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A platoon of advanced mechanized infantry from the PLA Marine Corps (PLA) recently conducted an amphibious exercise on the west beach of Guangdong province, according to the Central China Television (CCTV) station.
Video footage from the exercise shows that many of the Marines carry weapons that appear to be ultra-light machine guns developed in China, according to the news site. Eastday.com. This weapon was first revealed in the photo posted above. 81.cn, The PLA website, but at that time there is no detailed information, according to Hoan Cau Times newspaper.
QJZ-89 heavy machine gun is in service with the Chinese army |
The new heavy machine gun is a 12.7mm caliber, designed to resemble the QJZ-89 heavy machine gun used by the PLA, but with various details, according to the report. Eastday.com. Some military commentators claim that the heavy machine gun was recently developed from the QJZ-89, but the weight is significantly reduced. QJZ-89 weighs 26 kg, of which the price of the gun weighs 8.5 kg. The new pistol weighs 20kg, making it the lightest 12.7mm pistol in the world, according to the report. Eastday.com.
QJZ-89 heavy machine gun is in service with the Chinese army Screenshot from Kuaibao.qq.com |
An analyst commented with Hoan Cau Times newspaper on December 27 that the new heavy machine gun can help soldiers reduce the load, but the light weight also has weaknesses such as poor accuracy. On the other hand, this analyst affirms that the design of the new weapon achieves a certain balance.
After being used in the aforementioned exercise, the new heavy machine gun is likely to enter mass production and be used in the PLA, according to Eastday.com.
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