Type 91, 35 mm Grenade Launcher

The Type 91 grenade launcher is used to launch low velocity non lethal 35 mm grenades for riot-control purpose. This launcher include three variants: shoulder-fired, rifle-attached, and vehicle-mounted.

The shoulder-fired Type 91 35 mm Grenade Launcher is a single-shot, break-open, manual fed, shoulder-fired weapon. It is breech-loading and fires a 35 mm grenades. It has an open, fixed front sight and an open, adjustable rear sight.

Riot-control police firing Type 91

The rifle-attached Type 91 35 mm Grenade Launcher is used while attached to a Type 56 submachine gun, Type 81 assult rifle, or Type 95 assult rifle. It is a lightweight, compact, breech loading, pump action, single shot launcher. The launcher consists of a hand guard and sight assembly with an adjustable metallic folding, short-range blade sight assembly, and an aluminum receiver assembly which houses the barrel latch, barrel stop and firing mechanism.

Rifle-attached Type 91

Type 91 attched on Type 95 rifle

The vehicle-mounted 35 mm Grenade Launcher is fitted on the Type 91 (WZ-551) internal security armoured vehicle. It can fire 35 mm grenades in automatic and semi-automatic modes. The launcher is an air cooled, recoil operated, disintegrating metallic link-belt fed non lethal weapon mainly for riot control. The rounds feeding mechanism is driven by external power.

Vehicle-mounted 35 mm grenade launcher

Ammunitions used by the Type 91 grenade launcher include Tear Gas and Sound/Light Shock.

SPECIFICATIONS

Grenade Length: 114 mm
Grenade Weight: 145 g
Bore Diameter: 35 mm
Muzzle Velocity: 70 m/s
Maximum Effective Range: 400 m
Fuze: Three time delay modes for 100, 200 and 300 m respectively