Type 11 light machine gun

The Type 11 light machine gun was a light machine gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the interwar period and during World War II. Adopted as the Imperial Japanese Army's first light machine gun, the Type 11 was designed by Kijirō Nambu and had certain similarities to the Hotchkiss series of machine guns. It had an unusual feed system which required five round clips to be dropped into a hopper, this held up to a total of six clips and each round was oiled as it was fed into the chamber. Despite good overall performance, this feed system was prone to collect dirt and grit which would jam the weapon while in use. It was issued to troops in 1922 and saw extensive service as a squad weapon until 1945.

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29000 produced, 
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1922 — 1945 Type 11 light machine gun

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Second Sino-Japanese War

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Chinese Civil War

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Battles Of Khalkhin Gol (1939)

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Japanese invasion of Manchuria

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Five fighting Coast Guardsmen, who participated in the initial landing on Manus Island in the Admiralties, display Japanese trophies picked up during the swift occupation of that South Pacific stronghold. (51207237610) (cropped)

Type 91 armoured car and infantry of the Imperial Japanese Army

Indonesian youth practicing with weapons 1946

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IJA soldiers invaded Henan

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Japanese Type 11 LMG from 1933 book

Carl Mydans, who is on the photographic staff of "Life" magazine, visited FBI Headquarters with his family and was... - NARA - 518188

Jap(anese) machine gun LCCN2014717924

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Five fighting Coast Guardsmen, who participated in the initial landing on Manus Island in the Admiralties, display Japanese trophies picked up during the swift occupation of that South Pacific stronghold. (51207237610) (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Type 91 armoured car and infantry of the Imperial Japanese Army		Commons
commons	image		Indonesian youth practicing with weapons 1946		Commons
commons	image		Young-japanese-soldier-with-type-11-china		Commons
commons	image		IJA soldiers invaded Henan		Commons
commons	image		IMAG0070		Commons
commons	image		Type11LMG		Commons
commons	image		Japanese Type 11 LMG from 1933 book		Commons
commons	image		Carl Mydans, who is on the photographic staff of "Life" magazine, visited FBI Headquarters with his family and was... - NARA - 518188		Commons
commons	image		Jap(anese) machine gun LCCN2014717924		Commons