Type 02 heavy machine gun is China's replacement for Type 58, a direct copy of Soviet KPV heavy machine gun. Type 02 features an indigenous design, which is similar to Chinese W85 heavy machine gun.[1] In 1990s, China began to develop new lightweight anti-aircraft gun, and the design was finalized in 2002. In 2004, China adopted the Type 02.[2]
The weapon uses 14.5×114mm ammunition, and can be mounted on tripods and vehicles. The whole system, including its low-profile, single-gun mountings, weights 75 kilograms (165 lb). The rate of fire is 600 rounds per minute.[3]
Variants
QJG-02: original variant.
QJG-02G: improved variant. The new variant features a different tripod that fitted with small wheels, allowing the QJG02G to be towed by a light utility vehicle.
known, export, version, type, chinese, anti, aircraft, heavy, machine, manufactured, norinco, people, liberation, army, updated, variant, also, known, type, lm2a, later, also, released, 02typeheavy, machine, gunplace, originchinaproduction, historydesigned1998. The QJG 02 known by its export version as the Type CS LM2 is a Chinese anti aircraft heavy machine gun manufactured by Norinco for the People s Liberation Army An updated variant the QJG 02G also known as the Type CS LM2A was later also released QJG 02TypeHeavy machine gunPlace of originChinaProduction historyDesigned1998ManufacturerNorincoProduced2002SpecificationsMass75 kg 165 lb QJG 02 110 kg 240 lb QJG 02G with wheeled mount on AA mount tripodLength2 390 mm 94 in Barrel length1 350 mm 53 in Cartridge14 5 114 mmCalibre14 5 mm 0 57 in ActionGas operatedRate of fire600 rounds minMuzzle velocity995 m s 3 260 ft s Effective firing range2000mFeed system50 round Belt Contents 1 Design and development 2 Variants 3 Users 4 See also 5 ReferencesDesign and development EditType 02 heavy machine gun is China s replacement for Type 58 a direct copy of Soviet KPV heavy machine gun Type 02 features an indigenous design which is similar to Chinese W85 heavy machine gun 1 In 1990s China began to develop new lightweight anti aircraft gun and the design was finalized in 2002 In 2004 China adopted the Type 02 2 The weapon uses 14 5 114mm ammunition and can be mounted on tripods and vehicles The whole system including its low profile single gun mountings weights 75 kilograms 165 lb The rate of fire is 600 rounds per minute 3 Variants EditQJG 02 original variant QJG 02G improved variant The new variant features a different tripod that fitted with small wheels allowing the QJG02G to be towed by a light utility vehicle Users Edit China PeshmergaSee also EditQJZ 89 W85 heavy machine gunReferences Edit Type 02 QJG 02 HMG Modern Firearms 27 October 2010 QJG02 Weapon System Replacement of the famous Soviet machine gun KPV created in China vpk 29 December 2020 This article relating to machine guns is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title QJG 02 amp oldid 1098426649, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
