QJY-88 machine gun
QJY-88 machine gun
TypeLight machine gun
Place of originPeople's Republic of China
Service history
In serviceLate 1990s
Used bySee Users
Production history
DesignerChina North Industries Corporation
Designed1989
ManufacturerChina North Industries Corporation
VariantsLight mode/Heavy mode
Specifications
MassLight mode:7.6 kg (17 lb), Heavy mode:11.8 kg (26 lb)
LengthLight mode:1,151 mm (45.3 in), Heavy mode:1,321 mm (52.0 in)
Barrel length600 mm (24 in)
Crew2: gunner and ammunition feeder

Cartridge5.8×42mm DBP88 "Heavy rounds"
Actiongas-operated
Rate of fire650–700 rounds/min, 300 rounds/min (sustained fire)
Muzzle velocity895 m/s (2,940 ft/s)
Effective firing range800–1,000 m (2,600–3,300 ft)
Feed systemBelt, 100 & 200 round cartridge case
SightsIron sight

The QJY-88, also known as the Type 88 LMG (Chinese: 88式通用机枪, 1988 shì tōngyòng jīqiāng; English: 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. It was intended to replace the obsolete Type 67 machine gun in service with the PLA.[1]

Design

The GPMG was created with first prototypes designed in 1989 before it was approved for production in 1999.[2] A variant with a heavier barrel, longer flash hider, and an electric solenoid trigger that replaces the buttstock, named QJT88 (QJT5.8), is designed for vehicle coaxial usage.[3]

Users

  •  China: Claimed to have been retired by the PLA and replaced by QJY-201.[4] Still in use by Chinese law enforcement.[5]

Non-State Actors

See also

References

  1. "Modern Firearms". Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. "轻武器博物馆中国厅中篇 - 北京旅游攻略 | 雅虎旅游". Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  3. "Indigenous Machine Guns of China – Small Arms Defense Journal".
  4. "QJY-201 article". INews.com. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  5. "Military Today QJY 88".
  6. "Chinese Arms in LTTE Hands – Sri Lanka Guardian". www.slguardian.org. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2022.


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