Medium machine gun//China
ID — QJY-88
Designation
QJY-88
Norinco
Caliber
5.8×42 mm DBP88
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- Unverified
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Identity
- Designation
- QJY-88
- Alias
- Type 88 GPMG
- Manufacturer
- Norinco
- Country
- China
- Year
- 1989
- Category
- Medium machine gun
- Status
- In service
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 5.8×42 mm DBP88
- Muzzle velocity
- 895 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~700 rpm
- Effective range
- 1000 m
- Maximum range
- 1500 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 600 mm
- Overall length
- 1150 mm
- Empty weight
- 11.8 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Gas-operated, long-stroke piston
- Bolt / action
- Rotating bolt
Feed
- System
- Nastro metallico 200 colpi
- Standard capacity
- 200 rounds
Fire modes
SafeAuto
Historical profile
Developed in parallel with the QBZ-95 program by Norinco's 208 Institute to unify platoon-level caliber on the 5.8×42 mm DBP88 cartridge.
Officially adopted in 1989 and fielded on a large scale from the 2000s, it is belt-fed and uses a locking system derived from the PKM.
Now flanked by the more modern QJY-201 in 6.8×51 mm, it remains in service with PLA mechanized and mountain infantry units.
Variants
QJY-88QJY-88B aggiornata
Main users
China
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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