13 mm kulomet typ 93

Title: Mitrailleuse Hotchkiss de 13,2 mm modèle 1929

Place of origin:France


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Wars: World War II

Production history:

Designer:Hotchkiss et Cie
Designed: France: c. 1926
Japan: 1933
Variants Japan: 13.2mm machine gun type 93

Basic data:

Weight Type 93:
Gun itself: 42 kg.
single barrel complete: 113 - 213 kg
double barrel set: 314 kg
Four-barrel set: 1163 kg
Total length of Type 93: 1410 mm
Barrel length: 1003 mm
Type of cartridge: Single


Hub length: 99 mm
Projectile weight:
French: 51g
Japanese: 44,5 g for incendiary to 51,8 g for training and anti-tank
Calibre 13.2 mm
Firing principle: gas extraction from the barrel
Elevation Model 1929: -10° to +90°
Type 93: -15° to +85°
Cadence Model 1929:
450 rounds/min theoretically
200 shots/min practical
Impact velocity Model 1929: 790.0 - 800.1 m/s
Type 93: 805.0 m/s
Effective Range Model 1929:
7200 m at 45° elevation
Altitude range against aircraft: 4200 m

Type 93:

6000 m at 45° elevation
6500 m at 50° elevation
Altitude range against aircraft at 85° elevation:
3980 m effective
4500 m maximum
Maximum range 7200 m at 45° elevation for Model 1929
Ammunition supply 30-round clip

sources:

www.fischer-tropsch.org
www.fischer-tropsch.org
http://navweaps.com/Weapons/WNJAP_13mm-76_mg.htm
cs.wikipedia.org

13,2 mm machine gun type 93[/heading]

he was in Japan license-produced, originally a French heavy machine gun Hotchkiss 13,2 mm. In Japan it was referred to as the 13mm machine gun type 93 or 13mm machine gun of the type Ho. Was compiled into one-, two - and čtyřhlavňových arrangement and used as a anti-aircraft gun for the navy and for land troops.

Development:

At the end of the twenties of the proposed Hotchkissovo design department a number of anti-aircraft weapons in rážích from 13,2 to 37 mm. All structurally based on 8mm machine gun Hotchkiss M1914 using the sampling gases from the barrel and which has proven its quality in the World war, and was therefore still in the armor. 13.2 mm machine gun Hotchkiss was originally designed as an infantry weapon, that had as a foothold to use a tripod and was designed to destroy lightly armoured targets and manpower of the enemy. Then the French commanders, the proposal was rejected on the grounds that the original intention of the administrator selection process was the anti-aircraft gun. Also, there was concern that a bullet falling from a great height (after it didn't find the enemy plane) endanger the own troops and therefore was a preferred variant of the larger caliber with autodestrukčními projectiles.
Later, however, the proffered weapon navy has expressed interest in and tests were carried out in the tank troops.

Examples of use

The French air force was found for this gun use in defense of their field airport and certain strategic locations. The gun was for the needs of the French air force referred to as: engaged de 13,2 mm CA mle 1930.

French navy used the weapon as anti-aircraft in two and čtyřhlavňových setups on their ships.

The French army used the gun in jednohlavňové variant as the armament of some of the exploration vehicles such as the little tank Renault AMR-33/35 or an armored wheeled vehicle Laffly 80AM. The gun was also fitted to the strength of the objects of the Maginot line.

The US navy initially in a small scale also used these weapons, but after the modernisation of vessels, carried out at the end of the thirties they deprive in favour of the 20mm Oerlikonů.

The Polish navy vyzbrojilo two dvouhlavňovými ensembles of this weapon your minelayer ORP Gryf.

Japanese license

The beginning of the thirties brought the Japanese a few pieces of two and čtyřhlavňových ensembles to Japan and subjected them to the tests. 04.02. 1933, the gun was officially accepted into armaments of the imperial navy. License the serial production was started in 1935 and at the end of 1944 amounted to the production volume of 1,200 units per month. Even before the second world war, some japanese naval vessels armed with this weapon. For example, the aircraft carrier Which was equipped with a 6 IV 13.2 mm ensembles. In the later period, but preference was given to more efficient quick-firing cannons 25mm type 96, which was again the license of the imported Hotchkissu.
13.2 mm machine gun type 96 was then collectively mounted in jednohlavňovém implementation as a supplementary armament of 25 mm kanonům and was equipped with what a number of japanese vessels.

sources:

www.fischer-tropsch.org
www.fischer-tropsch.org
http://navweaps.com/Weapons/WNJAP_13mm-76_mg.htm
cs.wikipedia.org.

sources:
cs.wikipedia.org
http://navweaps.com/Weapons/WNJAP_13mm-76_mg.htm.