| Type 93 heavy machine gun | |
| Manufacturer: | Toyokawa and Yokosuka naval arsenals[1] |
| Action: | Gas-operated fully automatic |
| Cartridge: | 13.2×99mm Hotchkiss |
| Part Length: | 988mm |
| Weight: | 42kg (93lb) (empty) |
| Sights: | Spiderweb anti-aircraft iron sight |
| Caliber: | 13.2 mm |
| Length: | 140cm (60inches) |
| Production Date: | 1933-1945 [2] |
| Number: | 14,390 [3] |
| Rate: | 450 rounds/min[4] |
| Is Ranged: | Yes |
| Type: | Heavy machine gun, anti-aircraft cannon |
| Range: | 1000m (3,000feet) (against aircraft)[5] |
| Service: | 1935-1945 (Japan) |
| Wars: | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Indonesian National Revolution |
| Used By: | [6] |
| Design Date: | 1933 |
| Elevation: | -15 / +85° |
| Is Artillery: | Yes |
| Traverse: | 360° |
The Type 93 13 mm heavy machine gun (Japanese: 九三式十三粍機銃 Kyū-san Shiki Jū-san Mirimētoru Kijū), known to the Imperial Japanese Army as the Type Ho 13 mm AA machine cannon (Japanese: ホ式十三粍高射機関砲 Ho Shiki Jū-san Mirimētoru Kōsha Kikanhō), was a license-built version of the Hotchkiss M1930 machine gun used by the Empire of Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.[7] [8]