PLA rifle update: China OICW - Type05 strategic rifle

[cnleio]

PLAN Marine Corps start to equip type05 strategic rifle (China version XM29 OICW project), 5.80mm rifle + 20mm programmable grenade launcher + gunsight computer + laser rangefinder.

Type05 strategic rifle

U.S XM29 OICW

S.Korea OICW

 

[cnleio]

China type05 OICW

 

[Kompromat]

I find this weapon to be quite interesting

 

[爱我中华]

why is it frist use for china navy?

 

[Zarvan]

I find this weapon to be quite interesting

How much it costs our budget sucks other wise it can be best machine for Army LCB units

 

[BordoEnes]

These guys are so fabulous right now omfg.

 

[cnleio]

These guys are so fabolous right now omfg.

... a PLA's party show

 

[The_Sidewinder]

nice looks.

 

[desimorty]

Meh, rather 2 guys using a gernade launcher than every man in the platoon get this heavy stuff. The US rejected OICW if i'm not mistaken for the same reason. Heavy, more ammo, more thinking more exhaustion. Multi caliber rifles with UBGL is a good choice.

This is what i'm talking about. Have 1 guy with something like this and the other 11 just giving cover fire, we can call it a day pretty quick.
Also the 20 MM air burst round was found to not very effective on soft targets, less, kill and less incapacitate.

 

[Oldman1]

PLAN Marine Corps start to equip type05 strategic rifle (China version XM29 OICW project), 5.80mm rifle + 20mm programmable grenade launcher + gunsight computer + laser rangefinder.




U.S XM29 OICW
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Meh, rather 2 guys using a gernade launcher than every man in the platoon get this heavy stuff. The US rejected OICW if i'm not mistaken for the same reason. Heavy, more ammo, more thinking more exhaustion. Multi caliber rifles with UBGL is a good choice.

This is what i'm talking about. Have 1 guy with something like this and the other 11 just giving cover fire, we can call it a day pretty quick.
Also the 20 MM air burst round was found to not very effective on soft targets, less, kill and less incapacitate.

Too heavy, too expensive, too bulky and complicated. Until they fix it, it won't be usefully applied on the battlefield. I'm sure it will happen and more become more common, but until then.

 

[desimorty]

I agree but hey atleast 1 man or 2 can use this on a platoon just for fire power something like LMG but by the time they make it lighter, we'll have standard air burst rounds. So how needs 20 or 25 mm? Also a 40 MM air burst would be far more successful and definitely something to look out for. We already use 40 MM grenade launchers, and thats something the terrorists hate plus its not as cumbersome as a Gustav and has a better minimum range use.

 

[cnleio]

Meh, rather 2 guys using a gernade launcher than every man in the platoon get this heavy stuff. The US rejected OICW if i'm not mistaken for the same reason. Heavy, more ammo, more thinking more exhaustion. Multi caliber rifles with UBGL is a good choice.

This is what i'm talking about. Have 1 guy with something like this and the other 11 just giving cover fire, we can call it a day pretty quick.
Also the 20 MM air burst round was found to not very effective on soft targets, less, kill and less incapacitate.

Yes, heavier than normal rifle ... to decrease the weight, China design give up full-automatic 20mm programmable grenade launcher, only manual operation. Anyway this OICW still not light about 5kg (QBZ-95 rifle weight 3.25kg), now type05 just small-unit production for test in PLA.

 

[desimorty]

So i've noticed, which would beg to ask the question why not use 40 MM UBGL instead if its going to be manual?

Better option.
Mount a UBGL under a known rifle, annd put a fancy computer ontop, same recipe and much more powerfull.

The 20 MM airburst has a limited kill, an incapacitate ability. Not gonna help against die hard terrorists.

 

[cnleio]

So i've noticed, which would beg to ask the question why not use 40 MM UBGL instead if its going to be manual?

Better option.
Mount a UBGL under a known rifle, annd put a fancy computer ontop, same recipe and much more powerfull.

The 20 MM airburst has a limited kill, an incapacitate ability. Not gonna help against die hard terrorists.

I don't know. China designed 20mm/35mm/40mm grenade launchers for PLA's QBZ-95 5.8mm rifle.

And there's a QLB-06 35mm full-automatic grenade launcher (non-programmable version & programmable version) as squad-level support fire in PLA.

non-programmable version:

programmable version (install a gunsight computer):

 

[+4vsgorillas-Apebane]

I don't know. China designed 20mm/35mm/40mm grenade launchers for PLA's QBZ-95 5.8mm rifle.

And there's a QLB-06 35mm full-automatic grenade launcher (non-programmable version & programmable version) as squad-level support fire in PLA.

non-programmable version:
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programmable version (install a gunsight computer):
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Why is the programmable computer on the old 87 grenade launcher?