QJY-88
Appearance
QJY-88 machine gun | |
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![]() QJY-88 machine gun | |
Type | Light machine gun |
Place of origin | People's Republic of China |
Service history | |
In service | Late 1990s |
Used by | See Users |
Production history | |
Designer | China North Industries Corporation |
Designed | 1989 |
Manufacturer | China North Industries Corporation |
Variants | Light mode/Heavy mode |
Specifications | |
Mass | Light mode:7.6 kg (17 lb), Heavy mode:11.8 kg (26 lb) |
Length | Light mode:1,151 mm (45.3 in), Heavy mode:1,321 mm (52.0 in) |
Barrel length | 600 mm (24 in) |
Crew | 2: gunner and ammunition feeder |
Cartridge | 5.8×42mm DBP87 "Heavy rounds" |
Action | gas-operated |
Rate of fire | 650–700 rounds/min, 300 rounds/min (sustained fire) |
Muzzle velocity | 895 m/s (2,940 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 800–1,000 m (2,600–3,300 ft) |
Feed system | Belt, 100 & 200 round cartridge case |
Sights | Iron sight |
The QJY-88, also known as the Type 88 LMG (Chinese: 88
Design
[edit]The GPMG was created with first prototypes designed in 1989 before it was approved for production in 1999.[2] A variant with a heavier barrel, longer flash hider, and an electric solenoid trigger that replaces the buttstock, named QJT88 (QJT5.8), is designed for vehicle coaxial usage.[3]
Users
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China: Claimed to have been retired by the PLA and replaced by QJY-201.[4] Still in use by Chinese law enforcement.[5]
Non-state actors
[edit]See also
[edit]- QJS-161
- QBB-95
- HK MG4
- HK MG5
- IMI Negev
- RPL-20
- Daewoo Precision Industries K3
- Ultimax 100
- FN MAG
- FN Minimi
- FN EVOLYS
- M60 machine gun
- M249 light machine gun
- PK machine gun
- PKP Pecheneg machine gun
- Sumitomo Type 62
References
[edit]- ^ "Modern Firearms". Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "轻武
器 博物 馆中国 厅中篇 -北京 旅 游 攻略 |雅 虎 旅 游 ". Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2016. - ^ "Indigenous Machine Guns of China – Small Arms Defense Journal".
- ^ "QJY-201 article". INews.com. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Military Today QJY 88".
- ^ "Chinese Arms in LTTE Hands – Sri Lanka Guardian". www.slguardian.org. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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