Type 100 grenade discharger
| Type 100 grenade discharger | |
|---|---|
 Type 100 rifle grenade launcher | |
| Type | Rifle grenade |
| Place of origin | Empire of Japan |
| Service history | |
| Wars | Second World War |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1939 |
The Type 100 grenade discharger (一〇〇式擲弾器) was introduced in 1939 as a grenade launcher for the Type 38 and Type 99 Arisaka rifles.
Design
[edit]The Type 100 launches standard Type 91 and Type 99 hand-grenades.
The launcher is somewhat unusual in that rather than using the more common cup designs it is a gas trap system, meaning that it incorporates a barrel extension which taps off excess propellant gases to launch the grenade from a cup offset from the barrel.
This has the advantage that standard rifle cartridges could be used along with the standard hand-grenades which simplified logistics, at the expense of increased weight and decreased efficiency.
The effective range is approximately 100 yards (91 m).[1]
Users
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/jp_rifle_grenade/index.html Model 100 Grenade Launcher Produced in Two Types" from Intelligence Bulletin, Dec. 1944
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