Type 99 rifle

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:weapon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Japanese_22nd_Division
gptkb:Japanese_31st_Division
gptkb:Type_100
gptkbp:activities bolt-action
gptkbp:area elevation and windage
gptkbp:armament gptkb:weapon
gptkbp:broadcasts 5-round internal magazine
gptkbp:caliber gptkb:7.7×58mm_Arisaka
gptkbp:championship gptkb:battle
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:date 1939
gptkbp:discontinued 1945
gptkbp:features simplified design
gptkbp:historical_context Japanese military history
gptkbp:historical_event infantry weapon
gptkbp:historical_significance World War II weapon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Type 99 rifle
gptkbp:influenced_by Mauser design
gptkbp:is_countered_by gptkb:Second_Sino-Japanese_War
gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkbp:length 800 m/s
1,100 mm
650 mm
7.7mm ammunition
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Arisaka
gptkbp:material gptkb:museum
gptkbp:military_branch served until the 1950s
gptkbp:notable_features chrome-lined barrel
gptkbp:notable_users Japanese soldiers
gptkbp:operating_system bolt-action system
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Japan
Arisaka design
gptkbp:produced_by approximately 1 million
gptkbp:production_location gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:production_years 1939-1945
gptkbp:range 500 meters
gptkbp:rate_of_fire 15-20 rounds per minute
gptkbp:recoil moderate
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Type_5_rifle
gptkbp:safety_features manual safety
gptkbp:sights iron sights
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Type_5_rifle
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Type_99_sniper_rifle
Type 99 short rifle
gptkbp:weight 3.9 kg
4.2 kg