Howa type 96
| Howa type 96 | |
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| general information | |
| Military designation: | Type 96 |
| Country of operation: | Japan |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Howa |
| Manufacturer country: | Japan |
| Production time: | 1996 until today |
| Weapon Category: | Machine grenade weapon |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 975 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 24.5 kg |
| Barrel length : | 454 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : | 40 mm HV grenade |
| Ammunition supply : | belt |
| Cadence : | 300 rounds / min |
| Fire types: | Automatic |
| Visor : | Rear sight and front sight |
| Charging principle: | Blow forward |
| Lists on the subject | |
The Howa Type 96 is a machine grenade launcher that has been produced by Hōwa Kōgyō for the Japanese ground self-defense forces since 1996 . The weapon is intended as a supplement to the Sumitomo NTK-62 and Sumitomo M2 . It is used as the main weapon of the Type 96 transport tank, but can also be used by infantry from a tripod . An ammunition box with 50 grenades is mounted on the left side of the weapon, which are fed to the weapon via an ammunition belt. Similar to the American Mk-20 machine grenade launcher , the automatic grenade launcher works according to the blow-forward principle, which is otherwise rarely used in firearms .
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- ↑ Article Howa Type 96 40mm Automatic Grenade Launcher (AGL) (Japan) on militaryfactory.com from October 24, 2017, last accessed January 8, 2018.