Howa Type 20
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The Howa Type 20 Assault Rifle (20式小銃, ni-maru-shiki-shōjū), referred to as the Type 20 5.56mm Rifle (20式5.56mm小銃, ni-maru-shiki-go-ten-go-roku-miri-shōjū),[4] is an assault rifle developed for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force by Howa.
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Howa Type 20 | |
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Type | Assault rifle |
Place of origin | Japan |
Service history | |
In service | 2019–present |
Used by | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force |
Production history | |
Designer | Harada Toshihiko (Original design)[1] Kei Koyama (Original design)[1] Koji Iwata (Original & current design)[1][2] Kazuhiro Kuroda (Original & current design)[1][2] |
Designed | 2015 |
Manufacturer | Howa |
Unit cost | $2,600 |
Produced | 2020–present |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) |
Length | 780 mm (31 in) (stock collapsed) 850 mm (33 in) (stock extended) |
Barrel length | 330 mm (13 in) |
Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO |
Action | Gas operated short stroke piston |
Rate of fire | 650–850 rounds/min[3] |
Feed system | 30 round 5.56x45mm STANAG magazine |
Sights | Iron sights Opticial sights can be mounted on rail |
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The first examples were purchased in 2019, and it is intended to eventually replace the Howa Type 89 in general service.[5]