Type 2 machine gun

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| name = Type 2 machine gun

| image = File:MG 131 13mm.JPG

| caption = A German MG 131, which the Type 2 was adapted from

| origin = Empire of Japan

| type = Heavy machine gun

| is_ranged = yes

| service = 1942–1945{{cite book |first=Robert C. |last=Mikesh |year=2004 |title=Japanese Aircraft Equipment 1940-1945 |url= |language=EN |location=Atglen, PA |publisher=Schiffer Publishing Ltd |isbn=0-7643-2097-1 |pages=128–129}}

| used_by = Imperial Japanese Navy

| wars = World War II

| designer = Rheinmetall-Borsig AG

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| manufacturer = KK Nihon Seikoujo
Suzuka Naval Arsenal
Toyokawa Naval Arsenal

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| weight = {{Convert|17.4|kg|abbr=on}}

| length = {{Convert|1170|mm|abbr=on}}

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| cartridge = 13×64mmB

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| caliber = {{convert|13|mm|in|abbr=on}}

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| rate = 900 RPM

| velocity = {{Convert|750|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}}

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| feed = Disintegrating belt

| sights = Iron

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The Type 2 machine gun was developed for aerial use for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. It was a license-built copy of the German MG 131 machine gun.{{cite encyclopedia |url= http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/J/a/Japanese_13mm_Type_2_gun.htm |title=Japanese 13mm Type 2 Machine Gun |encyclopedia=The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia |year=2013 |accessdate=15 August 2013}}