Type 96 light machine gun

The Type 96 light machine gun was a light machine gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the interwar period and in World War II. It was first introduced in 1936, and fires the 6.5×50mm Arisaka from 30-round top-mounted magazines. A combination of unimpressive ballistic performance and a lack of reliability caused the Imperial Japanese Army to try to replace the Type 96 with the Type 99 light machine gun, though both saw major usage until the end of the war.

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1936 — 1945 Type 96 light machine gun

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World War II Q362

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Second Sino-Japanese War

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Machine gun Type 96 1

IJA soldiers invaded Henan

Machine gun Type 96 1

IJA defense hill areas2

1944 Operation Ichigo IJA invaded Henan

Not a type 96, that's a type 99. Can't figure out how to edit this pic.

Type 96 LMG with Type 99 shield

Indonesische TNI troepen staan aangetreden, Bestanddeelnr 1512-2-1

Type 96 light machine gun

Type 96 light machine gun RCR Museum 1

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Machine gun Type 96 1		Commons
commons	image		IJA soldiers invaded Henan		Commons
commons	image		Machine gun Type 96 1		Commons
commons	image		IJA defense hill areas2		Commons
commons	image		1944 Operation Ichigo IJA invaded Henan		Commons
commons	image		Not a type 96, that's a type 99. Can't figure out how to edit this pic.		Commons
commons	image		Type 96 LMG with Type 99 shield		Commons
commons	image		Indonesische TNI troepen staan aangetreden, Bestanddeelnr 1512-2-1		Commons
commons	image		Type 96 light machine gun		Commons
commons	image		Type 96 light machine gun RCR Museum 1		Commons