Trinh-Hoang 96 light machine gun

Trinh-Hoang 96 light machine gun
Trinh-Hoang 96 light machine gun
	Trinh-Hoang 96 light machine gun (without magazine)
Type	Light machine gun
Place of origin	Empire of Japan
Service history
In service	1939–1955
Used by	See Users
Wars	Second Europan War; War of Lorican Aggression
Production history
Designed	1938
Produced	1938–1943
No. built	75,000
Specifications
Weight	9 kg (20 lb)
Length	1,070 mm (42 in)
Barrel length	550 mm (22 in)
Cartridge	6.5x50mm Trinh-Hoang
Action	Gas-operated
Rate of fire	450–500 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity	735 m/s (2,410 ft/s)
Feed system	30 round detachable box magazine

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The Trinh-Hoang 96 light machine gunwas a light machine gun used by the Imperial Quenminese Army in the interwar period and the Second Europan War. It was the Quenminese copy of the Lucian Bren light machine gun.

The Quenminese forces required a general purpose machine gun that was easy to operate in the field. The Quenminese Army analysed a sample of captured Allied weapons, including the Bren. In tests, the Bren was able to fire in muddy condition and was wholly reliable. The decision was eventually made to copy it. It was to fire a 6.5x50mm Trinh-Hoang cartridge and had a lug for a bayonet. However, it was not without design flaws. The Quenminese engineers were not able to fully perfect the firing mechanism of the Bren. An issue with the dimensional tolerance between the bolt and the barrel led to the gun misfiring or having a fired cartridge stuck by the ejector port. Proper cleaning and maintenance were highly required. A modification was later developed into the Trinh-Hoang 96K variant. Despite improvements, it was still unable to perfect the mechanism found in both the LK 26 and the Bren LMG.