The Type 93 13 mm heavy machine gun (Japanese: 九三式十三粍機銃 Kyū-san Shiki Jū-san Mirimētoru Kijū), known to the Imperial Japanese Army as the Type Ho 13 mm AA machine cannon (Japanese: ホ式十三粍高射機関砲 Ho Shiki Jū-san Mirimētoru Kōsha Kikanhō), was a license-built version of the Hotchkiss M1930 machine gun used by the Empire of Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.[4][5]


| Type 93 heavy machine gun | |
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A tripod-mounted single Type 93 HMG on display at the Auckland Museum | |
| Type | Heavy machine gun, anti-aircraft cannon |
| Place of origin | |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1935-1945 (Japan) |
| Used by | |
| Wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Indonesian National Revolution |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1933 |
| Manufacturer | Yokosuka Naval Yard[1] |
| Produced | 1935-1945 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 42 kilograms (93 lb) (empty) |
| Length | 140 centimeters (55 in) |
| Barrel length | 988 millimeters (38.9 in) |
| Shell | 13.2×99mm Hotchkiss |
| Caliber | 13.2 mm |
| Action | Gas-operated fully automatic |
| Elevation | -15 / +85° |
| Traverse | 360° |
| Rate of fire | 450 rounds/min[2] |
| Effective firing range | 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) (against aircraft)[3] |
| Sights | Spiderweb anti-aircraft iron sight |
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