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=Additional Variants=
=Additional Variants=
[[File:Type 92 IJN.JPG|thumb|none|450px|Type 92 - 7.7×58mm Type 92. These were issued to the Imperial Japanese Navy to be mounted on IJN planes. Differences between the Type 92 and the Lewis Gun is the much larger drum magazine, a flexible mount, and had a distinctive trigger guard.]]
[[File:Type 92 IJN.JPG|thumb|none|450px|Type 92 - 7.7×58mm Arisaka. The Type 92 is a Japanese made clone of the Lewis Gun and were issued to the Imperial Japanese Navy to be mounted on IJN planes during the early parts of World War II. In combat however, the Type 92 was considered  inadequate compared to the Type 1 and Type 2 machine guns and the Type 99 cannon. The weapon was also never modified for another caliber thanks to 7.7×58mm Arisaka and .303 British ammunition being extremely identical to each other. Differences between the Type 92 and the Lewis Gun is the much larger drum magazine, a flexible mount, and had a distinctive trigger guard.]]


=Discussion=
=Discussion=
While the confusion is understandable, given the flat pan magazine on top of the receiver, the weapon used on SAS/LRDG jeeps during WWII was the Vickers K machine gun.  The weapon was chosen by David Stirling (SAS founder) due to its' availability and the high rate of fire. --[[User:Charon68|Charon68]] 17:55, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
While the confusion is understandable, given the flat pan magazine on top of the receiver, the weapon used on SAS/LRDG jeeps during WWII was the Vickers K machine gun.  The weapon was chosen by David Stirling (SAS founder) due to its' availability and the high rate of fire. --[[User:Charon68|Charon68]] 17:55, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

Revision as of 02:40, 7 November 2013

Additional Variants

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Type 92 - 7.7×58mm Arisaka. The Type 92 is a Japanese made clone of the Lewis Gun and were issued to the Imperial Japanese Navy to be mounted on IJN planes during the early parts of World War II. In combat however, the Type 92 was considered inadequate compared to the Type 1 and Type 2 machine guns and the Type 99 cannon. The weapon was also never modified for another caliber thanks to 7.7×58mm Arisaka and .303 British ammunition being extremely identical to each other. Differences between the Type 92 and the Lewis Gun is the much larger drum magazine, a flexible mount, and had a distinctive trigger guard.

Discussion

While the confusion is understandable, given the flat pan magazine on top of the receiver, the weapon used on SAS/LRDG jeeps during WWII was the Vickers K machine gun. The weapon was chosen by David Stirling (SAS founder) due to its' availability and the high rate of fire. --Charon68 17:55, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

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