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IMPERIAL JAPANESE

GRENADE RIFLES AND LAUNCHERS

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PREFACE, ix

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, x

 

FOREWORD, xiii

 

1. INTRODUCTION, 1

Scope of This Book, 1

Book Overview, 3

Army Ordnance Administration Headquarters, 5

Naval Technical Department, 11

Japanese Written Language, 13

Japanese Dating Systems, 17

Japanese Ordnance Nomenclature, 18

Type 18, Type 38, and Type 99 Rifles, 20

Type 30 Bayonet, 20

 

2. MARK A AND MARK B GRENADE RIFLES, 25

Chapter Overview, 25

Mark A Grenade Rifle, 26

Mark B Grenade Rifle, 33

 

3. SPIGOT GRENADE LAUNCHERS, 39

Chapter Overview, 39

Early Spigot Grenade Launcher, 41

Type 91 High-Explosive Multipurpose Grenade, 43

Hexachlorethane Smoke Rifle Grenade, 48

Late Spigot Grenade Launcher, 50

Hollow-Charge Naval Rifle Grenade, 53

Model 2 High-Explosive Naval Rifle Grenade, 55

Model 3 Modification 1 High-Explosive Naval Rifle Grenade, 59

Other Naval Rifle Grenades and Fuzes, 62

White Phosphorus Rifle Grenade, 65

 

4. TYPE 100 GRENADE LAUNCHER, 67

Chapter Overview, 67

Type 100 Grenade Launcher, 68

Type 100 Grenade Launcher Manufacturers, 74

Type 100 Grenade Launcher Variations, 77

Type 100 Grenade Launcher Pouches, 94

Type 99 (A) Hand Grenade, 97

Launching Cartridges, 107

Cleaning Equipment, 116

Souvenir Grenade Launchers, 118

 

5. EXPERIMENTAL SE-TE GRENADE LAUNCHERS, 121

 

6. TYPE 2 GRENADE LAUNCHER, 123

Chapter Overview, 123

Hollow-Charge Explosives, 124

Transfer of German Hollow-Charge Technology to Japan, 125

German Schiessbecher, 132

Type 2 Grenade Launcher, 146

Secret Ordnance Codes, 150

Type 2 Grenade Launcher Marking Variations, 151

Type 2 Grenade Launcher Accessories, 157

Type 2 Rifle Grenades, 160

Launching Cartridges, 170

Type 2 Grenade Launcher Performance, 170

 

7. DUAL-USE 45 MM GRENADE LAUNCHERS, 173

 

8. SIMPLE GRENADE RIFLES AND LAUNCHERS, 177

Chapter Overview, 178

Simple Grenade Rifles, 178

Simple Grenade Launchers, 178

Grenades Propelled by the Simple Grenade Launchers, 182

 

9. IMPROVISED GRENADE RIFLE AND LAUNCHERS, 189

Chapter Overview, 189

New Guinea Grenade Launcher, 191

Burma Grenade Launchers, 195

Bougainville Grenade Rifle, 199

New Britain Grenade Launcher, 207

Panay Grenade Launcher, 208

 

10. PRESSURE TEST RIFLE WITH MUZZLE ATTACHMENT, 209

 

APPENDIX A—Translation of Type 100 Grenade Launcher Manual, 211

 

APPENDIX B—Translation of Japanese Secret Ordnance Codes, 221

 

REFERENCES, 229

 

INDEX, 239

 

ABOUT THE AUTHORS, 247

 

 

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