This is an original wartime training manual for the Type 99 Light Machine Gun , issued by the Imperial Japanese Army in October 1941 (Showa 16). What is the Type 99 Light Machine Gun? The Type 99 Light Machine Gun was the Imperial Japanese Army's standard squad automatic weapon developed in 1939, meant to replace the earlier Type 96 LMG. It was chambered in the powerful 7.7×58mm round, providing greater firepower compared to the 6.5×50mm Type 96.
Origins: Developed by Kijiro Nambu, based on the ZB-26/Bren design concept. Top-fed, 30-round magazine for sustained fire. ...