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QLZ-04

The Type 04 automatic grenade launcher 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.

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QLZ-04
A Russian soldier training to use the QLZ-04
TypeGrenade launcher
Place of originChina
Service history
In service2004-present
Used by China
Production history
Designed1999-20041
ManufacturerNorinco
Produced2004-present
Specifications
Mass20 kg
Length1026 mm
Barrel length380 mm

CartridgeHE-FRAG; HE-DP
ActionAir-cooled, blowback, open bolt
Rate of fire350-400 rounds per minute
Effective firing range1750 m
Feed systembelt

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.2345

Variants

QLZ-04
Domestic version
LG3
Export version based on the QLZ-94, chambered in 40x53mm NATO grenade.6
See also

See also

International:

References

References

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  2. "QLZ-04 - Modern Firearms". Modernfirearms.net. 4 September 2013.
  3. "QLZ04 - Weaponsystems.net". weaponsystems.net.
  4. Yan, Timothy (21 August 2014). The Chinese QLZ87 Automatic Grenade Launcher. Armament Research Services Pty. Ltd. ISBN 9780992462420 – via Google Books.
  5. "Grenade Launchers in China (Upper)" (PDF). Indiastorage.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  6. G. Yan, Timothy (13 May 2015). "Chinese Small Arms from the 7th Beijing Police Equipment Expo".