:Type 98/Type 1 machine gun

{{confused|Type 1 heavy machine gun}}

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{{infobox weapon

| name = Army Type 98 / Navy Type 1 machine gun

| image = Aangetroffen of in beslag genomen machinegeweer, Bestanddeelnr 5913.jpg

| image_size = 300px

| caption = Army Type 98 or late-variant Navy Type 1 with bipod for field use, captured by Dutch forces in Indonesia, 1947

| origin = Empire of Japan

| type = Machine gun

| is_ranged = YES

| service = 1938–1945 (Type 98){{sfn|Mikesh|2004|p=117}}
1941–1945 (Type 1){{sfn|Mikesh|2004|p=128}}

| used_by = Imperial Japanese Army (Type 98)
Imperial Japanese Navy (Type 1)

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| manufacturer = Type 98{{sfn|Mikesh|2004|p=117}}
Nagoya Army Arsenal
Type 1{{sfn|Mikesh|2004|p=128}}
Nagoya Army Arsenal,
Tagajo Naval Arsenal,
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal

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| weight = {{convert|7.2|kg|lb|abbr=on}}{{sfn|Mikesh|2004|p=117}}

| length = {{convert|1078|mm|in|abbr=on}}{{sfn|Mikesh|2004|p=117}}

| part_length = {{convert|600|mm|in|abbr=on}}

| cartridge = 7.92×57mm Mauser{{sfn|Mikesh|2004|p=117}}

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| rate = 1,000 RPM{{sfn|Mikesh|2004|p=117}}

| velocity ={{convert|750|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}}{{sfn|Mikesh|2004|p=117}}

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| feed = 75-round double-drum magazine

| sights = Iron

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The Army Type 98 and Navy Type 1 machine gun were license-built variants of the German MG 15 machine gun intended for aerial use and occasional field use in the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy during World War II.{{sfn|Mikesh|2004|p=117}}