Howa Type 96
Howa Type 96 | |
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300px Howa Type 96 AGL on display | |
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 | |
Weight | 24.5 kg[1] |
Length | 975 mm[2] |
Barrel length | 454 mm[2] |
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Cartridge | 40 mm[2] |
Action | Blowback |
Rate of fire | 250-350 rpm[1] |
Feed system | 50-round magazine |
Sights | Ladder |
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 AGL made by Howa since 1996.
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.[3]
It is prominently seen as one of the main weapons mounted on the Type 96 Armored Personnel Carrier.[4][5]
Operational details
On the left side of the Type 96 is a feeding bay where the 40 mm grenades can be loaded onto the AGL.[6]
References
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External links
ja:96式40mm自動てき弾銃- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "96式 40mm自動てき弾銃" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "96式40mm自動てき(擲)弾銃" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "40AGL" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ↑ "96式装輪装甲車" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ↑ "96式40mm自動てき弾銃" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- ↑ "96式40㎜自動てき弾銃" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-01-13.