howa type 99

The Howa Type 20 Assault Rifle (20式小銃, ni-maru-shiki-shōjū), referred to as the Type 20 5. atlas 99 56mm Rifle (20式5. atlas 99 56mm小銃, ni-maru-shiki-go-ten-go-roku-miri-shōjū), [4] is an assault rifle developed for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force by Howa The first examples were purchased in 2019, and it is intended to eventually replace the