The QJY-88, also known as the Type 88 LMG (Chinese: 88式通用机枪, 1988 shì tōngyòng jīqiāng; English: 1988 model general purpose machine gun), is a 5.8x42mm Chinese light machine gun designed in the late 1980s by China North Industries Corporation, otherwise known as Norinco. It was intended to replace the obsolete Type 67 machine gun in service with the PLA.[1]
| 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 |
Design
editThe 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]
Variants
edit- QJY-88
- base variant.
- QJT-88
- coaxial machine gun with electric solenoid trigger
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
editSee also
editReferences
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.
- ^ Popenker, Maxim (15 August 2023). "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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