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Type 97 tank machine gun
(Redirected from Type 97 light machine gun)
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 several 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 | Appears as | 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 | |
| mounted in Japanese tanks |
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 |