Type 2 rifle grenale launcher
Illustration — A Type 2 rifle grenade launcher, with a 30 mm Type 2 grenade (top), and a large 40 mm Type 2 grenade (bottom). The Type 2 rifle grenade launcher was an attachment for the Japanese Type 38 and Type 99 rifles that allowed them to fire special hollow charge grenades. It was a version of the German Schiessbecher grenade launcher.
Also recorded as Type 2 Anti-tank Grenade Launcher
Type 2 rifle grenale launcher
US War Department · TM-E 30-480 · Public domain
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- grenade launcher.
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- Empire of Japan.
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Illustration — A Type 2 rifle grenade launcher, with a 30 mm Type 2 grenade (top), and a large 40 mm Type 2 grenade (bottom). The Type 2 rifle grenade launcher was an attachment for the Japanese Type 38 and Type 99 rifles that allowed them to fire special hollow charge grenades. It was a version of the German Schiessbecher grenade launcher.
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Two grenades were produced for the launcher: a 30 mm calibre grenade and a larger 40 mm calibre grenade, both designated Type 2. The launcher sits over the end of the barrel, held in place with a clamping device. A special crimped blank cartridge or wooden bullet is used to fire the grenades. The rear of the grenades is pre-rifled to mate with the rifling in the launcher. The rifling ensures that the grenade is spun in flight, giving it stability and arming the rotational fuze. Both grenades use a largely identical fuze, which makes up the rear part of the grenade. On impact, momentum carries the striker assembly forward, overcoming the resistant force of a creep spring into the detonator. • || 30 mm grenade || 40 mm grenade • Length — 160 mm — 180 mm • Length of upper body — 96 mm — 107 mm • Diameter of upper body — 30 mm — 40 mm • Length of lower body — 74 mm • Weight — 230 g — 370 g • Explosive content — 50 g — 100 g • Explosive type — 50% TNT / 50% RDX • Armor penetration — 30mm — 50mm
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