QJY-88
Sign in to saveThe 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.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- QJY-88 machine gun
- Weapon.caption
- QJY-88 machine gun
- Weapon.origin
- People's Republic of China
- Weapon.type
- Light machine gun
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.service
- Late 1990s
- Weapon.used_by
- See Users
- Weapon.designer
- China North Industries Corporation
- Weapon.design_date
- 1989
- Weapon.manufacturer
- China North Industries Corporation
- Weapon.variants
- Light mode/Heavy mode
- Weapon.weight
- Light mode:, Heavy mode:
- Weapon.length
- Light mode:, Heavy mode:
- Weapon.crew
- 2: gunner and ammunition feeder
- Weapon.cartridge
- 5.8×42mm DBP87 "Heavy rounds"
- Weapon.action
- gas-operated
- Weapon.rate
- 650–700 rounds/min, 300 rounds/min (sustained fire)
- Weapon.feed
- Belt, 100 & 200 round cartridge case
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Design
- Variants
- QJY-88
- QJT-88
- Users
- Non-state actors
- See also
- References
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.
== History == The QJY-88 was intended to replace the obsolete Type 67 machine gun in service with the PLA.
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