Type 98 grenade
The Type 98 stick hand grenade was a fragmentation stick grenade deployed by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.
Type 98 grenade
US Army · https: page 230, german translation made by user Mastertom211 · Public domain
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- Type 98 grenade
- Field
- hand grenade
- Period
- 1938
- Region
- Empire of Japan
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The Type 98 stick hand grenade was a fragmentation stick grenade deployed by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.
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• Name — Type 98 grenade • Origin — Empire of Japan • Type — Hand grenade • Is Ranged — Yes • Is Explosive — Yes • Wars — Second Sino-Japanese War World War II
History
History
In 1938, the Imperial Japanese Army copied the Chinese Stielhandgranate 24 and produced them at a Japanese factory in Manchuria (then Japanese Manchukuo). In 2015, Type 98s were documented to have been found in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Design
Design
The weapon operated identically to the Chinese versions of the German Model 24 stick grenade, which had been encountered in the Second Sino-Japanese War. It was based on these grenades, except that a pull ring was attached to the igniting cord, and the actual fuse delay itself was reduced to four to five seconds (varying from grenade to grenade). The explosive charge contained 3 oz of picric acid (a cheaper and more powerful but less safe explosive than TNT). The Type 98 is much smaller than the Model 24 and the charge is less than half from the same grenade. Like the Chinese grenades, it was a crude copy of the Model 1924 and a number of issues plagued its effectiveness.
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• Empire of Japan: Imperial Japanese Army.
Imperial Japanese Army Prototype Modified Grenade cutaway
US Army · https: page 232/233, translation by user Mastertom211
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1938
Type 98 grenade first recorded.
1938
Type 98 grenade is recorded from 1938.
1938
Type 98 grenade was established or created in 1938.
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- 1.Flow of WWII weapons after the war. 15 January 2018.
- 2.Type 98 (A&B) Grenades
- 3.Japanese ammunition - C.I. amn. technical report no. 45 - Grenade, hand, H. E., type '98 (stick type). www.bulletpicker.com.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Rottman, Gordon L. World War II Axis Booby Traps and Sabotage Tactics. Osprey Publishing. 2009. 978-1846034503.
- Rottman, Gordon L. The Hand Grenade. Osprey Publishing. 2015. 978-1472807359.
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