TYPE – Shaped-charge high explosive antitank hand grenade
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Peoples Republic of China
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1949
LENGTH – 17.8 cm (7 in) without tail, @52.7 cm (20.75 in) with tail
WIDTH (DIAMETER) – 10 cm (3.94 in)
WEIGHT – 1.25 kg (2 lb 12 oz)
EFFECT – Penetration of 7.7 cm (3 in) steel at impact point
BURST RADIUS – 5 m (5.5 yards)
FUSE TYPE – Base-detonating, impact
FUSE INITIATION – Impact
FUSE DELAY – None, immediately armed on removal of safety pin
FILLER – TNT
FILLER WEIGHT – 0.85 kg (1 lb 14 oz)
AVERAGE RANGE – 10 m (11 yards)
COLOR CODE – Dark cloth bag over grenade body
MANUFACTURER – State arsenals
STATUS – Obsolete
SERVICE – Chinese People’s Army
This grenade is a copy of the Japanese WWII-era Type 3 Model A HEAT grenade. It was put back into production by the Chinese as quickly available design of an antitank grenade for the new communist country.
