

The Type 99 Light Machine gun entered service in 1939. This improved its power by over 50 percent. The design was quite similar to the earlier Type 96, but Type 99 fired the new and more powerful 7.7 mm Arisaka cartridge, replacing the weaker 6.5mm cartridge. The Type 99 light machine gun (LMG) was used by the Imperial Japanese Army. Nevertheless, a few among them really stand out. So, without further ado, SOFREP presents the best WWII machine guns (and for those keeping track, the list is in no particular order).

The list of WWII machine guns is long as many countries were manufacturing their own.
