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[[Image:HowaType89FullStock.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Howa Type 89 in 5.56x45mm with integral bipod. Currently in use by the Modern Japanese military.]] | [[Image:HowaType89FullStock.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Howa Type 89 in 5.56x45mm with integral bipod. Currently in use by the Modern Japanese military.]] | ||
[[Image:HowaType89Para.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Howa Type 89-F assault rifle with folding stock for Paratroopers and 20-round magazine - 5.45x45mm. Currently in use by the Modern Japanese military.]] | [[Image:HowaType89Para.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Howa Type 89-F assault rifle with folding stock for Paratroopers and 20-round magazine - 5.45x45mm. Currently in use by the Modern Japanese military.]] | ||
+ | [[File:Type 89 with rail.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Howa Type 89 with scope rail on receiver. This configuration is used by Japanese special forces operators when deployed in countries that face the risk of potential combat.]] | ||
+ | [[File:Howa Type 89 folding stock with rail.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Howa Type 89-F with scope rail on receiver. This configuration is used by Japanese special forces operators when deployed in countries that face the risk of potential combat | ||
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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 comparable to the [[M4A1]], the [[SIG SG 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. | 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 comparable to the [[M4A1]], the [[SIG SG 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. | ||
Revision as of 13:15, 14 August 2014
[[File:Howa Type 89 folding stock with rail.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Howa Type 89-F with scope rail on receiver. This configuration is used by Japanese special forces operators when deployed in countries that face the risk of potential combat
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 comparable to the M4A1, the SIG SG 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.
Specifications
(1989 - Present)
- Type: Assault Rifle
- Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
- Weight: 7.7 lbs (3.5 kg)
- Length: 36.1 in (91.6 cm)
- Barrel length: 16.5 in (42 cm)
- Feed System: STANAG Magazines
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Burst-3/Full-Auto
The Howa Type 89 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
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Godzilla vs. Megaguirus | G-Graspers headquarters guards | 2000 | ||
Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies | Policemen | Howa Type 89-F | 2001 | |
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. | JGSDF personnel | 2003 | ||
D-Day (Den'D) | Enemy soldier | Airsoft | 2008 | |
Godzilla | Monarch security | Airsoft | 2014 |
Television
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Black and White | Lao Tou's guard | 2009 |
Video games
Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|
Soldier Front | 2004 | ||
Rainbow Six 3: Iron Wrath | Type 89F | Paratrooper model | 2005 |
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory | Used by JGSDF soldiers | 2005 | |
Splinter Cell: Double Agent | 2006 | ||
Operation 7 | 2006 | ||
Joukyou Kaishi! | Type 89 | 2005 | |
Alliance of Valiant Arms | Type89 | Available to Japanese players only | 2007 |
Cross Fire | Type89 | 2007 | |
Combat Arms | 2008 | ||
S.K.I.L.L - Special Force 2 | 2013 |
Anime
Title | Character | Note | Date |
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Patlabor: The Movie | JGSDF soldiers | 1989 | |
Patlabor: The Movie 2 | JGSDF soldiers | 1993 | |
Memories ("Stink Bomb") | JGSDF soldiers | 1995 | |
WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 | 2001 | ||
Digimon Tamers | JGSDF soldiers | 2001 - 2002 | |
RahXephon | JGSDF soldiers | 2002 | |
Yukikaze | Japanese soldiers | 2002 - 2005 | |
Zipang | JMSDF sailors | 2004 | |
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig | Ishikawa and Kuze | Outfitted with futuristic furniture with hybrid cybernetic/optical sights and underbarrel M203 grenade launcher | 2004 - 2005 |
Starship Operators | Amaterasu crewmembers | Modified to appear futuristic | 2005 |
Full Metal Panic!: The Second Raid | JGSDF soldiers | 2005 | |
Karas | JSDF soldiers | 2005-2007 | |
Saikano | JGSDF soldiers | 2006 | |
Library War | Library Defense Force soldiers | 2008 | |
Sound of the Sky | 2010 | ||
High School of the Dead | 2010 | ||
Puella Magi Madoka Magica | 2011 | ||
Majikoi - Oh! Samurai Girls! | 2011 | ||
Eureka Seven: AO | 2012 | ||
Upotte!! | Type 89-F, seen on gun store wall | 2012 | |
Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C³ | Yachiyo Hinata | Airsoft, Type 89-F | 2013 |
Coppelion | 1st Division Soldiers | 2013 | |
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion | Homura Akemi | 2013 |