The Type 04 automatic grenade launcher (military designation QLZ-04) is a Chinese 35x32SR mm belt-fed automatic grenade launcher, developed as an alternative to the older QLZ-87. It may be vehicle-mounted or crew-served.[2][3][4][5]

QLZ-04
A Russian soldier training to use the QLZ-04
TypeGrenade launcher
Place of originChina
Service history
In service2004-present
Used by China
Production history
Designed1999-2004[1]
ManufacturerNorinco
Produced2004-present
Specifications
Mass20 kg
Length1026 mm
Barrel length380 mm

CartridgeHE-FRAG; HE-DP
ActionAir-cooled, blowback, open bolt
Rate of fire350-400 rounds per minute
Effective firing range1750 m
Feed systembelt

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  1. ^ QLZ04式35毫米自动榴弹发射器 dooland.com (in Chinese)Archived 29 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "QLZ-04 - Modern Firearms". Modernfirearms.net. 4 September 2013.
  3. ^ "QLZ04 - Weaponsystems.net". weaponsystems.net.
  4. ^ Yan, Timothy (21 August 2014). The Chinese QLZ87 Automatic Grenade Launcher. Armament Research Services Pty. Ltd. ISBN 9780992462420 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Grenade Launchers in China (Upper)" (PDF). Indiastorage.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net. Retrieved 1 June 2018.