Engineering:Howa Type 96
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| Howa Type 96 | |
|---|---|
 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 | |
| Mass | 24.5 kg[1] |
| Length | 975 mm[2] |
| Barrel length | 454 mm[2] |
| Cartridge | 40×53mm |
| Calibre | 40 mm |
| Action | Blow forward |
| Rate of fire | 250-350 rpm[1] |
| Maximum firing range | 1500 m |
| Feed system | 50-grenades belt |
| 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 automatic grenade launcher 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 Type 96 AGL mounted on top of a Type 96 APC.
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
- Comparison of automatic grenade launchers
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "96式 40mm自動てき弾銃" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20090106230736/http://rightwing.sakura.ne.jp/equipment/jgsdf/infantry/type96grenade-launcher/type96grenade-launcher.html. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "96式40mm自動てき(擲)弾銃" (in Japanese). http://www15.tok2.com/home/lttom/military-powers_jgsdf/shokaki/40mm_granade/military-powers_granadeframe.html. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in Japanese). http://www.masdf.com/spec/land/japan/96apc.html. Retrieved 2009-01-13. - ↑ "９６式40mm自動てき弾銃" (in Japanese). http://tag.vis.ne.jp/jsdf/soubi/jgsdf/96teki.html. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- ↑ "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722084034/http://militaryroom.chips.jp/newpage39.html. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
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