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Howa Type 89
Specifications
Type: Assault Rifle
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt
Overall length: 864 mm
Barrel length: 420 mm
Weight: 3.5 kg unloaded
Magazine capacity: 30 rds
Information
When the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) was looking for a new assault rifle to replace the aging Howa Type 64 (7.62x51mm), Howa Machinery Co., of Japan designed and developed the Type 89 Assault rifle, chambered for the 5.56x45mm NATO round. It was much lighter than the Type 64 and was a modern assault rifle in the genre of the M4A1, the Sig 551, and the Heckler & Koch G36. The Type 89's design resembles the US-designed AR-18 assault rifle, which was manufactured by Howa under license from Armalite (USA). It replaced the Howa Type 64 as the main battle rifle for the JGSDF in 1989, even though the Type 64 is still used in secondary units and Coast Guard units.
The Howa Type 89 assault rifle has appeared in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Howa Type 89 Assault Rifle
Film
- JGSDF airborne unit in Sensenfukoku (宣戦布告 "declaration of war")
- JGSDF airborne unit in Midnight Eagle (ミッドナイト・イーグル)
Television
- JGSDF troops in Samurai Commando: Mission 1549
Anime
- Ishikawa and Kuze in Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd gig (with futuristic furniture and detailing, plus hybrid cybernetic/optical sights)
- Japanese soldiers in Saikano
- JGSDF soldiers in Patlabor: The Movie
- JGSDF soldiers in Patlabor: The Movie 2