Type 56 Chinese Projected Grenade
Type 56
Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM)
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Basic Information
Name
Type 56 Chinese Projected Grenade
Designation
Type 56
Alternate Designation
Type 56
Equipment Type
Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM)
Manufacturer
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Date of Introduction
1956
Description
The Type 56 Chinese Projected Grenade a high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT), fin-stabilized, projected grenade fired from a shoulder launcher, a copy of the Russian PG-2 and uses a base-detonating (BD), impact-inertia fuze.
System
Alternate Designation
Type 56
Type
Anti-Tank Projected Grenade
Manufacturer
INA
Design
The grenade's upper body has an anti-ricochet cap at the forward end. Variant 1 has a smooth tapered windshield and Variant 2 has a tapered fluted windshield with eight grooves.
Both have a cylindrical upper body that is crimped onto a tapered lowered body.
The windshield and upper body are one piece.
The boom is six-sided and has a protruding guide pin at the forward end.
The rear portion is cylindrical, it has six grooves, six flexible fins and a primer housing.
The primer housing has a primer at the side and a threaded propellant support at the rear.
Dimensions
Length
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Diameter
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Weight
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Details
Country of Origin
China
Category
Projected Grenade
Land > Grenades > Projected Grenade
Filter Label
T
Classification
Domain
Ground
Equipment Status
Active
Operators (1)
China
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