The Howa Type 96 automatic grenade launcher (AGL) (96式40mm自動てき弾銃, 96-shiki 40-miri jidōtekidanjū) is a Japanese automatic grenade launcher made by Howa since 1996.
Howa Type 96 | |
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Type | Automatic grenade launcher |
Place of origin | Japan |
Service history | |
In service | 1996–present |
Used by | Japan |
Production history | |
Designer | Howa[1] |
Manufacturer | Howa |
Produced | 1996–present |
Specifications | |
Mass | 24.5 kg[1] |
Length | 975 mm[2] |
Barrel length | 454 mm[2] |
Cartridge | 40×53mm |
Caliber | 40 mm |
Action | Blow forward |
Rate of fire | 250-350 rpm[1] |
Maximum firing range | 1500 m |
Feed system | 50-grenades belt |
Sights | Ladder |
History
With the need of a heavy fire support weapon in Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) service aside from the use of the Sumitomo Type 62 GPMG and the Sumitomo M2HB machine gun, Howa first created and produced the weapon in 1996.[3]
Use
The Howa Type 96 can be used by both infantry and armored vehicles, the former with a tripod and the latter by being placed on a weapon mount.[1] It is seen as one of the main weapons mounted on the Type 96 Armored Personnel Carrier.[3][4]
Operational details
On the left side of the Type 96 is a feeding bay where the 40 mm grenades belt can be loaded onto the AGL.[5]
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Howa Type 96.
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