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The Type91 Vehicle-Mounted Light Machine Gun「九一式車載軽機関銃」was the main Japanese tank machine gun used from 1931 to 1937. It was a slight modification of the Type11 Light Machine Gun.
The gun was equipped with a 1.5x magnification scope ranged at 300 meters. This scope could not be mounted with the standard Type11. The stock was replaced with a pistol grip for operation in the vehicles. The loading rack was modified for ease of operation and loading quickness in the tight tank compartment.
The gun could be removed from the vehicle mount in the field and used as a standard machine gun. For this, the pistol grip could be interchanged with the standard stock and grip. The scope could be easily detached to utilize the standard aiming sights. An attachable bi-pod was carried, should the gun be used in this way.

Type91 Vehicle-Mounted LMG fastened to the exterior gun mount of a Type92 Heavy Armoured Car.
The gun could also be removed and fastened to a high exterior gun mount, for anti-air use.
1919 - 1945 |
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Infantry Weapons | |
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Swords | Guntō |
Bayonets | Type30 Bayonet • Type35 Bayonet • Type2 Bayonet |
Revolvers | Type26 Revolver |
Semi-Automatic Pistols | Hamada Type 1 Pistol • Hamada Type 2 Pistol • Sugiura Shiki • TypeA Nambu • TypeB Nambu • Type 14 Pistol • Type 19 Pistol • Type 94 Nambu |
Bolt-Action Rifles | Type30 Rifle • Type30 Carbine • Type35 • Type38 Rifle • Type38 Carbine • Type38 Cavalry Rifle • Type44 • Type97 • Type99 Arisaka • Type99 Sniper Rifle • Type100 TERA • Type1 TERA • Type2 TERA • TypeI • TypeMo |
Semi-Automatic Rifles | Type4 • Type5 |
Submachine Guns | Experimental Model 1 Submachine Gun • Experimental Model 2 Submachine Gun • MAB 38 • MP 34 • Type100 |
Light Machine Guns | Te-4 • Type11 • Type96 • Type99 |
Heavy Machine Guns | Type3 • Type92 • Type92 • Type1 |
Anti-Tank Rifles | Type97 |
Grenade Launchers | Type10 • Type89 |
Rifle Grenade Launchers | Type100 • Type2 |
Anti-Personnel Grenades | Type10 • Type91 • Type97 • Type98 • Type99 • Type3 • Type4 |
Rocket Launchers | Type4 • Type5 |
Flamethrowers | Number 1 Flamethrower • Number 2 Flamethrower • Type93 • Type95 • Type100 |
Artillery | |
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Anti-Aircraft Guns | Type2 20mm • Type98 20mm • Type4 75mm • Type11 75mm • Type88 75mm • Type3 80mm • Type99 88mm • Type14 10cm • Type3 12cm • Type10 12cm • Type5 15cm • Ho-103 |
Anti-Tank Guns | Type97 20mm • Type1 37mm • Type94 37mm • Type1 47mm • Type5 75mm • Experimental 10cm • Experimental 10cm |
Field Guns | Type11 37mm • Type94 37mm • Type1 47mm • Type31 75mm • Type38 75mm • Type41 75mm • Type90 75mm • Type95 75mm |
Howitzers | Type92 70mm • Type14 10cm • Type91 10cm • Type38 12cm • Type4 15cm • Type38 15cm • Type96 15cm |
Infantry & Mountain Guns | Type1 37mm1 • Type92 70mm • Type31 75mm • Type41 75mm • Type99 10cm |
Mortars | Type98 50mm • Type11 70mm • Type3 81mm • Type97 81mm • Type99 81mm • Type94 90mm • Type97 90mm • Type2 12cm • Type93 15cm • Type95 15cm • Type96 15cm • Type97 15cm • Type98 32cm |
Railroad Artillery | Type90 24cm |
Rocket Artillery | Type4 20cm • Type4 40cm |
Siege Artillery | Type45 24cm • Type96 24cm • Type7 30cm |
Land Vehicle Weapons | |
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Vehicle Machine Guns | Type91 • Type97 • Vickers Mk I |
Mortars | Type3 300mm |
37mm Cannons | Type94 • Type98 • Type100 • Type1 |
47mm Cannons | Type97 • Type1 |
57mm Cannons | Type90 • Type97 |
70mm Cannons | Type95 |
75mm Cannons | Type90 • Type99 (I/II) • Type3 • Type5 • TypeGe |
105mm Cannons | Experimental Tank Gun • Type91 • Experimental Anti-Tank Gun |
150mm Cannons | Type38 • Type96 |
Aircraft Weapons | |
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Aircraft Machine Guns | 7.7mm Type89 • 7.7mm Type92 • 12.7mm Ho-103 • 13mm Type 2 • 13.2mm Type3 |
Aircraft Cannons | 20mm Ho-1 • 20mm Ho-5 • 20mm Type99 • 30mm Ho-155 • 30mm Type5 • 37mm Ho-203 • 50mm Ho-401 • 12cm Ho-601 • 15cm Ho-701 |