War	mounted in Japanese tanks	2008
Call of Duty: World at War - Final Fronts	mounted on Type 97 Chi-Ha tanks	2008
Battlefield: 1943	mounted in Japanese tanks	2009
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	mounted in Japanese tanks	2010
Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm	mounted in Type-95 "Ha-Go" wrecks	2013
Far East War	Mounted on Japanese Tanks	2013
Battlefield V	added with "War in the Pacific" (2019); Infantry and Tank variant	2018
Call of Duty: Vanguard	Mounted in Type 95 Ha-Go light tanks	2021
Enlisted	Infantry variant with scope	2021
Enlisted	mounted in Japanese tanks	2021

Anime

Title	Characters	Notation	Date
Girls und Panzer	Anteater Team	Bow-mounted on a Type 3 Chi-Nu	2012 - 2013
Persona 3: The Movie		"Midsummer Knight's Dream"	2013-2014
Girls und Panzer: der Film	Anteater Team	Bow-mounted on Type 3 Chi-Nu, Type 95 Ha-Go and Type 97 Chi-Ha tanks	2015
Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 1	Anteater Team	Mounted on Type 3 Chi-Nu tank	2017
Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 2	Anteater Team	Mounted on Type 3 Chi-Nu tank, CHA Type 97 Chi-Ha, CHA Type 2 Ka-M tanks	2019

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-'''The Type 97 light machine gun can be seen in the following films and video games used by the following actors:'''
+[[File:Type 97 light machine gun right.jpg|thumb|right|401px|Type 97 light machine gun - 7.7x58mm Arisaka. Right side.]]
-[[Image:Type 97 tank machine gun.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Type 97 light machine gun in tank configuration - 7.7x58mm Arisaka]]
+[[File:Type 97 light machine gun left.jpg|thumb|right|401px|Type 97 light machine gun - 7.7x58mm Arisaka. Left side.]]
-[[File:Type97LMG.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Type 97 light machine gun with pistol grip - 7.7x58mm Arisaka]]
+[[File:Type 97 tank machine gun.jpg|thumb|right|401px|Type 97 tank machine gun - 7.7x58mm Arisaka. A characteristic feature of the tank version is the barrel cover and the scope mounted on the left side.]]
+[[File:Type 97 LMG display.jpg|thumb|right|401px|Type 97 tank machine gun - 7.7x58mm Arisaka. Version with a scope mounted on the left side. No barrel cover.]]
-===Films===
+The '''Type 97 tank machine gun''' was the standard machine gun used in tanks and armored vehicles of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, a heavy machine gun by infantry forces. This weapon was not related to the [[Type 97 aircraft machine gun]] used in many Japanese Navy aircraft, including the Mitsubushi A6M Zero.
+==Specifications==
+(1937 – 1945)
+*'''Number built:''' 18000
+*'''Type:''' Machine gun
+*'''Caliber:'''  7.7x58mm Arisaka
+*'''Length:''' {{convert|mm|1145}}
+*'''Barrel Length:''' {{convert|mm|700}}
+*'''Mass:''' {{convert|kg|12.4}}
+*'''Feed System:''' 20-round detachable box magazine
+*'''Rate of Fire:''' 500rpm
+-----
+{{Gun Title}}
+==Films==
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-===Television===
+==Television==
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-!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="175"|'''Actor'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
 !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
-!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="350"|'''Note / Episode'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note / Episode'''
-!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="75"|'''Air Date'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Air Date'''
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 | ''[[Pacific, The|The Pacific]]'' || ||  || Part 5; mounted on a Type 95 "Ha-go" light tank || 2010
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-=== Video Games ===
+==Video Games==
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 | ''[[Battlefield: 1942]]'' ||  || mounted in Japanese tanks  || 2002
 |-
+| ''[[Medal of Honor: Rising Sun]]'' ||  || Mounted on Type 95 Ha-Gō light tanks || 2003
+|-
 | ''[[Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault]]'' ||  || mounted in Japanese tanks  || 2004
 |-
 | ''[[Call of Duty: World at War]]'' ||  || mounted in Japanese tanks || 2008
 |-
+| ''[[Call of Duty: World at War - Final Fronts]]'' || || mounted on Type 97 Chi-Ha tanks || 2008
+|-
 | ''[[Battlefield: 1943]]'' ||  || mounted in Japanese tanks || 2009
 |-
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 | ''[[Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm]]'' ||  || mounted in Type-95 "Ha-Go" wrecks || 2013
 |-
+| ''[[Far East War]]'' || || Mounted on Japanese Tanks || 2013
+|-
 | ''[[Battlefield V]]'' || || added with "War in the Pacific" (2019); Infantry and Tank variant || 2018
+|-
+| ''[[Call of Duty: Vanguard]]'' ||  || Mounted in Type 95 Ha-Go light tanks || 2021
+|-
+| rowspan=2|''[[Enlisted]]'' || || Infantry variant with scope || rowspan=2| 2021
+|-
+|||mounted in Japanese tanks
 |-
 |}
-===Anime===
+==Anime==
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 |-
-| ''[[Girl Und Panzer]]'' || Anteater Team || Bow-mounted on a Type 3 Chi-Nu  || 2012
+| ''[[Girls und Panzer]]'' || Anteater Team || Bow-mounted on a Type 3 Chi-Nu  || 2012 - 2013
 |-
 | ''[[Persona 3: The Movie]]'' ||  || "Midsummer Knight's Dream" || 2013-2014
+|-
+| ''[[Girls und Panzer: der Film]]'' || Anteater Team || Bow-mounted on Type 3 Chi-Nu, Type 95 Ha-Go and Type 97 Chi-Ha tanks  || 2015
+|-
+| ''[[Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 1]]'' || Anteater Team || Mounted on Type 3 Chi-Nu tank || 2017
+|-
+| ''[[Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 2]]'' || Anteater Team || Mounted on Type 3 Chi-Nu tank, CHA Type 97 Chi-Ha, CHA Type 2 Ka-M tanks || 2019
 |-
 |}
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 [[Category:Gun]]
 [[Category:Machine Gun]]