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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.
The first prototypes were constructed in 1932 and it is estimated that around 50 models were made. The trials took place in 1935. The Type Hei Rifle was tested alongside the Type Kō Rifle and the Type Otsu Rifle, [2] however none of the rifles tested were considered suitable for service. On top of that the projected costs were too high to ...
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 ...
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.
The following is a list of Japanese military equipment of World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels, and other support equipment of both the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA), and Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) from operations conducted from start of Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 to the end of World War II in 1945.
This is a list of Japanese infantry weapons in Second Sino-Japanese War. ... (Type 100 rifle, Type 1 rifle, Type 2 rifle) Infantry pistols. Type 26 9 mm pistol;
World War II semi-automatic rifles (16 P) Pages in category "World War II rifles" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
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.