Talk:Type 96 light machine gun

Firearms Low‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Firearms, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of firearms on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.FirearmsWikipedia:WikiProject FirearmsTemplate:WikiProject FirearmsFirearms articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

Military history: Technology / Weaponry / Asian / Japanese / World War II

This article is within the scope of the Military history WikiProject. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks. To use this banner, please see the full instructions.Military historyWikipedia:WikiProject Military historyTemplate:WikiProject Military historymilitary history articles

This article has been checked against the following criteria for B-class status:
Referencing and citation: criterion not met Coverage and accuracy: criterion not met Structure: criterion not met Grammar and style: criterion met Supporting materials: criterion met

Associated task forces:
/
	Military science, technology, and theory task force
	Weaponry task force
	Asian military history task force
	Japanese military history task force
	World War II task force

Japan Low‑importance

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Japan, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Japan-related articles on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project, participate in relevant discussions, and see lists of open tasks. Current time in Japan: 12:19, May 18, 2024 (JST, Reiwa 6) (Refresh)JapanWikipedia:WikiProject JapanTemplate:WikiProject JapanJapan-related articles

Low

This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

WikiProject Japan to do list:

edit
history
watch
purge

Peer review: Kako River (Japan)
A-class review: None

Featured content candidates –

Articles: None
Pictures: None
Lists: None

Good article nominations: Pure Japanese, Vinland Saga (TV series), Japanese destroyer Ume (1944), Mai Fujisawa, Godzilla Minus One
Add requested images to articles that need them.
Pages for Deletion: Participate in Japan-related deletion discussions.
Improve and expand Japan-related stubs.
Create some requested articles.
Help translate an article from the Japanese Wikipedia into English.
Assess unassessed articles

Requested move[edit]

The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: page moved. Vegaswikian (talk) 19:32, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Type 96 Light Machine Gun → Type 96 light machine gun – As with Type 99 light machine gun, per WP:CAPS. Common nouns should not be capitalised. SSDGFCTCT9 (talk) 20:31, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

"Poor dimensional tolerances" and jamming[edit]

Why would poor dimensional tolerances lead to jamming? Usually "poor tolerances" in machine work results in parts fitting LOOSER than they are supposed to. In engines and in guns, this usually results in a more reliable but less efficient and/or accurate machine. This is one of the reasons the Kalashinikov rifle is so legendarily reliable (besides basic design), and why hand-fitted "full race" M1911 pistols tend to be finicky about what type of ammo they will feed reliably but can drive a tack at 50yds, while other cheaper types with slides that "rattle" will feed just about anything and give only sufficient accuracy. Supposedly one of the main reasons that large American radial engines of WWII were so reliable and could run even when suffering from major battle damage is that were machined to far looser tolerances than most German or British engines (although I have to wonder how much of this is myth, and if there were looser tolerances it wasn't actually because radials are air cooled and need more tolerance for metal expansion, etc). AnnaGoFast (talk) 23:19, 30 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Both reliable and unreliable[edit]

Oh the wonders of the Wiki! --84.189.95.128 (talk) 17:24, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]