Morita Type 35

The Morita Type 35 (三五式重機関銃) is a gas-operated, air-cooled, belt-fed developed and manufactured by Morita Precision Engineering since 1970. It is the primary heavy machine gun used by the Yamataian Armed Forces.

The Type 35 was developed in the late 1960s to replace the ubiquitous 7.7 mm, which had been in use since 1930. The aim was to develop a new, modernised heavy machine gun design that fired the 14.5 mm round, in order to improve standardisation with the other nations of HECO.

Design
The Type 35 is a gas-operated, air-cooled, belt-fed weapon. The gun is operated using dual gas pistons, located in two gas tubes placed on either side of the barrel. The barrel is locked by means of a rotary bolt with multiple radial lugs that engages the barrel extension, eliminating the need for headspace adjustments. The Type 35 pioneered the "constant recoil" system later used in the Morita Type 38 light machine gun, and it has a quick-detachable barrel equipped with a carrying handle to facilitate the ease of barrel changing under combat situations or during operational manoeuvres.

Uniquely, the Type 35 has a dual belt-feed system, allowing for fast and easy switching of ammunition from standard ball rounds to Arisaka armor-piercing-incendiary rounds or the Chiotanne saboted light armour penetrator, which are capable of penetrating a rolled homogeneous armour plate with a thickness of 25 mm from a range of 1 km. Such systems are more commonly used in automatic cannons.

Usage
The Type 35 has found widespread use in the Yamataian Armed Forces, and is used as an infantry heavy weapon, as well as mounted on various vehicles such as the Type 6 Chi-Yo MBT. It is also used as a helicopter machine gun and has also been mounted as a close-defence weapon on various warships. The Type 35 has also been exported to other countries, such as Dai Hoa, Masuka, and Yeongseon. [Citation needed]

Users

 * Dai Hoa
 * Masuka
 * Yamatai
 * Yeongseon
 * Meridon