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 Chineselight 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]
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
China: Claimed to have been retired by the PLA and replaced by QJY-201.[4] Still in use by Chinese law enforcement.[5]
also, known, type, chinese, 88式通用机枪, 1988, shì, tōngyòng, jīqiāng, english, 1988, model, general, purpose, machine, 8x42mm, chinese, light, machine, designed, late, 1980s, china, north, industries, corporation, otherwise, known, norinco, intended, replace, obs. The QJY 88 also known as the Type 88 LMG Chinese 88式通用机枪 1988 shi tōngyong jiqiang 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 gunQJY 88 machine gunTypeLight machine gunPlace of originPeople s Republic of ChinaService historyIn serviceLate 1990sUsed bySee UsersProduction historyDesignerChina North Industries CorporationDesigned1989ManufacturerChina North Industries CorporationVariantsLight mode Heavy modeSpecificationsMassLight mode 7 6 kg 17 lb Heavy mode 11 8 kg 26 lb LengthLight mode 1 151 mm 45 3 in Heavy mode 1 321 mm 52 0 in Barrel length600 mm 24 in Crew2 gunner and ammunition feederCartridge5 8 42mm DBP88 Heavy rounds Actiongas operatedRate of fire650 700 rounds min 300 rounds min sustained fire Muzzle velocity895 m s 2 940 ft s Effective firing range800 1000 metersFeed systemBelt 100 amp 200 round cartridge caseSightsIron sight Contents 1 Design 2 Users 2 1 Non State Actors 3 See also 4 ReferencesDesign 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 Users Edit 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 Tamil Tigers 6 See also EditQJS 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 62References 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 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 QJY 88 amp oldid 1128780437, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
