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Chinese soldiers shoot live rounds at balloons filled with flammable gas at the People's Liberation Army's 196 Brigade camp.

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A Chinese-made F8 fighter jet takes off from the air base of the People's Liberation Army Air Division 24..

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A Chinese-made F8 fighter jet takes off from the air base of the People's Liberation Army Air Division 24.

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magnum_99, it does make one think about what we do today to affect tomorrow. Just like in the 1930 when Japan was buying all our surplus scrap steel. It came back to haunt us.

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What kind of rifle is this?

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Is this the UN occupation army destined for a neighborhood near you? :)

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Whoa, lot has changed huh?  I see Chinese government has been spending lots of money updating their military.   If you look at their bayonet, bull pup rifle, fritz style helmet, woodland camo uniform, they have copied as tremendously.  

What kind of rifle is this?
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Those look like AUG magazines, and it kinda looks like some sort of bastardization of an AUG.

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Those look like AUG magazines, and it kinda looks like some sort of bastardization of an AUG.

Remember the Alamo, and God Bless Texas.

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They're AK mags.  Some WarPac country made polymer waffle AK mags too.  (Bulgarian? Check the AK forum)

That fellow is wielding an AK-eighty/ninetysomething.  If you check back a few years, they were unveiled en mass for the Hong Kong transition.

I'd like one.  Oh, wait, I live in the freest country on earth.  Never mind.

The QBZ-95 assault rifles were shown for the first time when PR China took over the Hong Kong in 1997. The PLA soldiers were armed with this bullpup assault rifle. It is chambered for new proprietary Chinese cartridge, 5.8x42mm, and QBZ-97 (export version) is chambered for standard 5.56mm NATO (.223 Rem). The QBZ acronym stands for 'Qing Buqiang Zu' or light rifle family.

[b]NORINCO 5.8 mm QBZ Type 95 assault rifle Development:[/b]

During the handover of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China in 1997, it was noted that at least some of the troops involved in the ceremonies were equipped with a model of bullpup rifle not previously seen. Few details were available regarding this rifle, which forms part of what has been described as the Type 95 QBZ (QBZ - Qing Buqiang Zu - light rifle family). It utilises a new 5.8 × 42 mm cartridge. Apparently the QBZ family is not intended for export as a more market-acceptable model, the 5.56 mm Automatic Rifle Type 97, has been developed for this purpose (see separate entry).

[b]Description[/b]

The receiver of the 5.8 mm QBZ bullpup rifle is shrouded in a moulded polymer butt-stock, with the fore-end and pistol grip made from the same dark-coloured material. The cocking lever is protected under a carrying handle which also contains the rearsight; the foresight is on a post protected by a small cylinder. A three-position fire selector and safety switch is on the right-hand side of the body just above the pistol grip, although this switch is not present on some examples.

   The front trigger guard is much larger than usual as it provides the rear location point for an optional underslung spin-stabilised grenade launcher; it also provides a convenient location for the non-firing hand. The grenade launcher appears to have a calibre of 40 mm and is of the M203 pattern. A flash eliminator attachment on the muzzle can be used to launch rifle grenades.
   The top of the carrying handle can also be used to mount optical or night sights.

[b]Variants[/b]

A light support weapon version of this rifle is also in service. It has a longer and heavier barrel, a light bipod and a drum magazine, probably holding 75 rounds. There is no provision on the light support weapon for a grenade launcher. See entry under Machine guns for an illustration.

   Reports have also been made regarding a short carbine-pattern variant, described as a sub-machine gun but retaining the 5.8 mm cartridge. There is no provision for mounting a grenade launcher.

   There is also a Type 88 selective fire sniper rifle variant. The latter has a longer barrel, making the weapon about 920 mm overall, an optical sight together with folding iron sights and an adjustable height bipod. A 10-round box magazine appears to be standard. As the optical sight is secured to a rail over the receiver the cocking lever is switched to the right-hand side of the receiver. Weight of this variant is understood to be 4.2 kg. There is no provision for mounting a grenade launcher.

   For details of the 5.56 mm Automatic Rifle Type 97 and Squad Light Machine Gun Type 97 export models, see separate entries.

[b]Specifications:[/b]
Cartridge: 5.8 x 42 mm
Operation: gas rotating bolt
Locking: rotating bolt
Feed: detachable box magazine
Weight: 3.3kg
Length: 743mm
Barrel: 490mm Sights: rear,
adjustable aperture; fore, post
Muzzle velocity: 930 m/s
Rate of fire: 650 rds/min

Manufacturer: China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO)

12A Guang'anmen Nanjie, Beijing.

Status: Apparently in production.

Service: Elite formations of People's Liberation Army.

NORINCO 5.8 mm Type 95 light support weapon

Description

During the handover of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China in 1997, it was noted that at least some of the troops involved in the ceremonies were equipped with a model of 5.8 × 42 mm bullpup rifle not previously seen. A
light support weapon version of this rifle is also in service. It has a longer and heavier barrel, a light bipod and a box magazine holding 75 rounds. There is no provision
on the light support weapon for a grenade launcher. Optical and night sights can be fitted.

The 5.56 mm Type 97 is an export version of this weapon (see separate entry).

Specifications

Cartridge: 5.8 x 42 mm
Operation: gas, selective fire
Feed: detachable box magazine, 75 rounds Weight: 3.95 kg
Length: 840 mm
Barrel: ca 587 mm
Sights: fore post; rear, adjustable aperture Muzzle velocity: 970 m/s
Rate of fire: cyclic, 650 rds/min

Manufacturer

China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO)

12A Guang'anmen Nanjie, Beijing.

Status: In production.

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