QJY-88
Light machine gun
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The QJY-88, also known as the Type 88 LMG (Chinese: 88式通用机枪; pinyin: 1988 shì tōngyòng jīqiāng; lit. '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.
| 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 |
History
The QJY-88 was intended to replace the obsolete Type 67 machine gun in service with the PLA.[1]
Design
Variants
QJY-88
Base variant.
QJT-88
Coaxial machine gun with electric solenoid trigger
Users
Non-state actors
See also
- QJS-161 – (China)
- QBB-95 – (China)
- HK MG4 – (Germany)
- HK MG5 – (Germany)
- IMI Negev – (Israel)
- RPL-20 – (Russia)
- Daewoo Precision Industries K3 – (South Korea)
- Ultimax 100 – (Singapore)
- FN MAG – (Belgium)
- FN Minimi – (Belgium)
- FN EVOLYS – (Belgium)
- M60 machine gun – (United States)
- M249 light machine gun – (Belgium, United States)
- PK machine gun – (Soviet Union)
- PKP Pecheneg machine gun – (Russia)
- Sumitomo Type 62 – (Japan)
