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13-023-949

NAME – Chinese HEAT Grenade

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.

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