The Probert Encyclopaedia of Warfare

TYPE 99

The Arisaka Type 99 was a Japanese bolt operated rifle produced from 1940 to 1945. It developed from the 38th Year rifle, the idea being to produce a rifle chambered for the 7.7 mm cartridge. It takes a 7.7 mm round from a 5-round box magazine. It has a muzzle velocity of 715 meters-per-second and is sighted to 2400 meters, having an effective range of 500 meters. The Type 99 had a rate of fire of between eight and ten rounds per minute and was fitted with a blade foresight and an adjustable aperture leaf rearsight.
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