CODE – 04-062-922
NAME – Type 11 Light Machine Gun
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Japan
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1922
CALIBER – 6.5x50mmSR (6.5mm Arisaka)
OVERALL LENGTH – 110 cm (43.31 in)
BARREL LENGTH – 44.3 cm (17.44 in)
RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4-Grooves, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 20 cm (7.87 in)
LOAD – Spitzer-type full jacketed ball
BULLET DIAMETER – 6.65 mm (0.262 in)
BULLET WEIGHT – 9.01 g (139 grains)
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 729 m/s (2390 fps)
MUZZLE ENERGY – 2391 j (1763 ft/lb)
WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 10.21 kg (22 lb 8 oz)
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 10.89 kg (24 lb) loaded with 30 rounds 6.5mm ball on six stripper clips
TYPE OF MOUNT – Integral folding Bipod
SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Inverted V-blade, adjustable for windage, Rear sight – Tangent with V-notch, adjustable for range, graduated from 300 to 1,500 meters (328 to 1640 yards), Sight offset to right side of weapon
EFFECTIVE RANGE – 600 m (656 yards)
OPERATION – Gas, fires from open bolt
TYPE OF FIRE – Full automatic
RATE OF FIRE – 120 rpm
CYCLIC ROF – 450 rpm
FEED DEVICE – Removable 30-round Hopper, loaded with 6 stripper clips
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.007 kg (0.25 oz) 5-round stripper clip
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.11 kg (3.9 oz) Loaded 5-rd stripper clip, 0.68 kg (1 lb 8 oz) Six-5-round stripper clips loaded with 6.5 mm ball
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Three cases of twenty-four 5-rd stripper clips each (360 rounds)
LOAD WEIGHT – 7.92 kg (17 lb 7 oz) – Seventy-two loaded stripper clips
MANUFACTURER – Kokura Military Arsenal, Kokura Prefecture, Japan
STATUS – Obsolete
SERVICE – Imperial Japanese Army
