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| rdfs:label | - Type 100 Submachine Gun
- Type 100 submachine gun
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| rdfs:comment | - The was a Japanese submachine gun used during World War II, and the only submachine gun produced by Japan in any quantity. It was made in two basic variants referred to by American and British observers as the Type 100/40 and the Type 100/44, the latter also known as the Type 100 (Simplified). A third variant was a folding version of the early model, sometimes referred to as the Type 100 Navy, made for parachutists.
- The Type 100 was a submachine gun that was used by Japan during World War II.
- The Type 100 (一〇〇式機関短銃 Hyaku-shiki kikan-tanju) was a Japanese submachine gun used during World War II, and the only submachine gun produced by Japan in any quantity. Designed and built by the Nambu Arms Manufacturing Company, the Type 100 was a robust, if unremarkable, submachine gun that was first delivered to the Imperial Army, in 1942. Japan was surprisingly late to introduce the submachine gun to its armed forces.
- The Type 100 submachine gun is a Japanese automatic weapon used during World War II. It was designed and built in 1939 by the Nambu Arms Manufacturing Company. It was the only SMG produced by Japan, only 25,000 were ever produced, in comparison to the 1.5 million Thompson SMGs the U.S. produced during its involvement during the war, even though very few actually made it to the frontlines until the final months of the war, it did prove an effective weapon in combat. It was issued at Platoon level, meaning only officers, and occasionally NCO's were issued the weapon. It fires a 30 round box magazine attached to the side of the gun and uses 8x22 Nambu rounds. An Early version of the Type 100 had a rear peep sight, a slower fire rate, and a bayonet mount, a very unique feature on a Submachineg
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| Name | - 100
- Type 100/44 Submachine Gun
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| Manufacturer | - Nambu Arms Manufacturing Company
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| Variants | - Type 100/1
- Type 100/2
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| abstract | - The Type 100 submachine gun is a Japanese automatic weapon used during World War II. It was designed and built in 1939 by the Nambu Arms Manufacturing Company. It was the only SMG produced by Japan, only 25,000 were ever produced, in comparison to the 1.5 million Thompson SMGs the U.S. produced during its involvement during the war, even though very few actually made it to the frontlines until the final months of the war, it did prove an effective weapon in combat. It was issued at Platoon level, meaning only officers, and occasionally NCO's were issued the weapon. It fires a 30 round box magazine attached to the side of the gun and uses 8x22 Nambu rounds. An Early version of the Type 100 had a rear peep sight, a slower fire rate, and a bayonet mount, a very unique feature on a Submachinegun, as well as a bi-pod.
- The Type 100 (一〇〇式機関短銃 Hyaku-shiki kikan-tanju) was a Japanese submachine gun used during World War II, and the only submachine gun produced by Japan in any quantity. Designed and built by the Nambu Arms Manufacturing Company, the Type 100 was a robust, if unremarkable, submachine gun that was first delivered to the Imperial Army, in 1942. Japan was surprisingly late to introduce the submachine gun to its armed forces. The Type 100 was a well made gun, but the 8x22mm Nambu round was underpowered, roughly the equivalent to the .380 ACP. Atypically for a submachine gun, a bayonet lug was fixed under the barrel. Despite its shortcomings and complexities, the Type 100 had a high quality chrome plated barrel to aid cleaning and reduce wear. Some models also featured a bipod or a complicated muzzle brake. Three variants of the Type 100 were produced during the course of the war; an early version with bipod and extendable bayonet lug, one with a folding stock for paratroopers (Approximately 200 with the folding stock were made as it weakened the weapon's structure in combat situations) and a 1944 version that was greatly simplified in order to hasten production at a time when Japan was being pushed into retreat across the Pacific theatre and demand for submachine guns was at an all time high. The 1944 variant was slightly longer, featured simple iron sights. Corners were cut in production, leaving many Type 100s with roughly finished stocks and poorly welded parts. Despite this, the Type 100 is quite light, low recoil and accurate. Despite these simplifications, Japan lacked the industrial infrastructure to produce sufficient quantities of the Type 100 to stem the rapid Allied advance. By 1945, 30,000 had been built, a comparatively low number to the 1,300,000 plus Thompson submachine guns built by the US.
- The was a Japanese submachine gun used during World War II, and the only submachine gun produced by Japan in any quantity. It was made in two basic variants referred to by American and British observers as the Type 100/40 and the Type 100/44, the latter also known as the Type 100 (Simplified). A third variant was a folding version of the early model, sometimes referred to as the Type 100 Navy, made for parachutists.
- The Type 100 was a submachine gun that was used by Japan during World War II.
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