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became aware of the name "knee mortar" and thought the light design allowed it to be fired with the base plate resting on the thigh. If the Type 10 were fired in this manner, it would result in serious injury due to recoil. However, once a few troops injured themselves, the mistranslation was discovered and further experimentation discouraged.
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dischargers of that time. It had a range control device at the base of the barrel in the form of a graduated thimble by which a gas port at the base of the tube could be varied in size. For shorter ranges, part of the propellant gases escape to the side. Due to a translation error, the Type 10 was
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264:Type 10 HE (high explosive) shell
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172:.53 kg (1 lb 3 oz)
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187:Effective firing range
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190:(Type 91 grenade): 65 m (71 yd)
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195:Maximum firing range
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16:Japanese WWII grenade launcher
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301:A Type 10 grenade discharger
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999:7.7×58mm Type 97/Type 99
654:Type 97 automatic cannon
86:Second Sino-Japanese War
218:Juu-nen-shiki tekidantō
669:Type 4 automatic rifle
76:Imperial Japanese Army
435:"Chapter IX: Weapons"
236:" by the Americans.
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700:Experimental Model 1
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620:Type 97 sniper rifle
270:Type 10 signal shell
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349:Mortars and rockets
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261:Type 11 smoke shell
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289:A Type 91 grenade.
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422:References
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363:0668038179
251:Ammunition
102:Korean War
124:1921-1937
116:1918-1920
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307:See also
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605:Type 38
600:Type 35
590:Type 30
581:Arisaka
522:Type 30
372:2067459
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151:Barrel
142:Length
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41:Light
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679:Type
514:Guntō
324:Notes
167:Shell
635:TERA
452:ISBN
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368:OCLC
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204:The
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