Type 91 grenade launcher

Summary

The Type 91 Grenade Launcher is a Chinese grenade launcher used to launch 35mm non-lethal grenades. It may come in shoulder-launched, rifle-attached, and vehicle-mounted variants. The rifle mounted version has a similar loading mechanism to the American made M203.[1]

Type 91 UBGL
TypeGrenade launcher
Place of originChina
Service history
Used byChina
Specifications
Cartridge35mm Grenade
Caliber35x115mm
ActionPump action
Feed systemSingle shot

Design and development edit

The shoulder-fired launcher is a single-shot, manual-fed, and breech-loading weapon. It is lightweight, compact, breech-loading, and single-shot. It consists of a hand guard, sight, aluminum receiver assembly, barrel stop, and firing mechanism. The weapon could be used by any front-line assault troops in need of a long range explosive.[2]

This weapon would be carried as a secondary weapon for a breacher, the member of a team who carries breach tool during an assault. The rifle-attached variant could be mounted on the underside of either a Type 56, Type 81, or QBZ-95.[3]

Grenade types edit

DFB-91
Stun grenade.
DFT-91
Sting grenade.
DFR-91
Paintball grenade.
DFC-91
Tear gas.
DFG-91
Flashbang.

Variants edit

QLL-91
shoulder-fired variant
QLG-91
rifle-attached variant for Type 56 assault rifle.
QLG-91A
rifle-attached variant for Type 81 assault rifle.
QLG-91B
rifle-attached variant for QBZ-95

Vehicle-Mounted edit

This version of the Type 91 can be mounted on the WZ-551 internal security armored vehicle. It can fire in automatic and semi-automatic modes. The launcher is air-cooled, recoil operated, disintegrating metallic link-belt fed non lethal weapon.

Users edit

See also edit

International:

References edit

  1. ^ "QLG-10A". Military Today.
  2. ^ "QLL/QLG91". Guns's World.
  3. ^ "QLL/QLG91". Guns's World.

External links edit

  • Type 91 at SinoDefence