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The Type 4 rifle, often referred to as the Type 5 rifle, [2] (Japanese: 四式自動小銃 Yon-shiki Jidōshōju) was a Japanese semi-automatic rifle.It was based on the American M1 Garand with an integral 10-round magazine and chambered for the Japanese 7.7×58mm Arisaka cartridge.
Pages in category "World War II semi-automatic rifles" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Kawamura also developed a fully-automatic variant of the Type Hei rifle with an extended 20-round magazine and a gun shield. This version was called Experimental Ultra Light Machine Gun (Japanese: 試製超軽機関銃, Shisei Chō Kei Kikanjū). It was chambered in 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka like the regular Type Hei rifle. This variant was tested in ...
Empire of Japan 1932 Type Kō Rifle: Kokura Arsenal: 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka Empire of Japan 1933 Type 4 rifle: Yokosuka Naval Arsenal: 7.7×58mm Arisaka Empire of Japan 1944 United States Marine Corps Designated Marksman Rifle: 7.62×51mm NATO United States 2001 Volkssturmgewehr: 7.92×33mm Kurz Germany: 1944 Vulcan V18: 5.56×45mm NATO United ...
Empire of Japan: Type 96 light machine gun: Nagoya: 7.7x58mm Arisaka: 540: 500: 1937: 18,000~ (Pacific Theater) 12.4: 7.7 mm version of Type 96, widely used on Japanese tanks Type 99 light machine gun: Light machine gun: Fire support / suppression / defence: Gas-operated: Empire of Japan: Type 97 light machine gun: Hitachi: 7.7×58mm Arisaka 7. ...
Model 96 25 mm dual-purpose anti-tank/anti-aircraft gun; Vickers Type 40 mm dual purpose anti-tank/anti-aircraft gun; AA mine discharger (7 or 8 cm) Type 11 75 mm AA gun; Type 88 75 mm AA gun; Type 4 75 mm AA gun; Type 99 88 mm AA gun (based on Krupp 88 mm Flak of the German Navy (8.8 cm/45 SK C/30), which was captured in China) Type 14 10 cm ...
It featured a quick-release bolt and antiaircraft sights, as well as a sliding bolt cover and monopod. As a bolt-action rifle, the Type 99 was a very solid weapon, but as with all manually operated rifles used during World War II, they were in most close combat situations outclassed by semi-automatic rifles and submachine guns.
In 1937, the Japanese adopted the Type 97 sniper rifle, which was a standard issue Type 38 rifle with a 2.5x telescopic sight fitted and a bent down bolt handle. The 6.5 mm round lacked power and accuracy at long ranges, so when the 7.7 mm Type 99 rifle was adopted, the Japanese conducted trials with long and short Type 99s modified as sniper rifles in 1941.