The W85, also designated the QJC-88 when vehicle-mounted, is a gas-operated heavy machine gun designed in the People's Republic of China, firing the Soviet-designed 12.7 by 108 millimeter round. The W85 was never adopted into People's Liberation Army service in its original configuration, and was accepted only in its vehicle-mounted QJC-88 form. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Service StatusPrototype or Experimental 2 Weapon Class
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Source Wikipedia: W85 heavy machine gun
Source Wikipedia: W85 heavy machine gun
Source Wikipedia: W85 heavy machine gun
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service status
The W85 was never adopted into People's Liberation Army service in its original configuration, and was accepted only in its vehicle-mounted QJC-88 form
Caliber attribute (w85-heavy-machine-gun)
It fires the Soviet-designed 12.7×108mm round.
Introduction
is a gas-operated heavy machine gun designed in the People's Republic of China
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