This video analyzes the Nambu Type 96 and Type 99 light machine guns, highlighting their strengths as arguably the best LMGs of WWII. It details their design by Kijiro Nambu, emphasizing their distinct mechanical operation from the Bren gun despite an external resemblance. The description covers the Type 96's adoption in 1936, its 6.5x50SR Japanese cartridge, optics rails, 30-round box magazines, and its replacement by the Type 99 in 1943. The Type 99, chambered for the 7.7x58 cartridge, is described with its key differences in barrel changing mechanisms and headspace requirements, noting the design changes aimed at reducing machining costs.
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