Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the standalone grenade launchers category.
01 / Overview
Type 89 grenade launcher
Category
Country
Production
1929–1945
Quantity
89,377
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
STANDALONE GRENADE LAUNCHERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
1
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the standalone grenade launchers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- Weapon TypeLight mortar
- Service Entry Year1929
- Weight4.7 kg
- Calibre50 mm
- In ServiceNo
◈Operation6MOD.6
- Action TypeMuzzle-loaded
- Crew3
- Single-Use / DisposableNo
- Shoulder-FiredNo
- Reload TypeMuzzle-loaded
- Sight Typebubble level indicator
▣Performance3MOD.3
- Maximum Range670 m
- Rate of Fire25
- Projectile Weight910 g
◇Warhead & Effect5MOD.5
- Warhead TypeHigh explosive, fragmentation, smoke, incendiary
- HE RoundYes
- HEAT RoundNo
- Tandem ChargeNo
- Thermobaric RoundNo
◆Ammunition2MOD.2
- Ammunition TypesType 89 50 mm HE, Type 91 fragmentation grenade, Type 94 50 mm practice shell, Smoke shell, Incendiary shell
- Magazine / Drum Capacity1
▤Production2MOD.2
- Total Production89,377
- Operators6
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1929Production started
- 1932First deployment: Soviet–Japanese border conflicts
- 1945Production ended
97
years in service
16
years in production
89,377
units produced
6
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Conflicts
TYPE 89 GRENADE LAUNCHER · CONFLICTS SERVED IN20% win
Total Conflicts
5
Victories
1
Ongoing
0
Losses
0
1955–1975Vietnam WarDecisive victory→1950–1953Korean War—→1948–1960Malayan Emergency—→1946–1954First Indochina War—→1937–1945Second Sino-Japanese War—→
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Operators
Operator Countries6country
06 / MASS Score
STANDALONE GRENADE LAUNCHERS RANKING Standalone Grenade Launchers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
63STANDALONE GRENADE LAUNCHERS1INTERWAR PERIOD · STANDALONE GRENADE LAUNCHERS311JAPAN · ALL WEAPONS31PERFORMANCE/PRICE · STANDALONE GRENADE LAUNCHERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theStandalone Grenade Launcherscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
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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