5.8×21mm DAP92
The 5.8×21mm DAP92 (Type 92 5.8mm standard cartridge) is a Chinese rimless, bottlenecked, centerfire cartridge designed as an armor-piercing PDW ammunition for handguns and submachine guns.
5.8×21mm DAP92
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- 5.8×21mm DAP92
- Field
- personal defense weapon cartridge
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- People's Republic of China
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The 5.8×21mm DAP92 (Type 92 5.8mm standard cartridge) is a Chinese rimless, bottlenecked, centerfire cartridge designed as an armor-piercing PDW ammunition for handguns and submachine guns.
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• Name — 5.8×21mm DAP92 • Origin — China • Type — Handgun, submachine gun • Used By — China • Design Date — 1994 • Manufacturer — Norinco • Is Si Specs — yes • Case Type — Rimless, bottleneck • Bullet — 6.00 mm (0.236 in) • Neck — 6.57 • Shoulder — 7.77 • Base — 7.95 • Rim Dia — 7.97 • Rim Thick — 1.13 • Case Length — 21.00 • Length — 32.50 • Is Si Ballistics — yes • Bw1 — 46 • Btype1 — armor piercing* • Vel1 — 479 • En1 — 335 • Bw2 — 46 • Btype2 — armor piercing** • Vel2 — 518 • En2 — 420 • Test Barrel Length — Pistol* and submachine gun**
Design
Design
The cartridge was designed to replace the 7.62×25mm Tokarev chambered small arms for the People's Liberation Army, and be able to pierce soft body armour while still offering a wound as large as a standard 9×19mm Parabellum round. This round is offered in both a standard and subsonic version. Both the QSZ-92 service pistol and the QCW-05 submachine gun are produced in this caliber as well as 9×19mm Parabellum.
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