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Type 56 LMG
7.62×39 MM
Light machine gun
Spec
Type 56 LMG
7.62×39 MM
General
Category
Light machine gun
Country
China
Year
1956
Ammunition
Caliber
7.62×39 mm
Magazine capacity
100
Fire modes
Safe / Auto
Barrel & dimensions
Barrel length (mm)mm
520
Overall length (mm)mm
1037
Empty weight (kg)kg
7.4
Performance
Rate of fire (rpm)rpm
650
Muzzle vel. (m/s)m/s
735
Effective range (m)m
800
Operation
Operating system
Gas-operated, long-stroke piston
Feed system
Nastro 100 colpi in tamburo
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