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Ventral machine gun position of a Ki-48 light bomber, circa 1940s

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Caption     Ventral machine gun position of a Ki-48 light bomber, circa 1940s ww2dbase
Date  1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Licensing  This work originating in Japan is in the public domain. According to Article 23 of the 1899 Copyright Act of Japan and Article 2 of Supplemental Provisions of Copyright Act of 1970, a work is in the public domain if it was created or published before 1 Jan 1957.

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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
25 Mar 2011 09:56:26 PM

7.7mm Type 89 machine gun, this weapon used a flat drum magazine of 69 rounds with a rate of fire of 750rpm, effective range of 600meters/(1,970ft).
Later on crews added a 12.7mm Type 1 machine gun /0.50 caliber this weapon was very similar to the US Browning.

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