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Type 10 grenade discharger
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Standalone Grenade Launchers · Japan · 1921
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Type10grenadedischarger

Type 10 grenade discharger
Type 10 grenade discharger Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Makthorpe assumed (based on copyright claims). · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5
MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 35
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Range
20
Lethality
30
Accuracy
35
Capacity
10
Rate of Fire
25
Ammunition Versatility
20
Portability
60
Reliability
70
Ergonomics
50
Cost-Effectiveness
80
Methodology ↗ → Standalone Grenade Launchers ranking
Origin Japan
CategoryStandalone Grenade Launchers
EraInterwar Period
In service1921–1937
Operators2 countries
⬇ Overview
⚙ Specs
⊕ History
⊕ Conflicts
⊕ Operators
⚖ MASS Score
📚 Sources
Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
⊟ Standalone Grenade Launchersranking ↗methodology ↗
35
Standalone Grenade Launchers MASS Rating
3/4
Interwar Period
67/71
All-Time
Standalone Grenade Launchers · 10 axes scored
Range
20
Lethality
30
Accuracy
35
Capacity
10
Rate of Fire
25
Ammunition Versatility
20
Portability
60
Reliability
70
Ergonomics
50
Cost-Effectiveness
80
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the standalone grenade launchers category.
01 / Overview
Type 10 grenade discharger
Category
Standalone Grenade Launchers
Country
Japan
Production
1921–1937
Operators
2 countries
Conflicts
3 conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
STANDALONE GRENADE LAUNCHERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
3
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
MASS SCORE ↗
35
standalone grenade launchers category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the standalone grenade launchers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
  • Weapon TypeLight mortar
  • Service Entry Year1921
  • Weight2.6 kg
  • Calibre50 mm
  • Length525 mm
  • In ServiceNo
◈Operation6MOD.6
▣Performance3MOD.3
  • Effective Range65 m
  • Maximum Range175 m
  • Projectile Weight530 g
◇Warhead & Effect5MOD.5
◆Ammunition2MOD.2
  • Ammunition TypesType 10 HE grenade, Type 91 HE grenade, Type 10 flare/signal shell, Type 11 smoke shell
  • Magazine / Drum Capacity1
▤Production1MOD.1
  • Variants1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1921Production started
  2. 1937First deployment: Second Sino-Japanese War
105
years in service
16
years in production
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Conflicts
TYPE 10 GRENADE DISCHARGER · CONFLICTS SERVED IN0% win
Total Conflicts
3
Victories
0
Ongoing
0
Losses
0
1950–1953Korean War—→1948–1960Malayan Emergency—→1937–1945Second Sino-Japanese War—→
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Operators
Operator Countries2country
JapanACTIVETaiwanRETIRED
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
HE Round
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
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Standalone Grenade Launchers Interwar Period Japan
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