▁fully ▁automatic ▁model ▁in ▁the ▁Type ▁ 7 6 ▁series . ▁Un like ▁the ▁Type ▁ 7 6 F , ▁the ▁gun ▁is ▁fully ▁automatic , ▁with ▁the ▁semi - autom atic ▁oper ational ▁mode ▁and ▁the ▁one - man ▁operator ▁console ▁removed . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁opt ron ic ▁FC S ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Type ▁ 7 6 F , ▁the ▁Type ▁ 7 6 A ▁is ▁linked ▁to ▁rad ar ▁FC S . ▁The ▁maximum ▁rate ▁of ▁fire , ▁however , ▁is ▁reduced ▁in ▁comparison ▁to ▁Type ▁ 7 6 , ▁dro pping ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁ 4 0 0 ▁r d / min / bar rel ▁to ▁ 3 7 5 ▁r d / min / bar rel . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁anti - air craft ▁and ▁anti - sur face ▁roles , ▁the ▁Type ▁ 7 6 A ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁close - in - we ap on ▁system . ▁ ▁H / P J 7 4 A ▁The ▁H / P J 7 6 A ▁is ▁a ▁further ▁development ▁of ▁Type ▁ 7 6 A ▁and ▁the ▁latest ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Type ▁ 7 6 ▁series . ▁The ▁most ▁significant ▁difference ▁between ▁it ▁and ▁its ▁prede cess or ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁H / P J 7 6 A ▁util izes ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁glass - fi ber - re in for ced ▁pl astic ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁original ▁al umin um ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁Type ▁ 7 6 A , ▁thus ▁reducing ▁the