The Type 04 automatic grenade launcher (military designation QLZ-04) is a Chinese 35x32SR mm belt-fed automatic grenade launcher, developed as an alternative to the older QLZ-87. It may be vehicle-mounted or crew-served.[2][3][4][5]
Variants
- QLZ-04
- Domestic version
- LG3
- Export version based on the QLZ-94, chambered in 40x53mm NATO grenade.[6]
See also
International:
- Mk 19 grenade launcher – (United States)
- Daewoo Precision Industries K4 – (South Korea)
- Howa Type 96 – (Japan)
- Mk 47 Striker – (United States)
- AGS-17 – (Soviet Union)
- AGS-30 – (Russia)
- AGS-40 – (Russia)
- Vektor Y3 AGL – (South Africa)
- SB LAG 40 – (Spain)
- HK GMG – (Germany)
- XM174 grenade launcher – (United States)
References
- ^ QLZ04式35毫米自动榴弹发射器 dooland.com (in Chinese)Archived 29 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ “QLZ-04 – Modern Firearms”. Modernfirearms.net. 4 September 2013.
- ^ “QLZ04 – Weaponsystems.net”. weaponsystems.net.
- ^ Yan, Timothy (21 August 2014). The Chinese QLZ87 Automatic Grenade Launcher. Armament Research Services Pty. Ltd. ISBN 9780992462420 – via Google Books.
- ^ “Grenade Launchers in China (Upper)” (PDF). Indiastorage.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ G. Yan, Timothy (13 May 2015). “Chinese Small Arms from the 7th Beijing Police Equipment Expo”.