TAISHO 3 WOODPECKER

The Japanese Type 3 Taisho heavy machine gun was introduced to the army in 1914 and its production continued until 1932. It was used throughout the Second World War, when it was the basic machine gun of the Japanese army. The design was based on the pattern of the French Hotchkiss model 1900 rifle, but was recalibrated to 6.5mm. Machine guns of this type had special ammunition magazines, which had to be sprayed with oil before loading so that the internal mechanism would not jam during shooting. Technical data: barrel length: 737mm, range: 4000m, caliber: 6.5mm, rifle weight: 29kg, projectile initial velocity: 740m / s, theoretical rate of fire: 450rpm.