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QJS-161

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QJS-161/QJB-201
TypeLight machine gun
Place of originChina
Service history
Used byPeople's Liberation Army
Production history
ManufacturerNorinco
Specifications
Mass<5 kg (11.0 lb) (empty)
Cartridge5.8×42mm
ActionGas-operated
Feed system30 round detachable box magazine
100 round belt
SightsQMK-204 (3x)

The QJS-161 Paratrooper Machinegun (Chinese: 161式しき伞兵机つくえ枪; pinyin: Yāo liù yāo shì Sǎnbīng Jīqiāng), also known as the QJB-201 Squad Machinegun (Chinese: 201式しき班はん用よう机つくえ枪; pinyin: Èr líng yāo shì Bānyòng Jīqiāng),[1] is a Chinese light machine gun designed and manufactured by Norinco for the People's Liberation Army Ground Force and Airborne Corps.[2]

Design and development

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The QJS-161 features two types of barrel varied in length, presumably for different requirements from the PLA Ground Force and the PLAAF Airborne Corps. As an open-bolt machine gun, the QJS-161 uses 5.8×42mm ammunition that can feed either from a disintegrating belt in fabric container loaded into the feed port on the left side of the weapon, or a standard Chinese 5.8×42mm box magazine inserted vertically into the magazine well at the bottom of the weapon,[3] and the non-reciprocating charging handle is located on its right. A picatinny rail is located behind the short dust cover above the feeding port.[4]

The squad automatic machine gun features weight reduction design, such as lightweight material for the body and detachable box magazine made of fabric, reducing the weight to less than 5 kg (11.0 lb) when empty. The side-folding stock features a fully adjustable buttpad and cheek rest.[5]

Users

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "博物はくぶつ馆里的てき新しん枪族，见证轻武器き发展，解放かいほう军单兵へい武器ぶき未来みらい可か期き". NetEase News (in Chinese). 4 August 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. ^ "QJS161 new flight debut, full-scattered bullet, comparable to Western similar products". inf.news. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. ^ "QJS161型がた新しん班はん机つくえ亮あきら相しょう，全ぜん可か散ち弹链供きょう弹，媲美西方せいほう同どう类产品ひん". Tencent News (in Chinese). 24 March 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  4. ^ "国こく产最新しん轻机枪出现！小しょう口径こうけい短たん管かん更さら适合特とく战两栖，和美かずみ军同一いち水平すいへい". Net Ease News (in Chinese). 22 March 2021. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  5. ^ "军工工こう艺进步ふ巨大きょだい，航こう展てん上じょう解放かいほう军未来みらい新しん枪族？外そと貌与内ない涵兼而有之の". NetEase News (in Chinese). 5 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2022.


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