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China’s New Ammunition Doubles the Range of Its Old Artillery

Posted: December 14, 2016 | Author: chankaiyee2


Life ammunition drill with the new ammunition

China has developed new ammunition for its existing artillery to double their range. In order to effectively use the increase range, a Chinese artillery regiment has replaced its wire communication system with optical fiber telecommunication system supported by relay to wireless and satellite communication networks.

Its reconnaissance capabilities have been enhanced by data sharing with drone units and the army’s air force. As a result, it is able to detect target further and quicker so as to have more time to adjust their cannons to accurately hit their remote targets.

Source: mil.huanqiu.com “PLA’s new ammunition doubles the range of its artillery with the help of drones and air force” (summary by Chan Kai Yee based on the report in Chinese)

 

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Recent screen grabs from Chinese television have indicated that the 5.8x42mm QBZ 95-1 service rifle is being fielded among PLA soldiers with picatinny rails and assorted optics. Specifically, the unit shown is an Airborne unit preparing for an Airborne Platoon 2017 competition among the armed forces. Earlier we’ve covered the development of the QBZ 95-1 with some experimentation with picatinny and even keymod, in addition to the overall development of the QBZ 95-1. Chinese Military Review has an excellent article on this development, although much of that information appears to have been early designs that haven’t entered full service among PLA troops.



Currently, the picatinny rails are being outfitted for the carrying handle and as a short 3 o’clock accessory rail, but we are only seeing optics being outfitted to the rails. Back up iron sights are being retained, integral to the carrying handle, however it appears that with the current optics set up being used by these paratroopers, they are effectively useless as the holographic sight is blocking the BUIS entirely. Troopers currently appear to have holographic sights and magnifiers for their service rifles, while the light machine gunners only have holographic sights and no magnifiers. Specifications and nomenclature of these optics is unknown at the current time, but they appear to be of indigenous Chinese manufacture.





Original QBZ 95




http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/07/25/qbz-95-1-enters-picatinny-age/

 

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The new rifle will be on duty soon.

 

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CS/LR17.RS/LR18 New Generation Rifle Weapon System developed by Norinco and Jianshe Industy.

• 7.62x39mm, 5.56x45mm, 7.62x51mm
• Base rifle, LMG, Marksmen rifle, SMG
• Development almost complete
• Export product

 

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Is this HJ-11? @Deino

 

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BHarwana, yes, like write in the weapon HJ=Hong Jian=Red Arrow

 

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Chinese SWAT with modded Type 79s (Chinese Defense Blog)

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army have all but abandoned the venerable Type 79 Submachine Gun in favour of the newer QCW-05 bullpup personal defence weapon. It seems, however, that the Type 79 remains popular with China’s SWAT teams.

Photos of upgraded and modded Type 79s have emerged. The ageing Submachine guns have been outfitted with new rails, stocks, accessories, and optics to bring them into the 21st Century. Originally developed in the late 1970s, the Type 79 is a select fire submachine gun chambered in 7.62×25mm Tokarev. While the Type 79s has a formidable rate of fire, around approximately 1,000 rpm and the benefit of the ease of maintenance, it was superseded by the QCW-05/Type 05 in the mid-2000s.

China Defense Blog)

The Type 05 ‘Qiāng Chōngfēng Wēishēng’, or suppressed submachine gun, has a number of impressive features including a quad stack 50 round magazine, subsonic 5.8×21mm ammunition and a compact bullpup layout

A QCW-05 in the field (Best China News)

Adaptations to the Type 79 are no new thing, the process began back in the early 2000s. This photograph below from 2011 shows how Guangzhou Police refitted their Type 79s with a railed forend for optics and accessories mounting as well as a new muzzle device.

Close up of a Guangzhou Police Officers’ updated Type 79, note how it still has its original top-folding stock (China Defense Blog)

Photo of another Chinese SWAT Officer from 2013, the Type 79 has a railed fore-end but still uses the original iron sights(Chinese Military Review)

China Defense Blog shared some more recent photographs which show that the Type 79’s top folding stock has been replaced by a polymer, possibly side folding, buttstock and a new forend has been fitted over the barrel.

The side mounted optics rail allows for a number of optic variations (China Defense Blog)

Stacking up for entry with almost the entire team armed with Type 79s (China Defense Blog)

It appears to have 12 and 6 o’clock Picatinny rails and what appear to be MLOK-style attachment points at 3 and 9 o’clock. Unlike the earlier modifications, the removal of the older folding stock allows the mounting of optics further back and these Type 79s appear to have a side mounted optics rail. This is necessary as the Type 79 has an AK-style top cover.

Source: China Defense Blog

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/03/02/chinese-swat-modded-type-79-submachine-guns/

 

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Chinese Troops with the QTS-11 (CCTV)

China’s People’s Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) has equipped elements of its special operations forces with the QTS-11 infantry integrated combat system. The system includes China’s QTS-11/ZH-05 integrated rifle and 20mm grenade launcher.

The 76th Special Operations Brigade of the 76th Group Army (AKA the Sirius Commandos) have been deployed on China’s western border with Pakistan. The unit was featured on China Central Television (CCTV) which highlighted that the new QTS-11 system is being issued to reconnaissance units of the Central Operational Command and includes more than just the integrated rifle and launcher.

Chinese QTS-11 in the field with Sirius Commandos (QQ/CCTV)

The system includes an improved communications package and advanced electronic optics. The system which is similar in concept to the Heckler & Koch XM29 OICW and the S&T Motiv K11, is said to be extremely expensive but since its introduction in 2015, it appears to have been fielded with a number of units including PLA Marine Special Ops units and the Reconnaissance Battalion of the 112th Mechanized Infantry Division.

The QTS-11 combines a QBZ-03 5.8×42mm assault rifle with a 20mm launcher, which is able to fire programmable airburst HE rounds. Unlike the earlier XM29 and K11, however, the QTS-11 has a single shot, bolt action launcher. Which can be seen in the photograph below. According to an article in the state-owned Global Times, the system is said to weigh “up to 7 kilograms” or 15.4 lbs.

Earlier photo of the ZH-05 rifle/launcher (Modern Firearms)

Similar weapon systems have been tested before and North Korea have developed their own interpretation combining a Type 88 assault rifle with a launcher which appears to have a detachable box magazine.

Song Zhongping, a Chinese military expert, and TV commentator told the Global Times, that “the individual soldier combat system is only part of the digitalized army, something countries are attempting to do. Developing the integrated individual soldier combat system adapts to informatized warfare in the future”

Sources:

‘PLA arms ground force unit with integrated warfare system’, Global Times, retrieved 12/03/18 from source

‘The second operator of the newly issued QTS-11 OICW is Sirius commandos’, China Defense Blog, retrieved 04/03/18 from source

Matthew Moss
Matthew Moss is a British historian specialising in small arms development and military history. He has written for a variety of publications in both the US and UK he also runs www.historicalfirearms.info, a blog that explores the history, development and use of firearms. Matthew is also co-founder of www.armourersbench.com, a new video series on historically significant small arms

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/...andos-deploy-qts-11-integrated-combat-system/

 

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