IJA infantry armed with Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun. Malaya 1942

Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun

During the Battle of Nanjing in the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japanese forces captured a number of German-made SK c/30 anti-aircraft guns from the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China.
Quickly realizing the superiority of this design in terms of range and firepower over the domestic Type 88 75 mm AA Gun, the Japanese Army Technical Bureau quickly “reverse engineered” it, and placed it into production. Approximately 1000 units were built.

Type 99 88 mm AA Gun

Imperial Navy Officer and sailors escorting USMC general James Devereux, Wake Island. 1941
