Type 99 Grenade
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| Type 99 Kiska | |
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 A cutaway of a Type 99 grenade. |
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| Type | Hand grenade/Rifle grenade |
| Place of origin |  Empire of Japan |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1939 - 1945 |
| Used by | Japan |
| Wars | Second World War |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1939 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 280 g |
| Length | 87 mm |
| Diameter | 41 mm |
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| Filling | Cast picric acid |
| Detonation mechanism |
Pyrotechnic delay of four to five seconds. |
The Type 99 Kiska grenade was a Japanese hand grenade that entered service in 1939 and saw use in the Second World War. It could be either thrown by hand or fired from a Type 100 rifle grenade launcher. It was a slightly improved version of the earlier Type 97 grenade fixing a number of issues associated with the arming striker.
[edit] References
- http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/Japan/IJA/HB/HB-9-2.html
- (1953) Japanese Explosive Ordnance, TM 9-1985-4. Departments of the Army and the Air Force.
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