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Infantry equipment of the People's Liberation Army of China

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Infantry equipment of the People's Liberation Army of China

Infantry Equipment of the People's Liberation Army of China.

Contents

Pistols

  • QSW-06 - 5.8 mm silenced pistol, replacing the Type 67 silenced pistol (In Service)
  • QSZ-92 - 9 mm and 5.8mm pistol (In Service-Main)
  • Type 84 - 7.62 mm small pistol for Security and Police forces (In Service)
  • Type 77 - 7.62 mm pistol for People's Armed Police and Civil police (In Service)
  • Type 67 - 7.62 mm silenced pistol
  • Type 64 - 7.62 mm semi-automatic pistol, first firearm to be indigenously developed by the People's Republic of China. Withdrawn from army but in service with the People's Armed Police and Civil police.(Retired from service)
  • Type 59 - 9mm semiautomatic, derivative of the Soviet Makarov PM.
  • Type 54 - 7.62 mm pistol, derivative of the Soviet TT1930/1933 (Being phased out)
  • Submachine Guns

  • CF-05 - 9 mm submachine gun
  • JS 9mm - 9 mm suppressed submachine gun
  • QCW-05 - 5.8 mm suppressed submachine gun
  • Type 82 - 9 mm submachine gun (Chinese copy of Polish PM-63 RAK)
  • Type 85 - 7.62 mm Upgraded suppressed Type 79 submachine gun
  • Type 79 - 7.62 mm submachine gun (In Service with Airborne and Special Force troops)
  • Type 64 - 7.62 mm suppressed low flash submachine gun
  • Rifles

  • QBZ-03 - 5.8 mm Assault rifle (In Limited Service)
  • QBZ-95 - 5.8 mm Bullpup Assault rifle (In Service-Main)
  • Type 86 - 7.62 mm Bullpup Assault rifle (Not in Service)
  • Type 87 - 5.8 mm Assault rifle, using similar design to the Type 81 (Not in Service)
  • Type 81 - 7.62 mm Assault rifle (In Service with Reserves and militia)
  • Type 63 - 7.62 mm Assault rifle
  • Type 56- 7.62 mm Assault rifle, Chinese derivative of the AK-47 (Phased out)
  • Norinco CQ - 5.56mm Assault rifle, unlicensed derivative of the Colt M16 rifle for export market
  • Machine Guns

  • QBB-95 - 5.8 mm light support weapon (LSW)
  • QJY-88 - 5.8 mm general-purpose machine gun, replacing Type 67 general-purpose machine gun
  • Type 80 - 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun (derivative of the Soviet PKM)
  • Type 67 - 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun, replacing the Type 53 (SG43) and Type 57 (SGM) 7.62 mm general-purpose machine guns
  • Sniper Rifles

  • AMR-2 - 12.7×108mm Anti-materiel sniper rifle
  • W-03
  • JS 7.62 - 7.62×54mmR Sniper rifle (In limited Service)
  • QBU-88 - 5.8×42mm Bullpup sniper rifle (In Service)
  • CS-LR4 - 7.62x51mm Sniper rifle (In Service)
  • CS-LR3 - 5.8x42mm Sniper rifle (In Service)
  • Type 85 - 7.62×54mmR Sniper rifle updated from the Type 79 (In limited Service)
  • Type 79 - 7.62×54mmR Sniper rifle, derivative of Soviet Dragunov SVD (In Service)
  • QBU09

    Shoulder-launched Weapons

  • PF-98 - 120 mm Anti-tank rocket launcher
  • PF-97 - 80 mm fuel air explosive rocket launcher
  • PF-89 - 80 mm Lightweight Anti-tank rocket launcher, replacing the Type 69-1 RPG
  • FHJ 84 - 2 × 62 mm Rocket launcher
  • Type 79
  • Type 69 RPG - 40 mm RPG launcher, derivative of RPG-7
  • Automatic Grenade Launchers

  • LG-1
  • LG-2
  • LG-3
  • QLT-89
  • QLB-06
  • QLZ-87
  • Grenades

  • Type 90 - 40 mm
  • Type 69 - 40 mm
  • Hand Grenades

  • WY-91
  • Type 86
  • Type 82-2
  • Type 79
  • Type 77-1
  • Type 59, derivative of the Soviet RGD-5
  • Mortars

  • Type 86 - 120 mm
  • Type 89 - 100 mm
  • Type 80 - 100 mm
  • W-99 - 82 mm
  • Type 87 - 82 mm
  • Type 84 - 82 mm
  • Type 90 - 60 mm
  • Type 93 - 60 mm
  • Flamethrowers

  • Type 74
  • Type 58
  • Anti-Aircraft Guns

  • QJG-02 - 14.5 mm
  • QJZ-89 - 12.7 mm
  • Type 85 - 12.7 mm
  • Type 80 - 14.5 mm
  • Type 77 - 12.7 mm
  • Type 75 - 14.5 mm
  • Type 59 - 12.7 mm
  • Type 58 - 2 X 14.5 mm
  • Type 54 - 12.7 mm
  • References

    Infantry equipment of the People's Liberation Army of China Wikipedia