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{{short description|Japanese machine pistol}}
{{Self-contradictory|about=service adoption and production date|1=Minebea PM-9|date=February 2024}}
{{update|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox weapon
| name = Minebea PM-9
| image = 9mmMP Airsoft Gun 20101202-01.jpeg
| image_size = 300
| caption =
| origin
| type = [[Submachine gun]]<br>[[Machine pistol]]
| is_ranged = yes
<!-- Service history -->| service =
| used_by = Japan
| wars = <!-- Production history -->
| designer =
| design_date =
| manufacturer = [[Minebea Co.]]
| unit_cost = 440,000 yen (2021)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/422914?page=2 | title=スクープ！住友重機械が機関銃生産から撤退へ | date=15 April 2021 }}</ref>
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| number =
| variants = <!-- General specifications -->
| weight = 2.8 kg / 6.2 lbs<ref name="SMG">{{cite web|url=http://www15.tok2.com/home/lttom/military-powers_jgsdf/shokaki/military-powers_pisotl.htm|title=9mm機関拳銃|language=Japanese|accessdate=2008-08-29|archive-date=2012-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215154845/http://www15.tok2.com/home/lttom/military-powers_jgsdf/shokaki/military-powers_pisotl.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| length = 399 mm / 15.7"<ref name="PM-9"/>
| part_length = 120 mm / 4.7"<ref name="PM-9">{{cite web|url=http://rightwing.sakura.ne.jp/equipment/jgsdf/infantry/9mmmpjgsdf/9mmmpjgsdf.html |title=9mm機関けん銃 |language=Japanese |accessdate=2008-08-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002163639/http://rightwing.sakura.ne.jp/equipment/jgsdf/infantry/9mmmpjgsdf/9mmmpjgsdf.html |archivedate=October 2, 2008 }}</ref>
<!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->| cartridge = [[9×19mm Parabellum]]
| caliber =
| action = [[Blowback (arms)|Blowback]]
| rate = 1100 RPM<ref name="SMG"/>
| velocity =
| range = 100 [[metre|m]]
| max_range =
| feed = 25-
| sights = [[Iron sight]]s
<!-- For all -->| ref = <ref>https://www.mod.go.jp/gsdf/neae/6d/equipment/wapc.html {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>
}}
The '''Minebea PM-9 Submachine Gun''', known officially in the [[Japan Self-Defense Forces]] (JSDF) as the {{Nihongo|'''9mm Machine Pistol'''|9mm機関拳銃|Kyumiri Kikan Kenjū}}<ref name="SMG"/> or as the '''M9''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tag.vis.ne.jp/jsdf/soubi/jgsdf/9mmkikanjyu.html|title=9mm機関拳銃|language=Japanese|accessdate=2009-01-26}}</ref> is a Japanese-made
Although the PM-9 nomenclature is widely used among non-Japanese firearms communities, there have been no public records or confirmations of its official use. As such, it is mostly referred to in its full name or its shorthands, and less so in the supposed alphanumeric nomenclature in Japanese texts.{{cn|date=December 2019}}▼
The JSDF uses the PM-9 as its official submachine gun, although some of its special-forces units now use other weapons. The [[1st Airborne Brigade (Japan)|1st Airborne Brigade]] and the [[Western Army Infantry Regiment]] are the only [[special forces]] units in the [[Japan Ground Self-Defense Force]] (JGSDF) known to be armed with the PM-9 as the brigade's main submachine gun.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www7b.biglobe.ne.jp/~gunblazesix/moe_9mmsmg.htm|script-title=ja:ミネベア ９ミリ機関けん銃|language=Japanese|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://militaryroom.chips.jp/newpage65.html |script-title=ja:９mm機関拳銃 |accessdate=2009-01-13 |language=Japanese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091021013400/http://militaryroom.chips.jp/newpage65.html |archivedate=2009-10-21 }}</ref> The PM-9 is reported to be in use in the JGSDF's Special Forces Group.<ref name="Report">{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128031902/http://jieitaisaiyou.web.fc2.com/tokusyu.html |url=http://jieitaisaiyou.web.fc2.com/tokusyu.html |script-title=ja:陸上自衛隊唯一の特殊部隊 特殊作戦群の解説 |language=Japanese |accessdate=2012-11-28 |archivedate=2013-01-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Japan Air Self-Defense Force]] (JASDF) uses it when conducting base security.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:９ｍｍ機関拳銃|url=http://www.avis.ne.jp/~hide-y/guntrue/guntruemain.html|accessdate=2009-11-04|language=Japanese}}</ref>{{Clarify|date=November 2011}}▼
▲Although PM-9 nomenclature is widely used among non-Japanese firearms communities, there have been no public records or confirmations of its official use. As such, it is mostly referred to in its full name or its shorthands, and less so in the supposed alphanumeric nomenclature in Japanese texts.{{cn|date=December 2019}}
==History==
[[File:９ｍｍ機関拳銃10 048 装備 24.jpg|thumb|left|1st Airborne Brigade paratroopers in a parade with PM-9s.]]
The PM-9<ref name="PM-9"/> is produced by the [[Minebea Co.|Nippon Miniature Bearing Company]], otherwise known as Minebea. The design is analogous to the Mini-Uzi submachine gun.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avis.ne.jp/~hide-y/guntrue/guntruemain.html|script-title=ja:演習場で大活躍！自衛隊の火器（本物）|language=Japanese|accessdate=2008-09-02|archive-date=2009-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428000731/http://www.avis.ne.jp/~hide-y/guntrue/guntruemain.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was adopted in 1999 for non-frontline forces such as vehicle drivers, artillery personnel, some of its special forces units,<ref name="
Though it has been the official submachine gun for more than a decade, {{as of|2009|lc=y}} JSDF officials are looking at a possible replacement, as it is planned to phase it out in the near future. One possible replacement is the [[Heckler & Koch MP5]].<ref name="
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▲The JSDF uses the PM-9 as its official submachine gun
The PM-9 differs in appearance from its Israeli counterpart in a few ways. A foregrip is mounted underneath the barrel of the PM-9 to aid fully automatic firing with a [[flash suppressor]] in place.<ref name="WG"/> It can also be modified to have a [[Stock (firearm)|foldable stock]], a [[Suppressor|detachable suppressor]] and a mounted [[reflex sight]], though these modifications are most unlikely to be used in peacekeeping operations abroad, since such activities do not involve Japanese soldiers in combat situations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://translate.google.com/translate?u=https%3A%2F%2Ffanyv88.com%3A443%2Fhttp%2Fvostok.myftp.org%2Fmemo%2F2007%2F06%2Fpost_42.html&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=ja&tl=en|title=Translated page on modified Minebea PM-9 submachine gun|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> PM-9s were originally made with wooden pistol and foregrips; plastic is used on those currently in JSDF service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~tokkaken/japanSMG9.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070319221641/http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~tokkaken/japanSMG9.htm |archivedate=2007-03-19 |title=9mm機関けん銃と参考文献の紹介 |accessdate=2009-11-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>▼
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▲The PM-9 differs in appearance from its Israeli counterpart in a few ways. A foregrip is mounted underneath the barrel of the PM-9 to aid fully automatic firing with a [[flash suppressor]] in place.<ref name="
PM-9s were originally made with wooden pistol and foregrips; plastic is used on those currently in JSDF service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~tokkaken/japanSMG9.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070319221641/http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~tokkaken/japanSMG9.htm |archivedate=2007-03-19 |title=9mm機関けん銃と参考文献の紹介 |accessdate=2009-11-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Machined steel is used in its construction.<ref name="RC"/>
The PM-9 can be fired in semi or full auto mode with safe mode<ref name="RC"/> under 「ア」「タ」「レ」.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://aobamil.sakura.ne.jp/Photo/9mmMP/9mmMP.html | title=9mm機関拳銃 }}</ref>
The submachine gun has no stock and the user must use it through grip alone.<ref name="RC"/>
==References==
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{{Commons category|Minebea PM-9}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100325162700/http://www.mod.go.jp/gsdf/equipment/fa/0_26.html Official JGSDF Page]
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[[Category:Submachine guns of Japan]]
[[Category:Telescoping bolt submachine guns]]
[[Category:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1999]]
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