The Type 11 came into active service in 1922, and some 29,000 were produced by the time production stopped in 1941.
It was the primary Japanese light machine gun through the Manchurian Incident and in the early stages of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Although superseded by the Type 96 light machine gun in production in 1936, it remained in service with front-line combat through the end of World War II.
Many were captured by the Chinese and were used against the Japanese.
Manchukuo Imperial Army replaced its ex-Chinese ZB vz.
30s with Type 11s in 1936.
Both sides also used Type 11 machine guns during the Chinese Civil War and North Korea used Type 11 and Type 91 during the Korean War.
The Viet Minh also used the Type 11 during the First Indochina War, as did the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War.
The Type 11 came into active service in 1922, and some 29,000 were produced by the time production stopped in 1941. It was the primary Japanese light machine gun through the Manchurian Incident and in the early stages of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Although superseded by the Type 96 light machine gun in production in 1936, it remained in service with front-line combat through the end of World War II. Many were captured by the Chinese and were used against the Japanese. Manchukuo Imperial Army replaced its ex-Chinese ZB vz. 30s with Type 11s in 1936. Both sides also used Type 11 machine guns during the Chinese Civil War and North Korea used Type 11 and Type 91 during the Korean War. The Viet Minh also used the Type 11 during the First Indochina War, as did the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War.
Type 11 light machine gun