QJY-88
The QJY-88, also known as the Type 88 LMG, is a 5.8x42mm Chinese light machine gun designed in the late 1980s by China North Industries Corporation, otherwise known as Norinco.
QJY-88
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- general-purpose machine gun
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- People's Republic of China
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The QJY-88, also known as the Type 88 LMG, is a 5.8x42mm Chinese light machine gun designed in the late 1980s by China North Industries Corporation, otherwise known as Norinco.
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general-purpose machine gun
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — QJY-88 machine gun • Origin — People's Republic of China • Type — Light machine gun • Is Ranged — yes • Service — Late 1990s • Used By — See Users • Designer — China North Industries Corporation • Design Date — 1989 • Manufacturer — China North Industries Corporation • Variants — Light mode/Heavy mode • Weight — Light mode:7.6 kg, Heavy mode:11.8 kg • Length — Light mode:1151 mm, Heavy mode:1321 mm • Part Length — 600 mm • Crew — 2: gunner and ammunition feeder • Cartridge — 5.8×42mm DBP87 "Heavy rounds" • Action — gas-operated • Rate — 650–700 rounds/min, 300 rounds/min (sustained fire) • Velocity — 895 m/s • Range — 800-1,000 m • Feed — Belt, 100 & 200 round cartridge case • Sights — Iron sight
History
History
The QJY-88 was intended to replace the obsolete Type 67 machine gun in service with the PLA.
Design
Design
The GPMG was created with first prototypes designed in 1989 before it was approved for production in 1999. 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.
Variants
Variants
• QJY-88 • Base variant. • QJT-88 • Coaxial machine gun with electric solenoid trigger
Users
Users
• China • People's Liberation Army • Claimed to replaced by QJY-201 • Law enforcement in China
Non-state actors
Non-state actors
• Tamil Tigers
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People's Republic of China
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QJY-88 is associated with People's Republic of China.
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- “QJY-88”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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