Home›Weapons Systems›Operator›People's Liberation ArmyArmed Forces and UnitsPeople's Liberation ArmyModernReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe People's Liberation Army was founded on August 1, 1927, when Communist-led units mutinied against the Republic of China's Nationalist government in the Nanchang Uprising, an event still commemorated as the force's founding date, and subsequently developed under Mao Zedong's leadership through the Chinese Civil War, the Long March, and the resistance against Japanese occupation during World War II before securing the Communist Party's victory over Nationalist forces in 1949. Structured, since a major reorganization in 2016, around five theater commands and services spanning ground forces, the navy, air force, rocket force and strategic support force, the PLA functions as the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party rather than a state military in the conventional Western sense, with the party's Central Military Commission holding ultimate command authority. The PLA fought major twentieth century conflicts including the Korean War, where Chinese forces intervened against United Nations troops in 1950, and a 1979 border war with Vietnam, while undergoing a sustained modernization drive from the 1990s onward that transformed it from a large but technologically outdated force into an increasingly professionalized, technologically advanced military. As of the twenty-first century the PLA is the largest standing military force in the world by active personnel, and its continued modernization, particularly in naval and missile capability, is closely watched as a central factor in the security balance of the Asia-Pacific region.FactsPeople's Liberation ArmyConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsForce TypeWell-attestedMilitary wing of the Chinese Communist Party 1Founded YearWell-attested1927 1CountryWell-attestedPeople's Republic of China 1Force TypeForce Type (category)Well-attestedArmy 1People's Liberation ArmyFilter Results68 entriesWeapon FamilyAllAir-to-Air Missiles (4)Aircraft Gun Turrets (1)Anti-Aircraft Guns (1)Anti-Ship and Anti-Submarine Missiles (5)Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (1)Assault Rifles (4)Assault Rifles of China (4)Ballistic Missiles (3)Ballistic Missiles of China (3)Bolt-Action, Lever-Action and Historic Rifles (3)Cruise Missiles (3)Edged and Bladed Small Arms (1)Fighter and 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Liberation ArmyT-55People's Liberation ArmyTL-10People's Liberation ArmyType 08People's Liberation ArmyType 44 carbinePeople's Liberation ArmyType 54 pistolPeople's Liberation ArmyType 63 assault riflePeople's Liberation ArmyType 77 heavy machine gunPeople's Liberation ArmyType 77 pistolPeople's Liberation ArmyType 81 assault riflePeople's Liberation ArmyType 99 TankPeople's Liberation ArmyUH-60 Black HawkPeople's Liberation ArmyW85 heavy machine gunPeople's Liberation ArmyYJ-8People's Liberation ArmyYJ-83People's Liberation ArmyYJ-91People's Liberation ArmyYu-6 TorpedoPeople's Liberation ArmyZSU-57-2People's Liberation ArmyConnectionsFought InChinese Civil War, Wars Well-attested The Communist People's Liberation Army defeated the Nationalist forces in the Chinese Civil War, concluding in 1949Sino-Indian War, Wars Well-attested The People's Liberation Army fought and won the brief 1962 Sino-Indian WarOperatesT-54/T-55, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: T-54/T-55tier 2T-55, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: T-54/T-55tier 2TL-10, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: TL-10Type 08, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Type 08Type 44 carbine, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Type 44 carbineType 54 pistol, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Type 54 pistolType 63 assault rifle, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Type 63 assault rifleType 77 heavy machine gun, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source MilitaryFactory.com: NORINCO Type 77 HMGType 77 pistol, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Type 77 pistolType 81 assault rifle, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Type 81 assault rifleType 99 Tank, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Type 99 tanktier 4UH-60 Black Hawk, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Sikorsky UH-60 Black HawkW85 heavy machine gun, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: W85 heavy machine gunYJ-8, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: YJ-8YJ-83, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: YJ-83tier 2YJ-91, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: YJ-91Yu-6 Torpedo, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Yu-6 torpedo - WikipediaZSU-57-2, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: ZSU-57-2Showing 51 to 68 of 68 in Operates, page 2 of 2.← Previous12PracticesNo First Use, Strategy and Doctrine Well-attested Source Wikipedia: No First Usetier 2People's War, Strategy and Doctrine Well-attested Source Wikipedia: People's Wartier 2In the Other AtlasesFound InChinaAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.Source Wikidata: People's Liberation ArmySources1. People's Liberation Army, WikipediaLead, first sentence, first clauseis the military wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)Infobox: foundedAugust 1, 1927 Nanchang uprisingLead, first sentence, second clausethe primary armed forces of the People's Republic of China (PRC)Per the entity's own name and sourced description.View the SourceWikidata: People's Liberation ArmyWikidata Q6147859, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the SourceWikipedia: QJB-201Operates: QJB-201, infobox used_by/operator field: 'People's Liberation Army'View the SourceWikipedia: YJ-91Operates: YJ-91, infobox used_by/operator field: 'People's Republic of China'View the SourceMilitary Factory: Kalashnikov PKM (Pulemyot Kalashnikova Modernizirovany) General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) / Light Machine Gun (LMG)Military FactoryOperates: PKM, Operators listQuote, Operates: PKM, Operators listAfghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Belarus; Bulgaria; Cambodia; Cape Verde; China; Croatia; Cuba; Czech Republic; Democratic Republic of the Congo; East Germany; Egypt; Finland; Georgia; Greece; Hungary; India; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Kazakstan; Kyrgyzstan; Mali; Moldova; Nicaragua; North Korea; Panama; Poland; Romania; Russia; Republic of the Congo; Serbia; Slovakia; Soviet Union; Sri Lanka; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Turkey; Ukraine; Uzbekistan; Vietnam; Yugoslavia; ZimbabweView the SourceMilitary Factory: FP-45 (Liberator / OSS Pistol / M1942 Pistol) Single-Shot PistolMilitary FactoryOperates: FP-45 Liberator, Operators listQuote, Operates: FP-45 Liberator, Operators listChina; PhilippinesView the SourceWikipedia: Type 08Operates: Type 08, Article textQuote, Operates: Type 08, Article textDeveloped in the early 2000s, the vehicle family were produced for more than 6,000 hulls and widely deployed by the People's Liberation Army Ground Force and People's Liberation Army Marine Corps.View the SourceWikipedia: W85 heavy machine gunOperates: W85 heavy machine gun, Article textQuote, Operates: W85 heavy machine gun, Article textThe W85 was never accepted into the PLA service in its original configuration, only adopted as a vehicle mounted machine gun as the QJC-88.View the SourceWikipedia: PL-5Operates: PL-5, Users sectionQuote, Operates: PL-5, Users sectionChinaView the SourceWikipedia: QTS-11Operates: QTS-11, Users sectionQuote, Operates: QTS-11, Users sectionChinaView the SourceWikipedia: FN-6Operates: FN-6, Article textQuote, Operates: FN-6, Article textThe missile has been exported to Malaysia, Cambodia, Sudan, Pakistan, and Peru, and a variant was incorporated into People's Liberation Army (PLA) service as the HN-6 (Chinese: 红樱-6).View the SourceWikipedia: Python (missile)Operates: Python (missile), OperatorsQuote, Operates: Python (missile), OperatorsChina, Python-3 (3000 missiles, delivered 1983, local designation PiLi-8 (PL-8)).View the SourceWikipedia: Flamethrowertier 4WikipediaOperates: Flamethrower, Article bodyQuote, Operates: Flamethrower, Article bodyThe PLA adopted the Type 74 flamethrower, a copy of the Soviet LPO-50.View the SourceWikipedia: Mosin-Nagant Rifletier 2WikipediaOperates: Mosin-Nagant Rifle, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Mosin-Nagant Rifle, Wikipedia article textThe Chinese Type 53 carbine saw extensive service with the People's Liberation Army from 1953 until the late 1950s/early 1960s when the PLA went over to the Chinese Type 56 carbine and the Chinese Type 56 assault rifle.View the SourceWikipedia: Sikorsky UH-60 Black HawkOperates: UH-60 Black Hawk, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: UH-60 Black Hawk, Wikipedia article textAt the end of this testing, the People's Liberation Army purchased 24 S-70C-2s, equipped with more powerful GE T700-701A engines for improved high-altitude performance.View the SourceWikipedia: SKS Carbinetier 4WikipediaOperates: SKS Carbine, Article textQuote, Operates: SKS Carbine, Article textWhile Poland did import the technical data package and tooling equipment to produce the SKS under license, the Polish People's Army belatedly rejected the weapon for general service in 1956 and the program was canceled. In Polish service the SKS was used only for ceremonial purposes and was designated as ksS which stands for karabin samopowtarzalny Simonowa, Simonov's semi-automatic rifle.View the SourceWikipedia: T-54/T-55tier 2WikipediaOperates: T-55, Wikipedia article textChina produced thousands of Type 59 tanks (based on the Soviet T-54A) for the People's Liberation Army, which were used during the Vietnam War and used en-masse against Vietnam in the Sino-Vietnamese War and sold the similar (but upgraded) Type 69 tanks to both Iran and Iraq during the Iran-IraqOperates: T-54/T-55, Wikipedia article textChina produced thousands of Type 59 tanks (based on the Soviet T-54A) for the People's Liberation Army, which were used during the Vietnam War and used en-masse against Vietnam in the Sino-Vietnamese War and sold the similar (but upgraded) Type 69 tanks to both Iran and Iraq during the Iran-IraqView the SourceBMP-1, WikipediaOperates: BMP-1, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: BMP-1, Wikipedia article textIt is still in service with the People's Liberation Army.View the SourceWikipedia: PLZ-05Operates: PLZ-05, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: PLZ-05, Wikipedia article textThe PLZ-05 or the Type 05 is a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer developed by the People's Liberation Army of China to replace the Type 59-1 130 mm towed gun and Type 83 152 mm self-propelled gun.View the SourceWikipedia: PCL-181Operates: PCL-181, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: PCL-181, Wikipedia article textThe PCL-181 is a Chinese truck-mounted, 155 mm self-propelled howitzer used by the People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF).View the SourceWikipedia: QBZ-95Operates: QBZ-95, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: QBZ-95, Wikipedia article textBoth modifications are fielded within the Chinese police force and People's Liberation Army.View the SourceWikipedia: Hanyang 88Operates: Hanyang 88, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Hanyang 88, Wikipedia article textWhen the rifles were used by the People's Liberation Army, they were either used by militia forces or were used as training/drill rifles.View the SourceWikipedia: QW missileOperates: QW missile, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: QW missile, Wikipedia article textIn 1997, the QW-1 was equipped for the frontline units of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).View the SourceWikipedia: ZSU-57-2Operates: ZSU-57-2, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: ZSU-57-2, Wikipedia article textSeveral Type 80 SPAAGs were tested and accepted into service by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in small numbers.View the SourceWikipedia: M41 Walker BulldogOperates: M41 Walker Bulldog, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: M41 Walker Bulldog, Wikipedia article textCaptured M41s were employed by the Lebanese Arab Army (LAA), Army of Free Lebanon (AFL), Kataeb Regulatory Forces (KRF), Tigers Militia, and the People's Liberation Army (PLA).View the SourceWikipedia: QBZ-191Operates: QBZ-191, Infobox: captionQuote, Operates: QBZ-191, Infobox: captionQBZ-191 rifle with QMK-171A prism sightView the SourceWikipedia: Dongfeng (missile)Operates: Dongfeng (missile), Lead sectionQuote, Operates: Dongfeng (missile), Lead sectionThe Dongfeng (Chinese: 东风; lit. 'East Wind') series, typically abbreviated as "DF missiles", are a family of short, medium, intermediate-range and intercontinental ballistic missiles operated by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (formerly the Second Artillery Corps). Missiles of this series have consistently been the primary delivery method of China's nuclear weapons.View the SourceWikipedia: YJ-83tier 2WikipediaOperates: YJ-83, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: YJ-83, Wikipedia article textThe YJ-83 entered service with the People's Liberation Army Navy in 1998 and 1999, equipping large numbers of its surface warships.View the SourceWikipedia: Type 81 assault rifleOperates: Type 81 assault rifle, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Type 81 assault rifle, Wikipedia article textIt replaced the semi-automatic Type 56 carbine as the standard service rifle of the People's Liberation Army during the 1980s.View the SourceWikipedia: Type 63 assault rifleOperates: Type 63 assault rifle, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Type 63 assault rifle, Wikipedia article textIt was originally introduced to replace the SKS as the standard service rifle of the People's Liberation Army, but was prematurely withdrawn from PLA service due to numerous production difficulties.View the SourceWikipedia: QBU-10Operates: QBU-10, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: QBU-10, Wikipedia article textFirst introduced in 2010, it has since seen use by the People's Liberation Army Ground Force, People's Liberation Army Navy, and Marine Corps.View the SourceWikipedia: Type 77 pistolOperates: Type 77 pistol, Lead sectionQuote, Operates: Type 77 pistol, Lead sectionThe Type 77 (Chinese: 77式手枪; pinyin: 77 shì shǒu qiāng; lit. 'Type 77 handgun') is a 7.62×17 mm Type 64 caliber semi-automatic pistol in service with all branches of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China, People's Armed Police and various Chinese police forces.View the SourceWikipedia: FN Model 24 and Model 30Operates: FN Model 24 and Model 30, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: FN Model 24 and Model 30, Wikipedia article textEx-Lithuanian FN 1930 rifles captured by the Soviets were even supplied post-war to the People's Liberation Army.View the SourceWikipedia: Type 44 carbineOperates: Type 44 carbine, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Type 44 carbine, Wikipedia article textAfter the war, the Type 44 continued to be used by the Chinese People's Liberation Army and Navy.View the SourceWikipedia: CM-102Operates: CM-102, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: CM-102, Wikipedia article textThe CM-102 is an anti-radiation missile produced by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) for the Chinese People's Liberation Army.View the SourceWikipedia: Type 99 tanktier 4WikipediaOperates: Type 99 Tank, LeadQuote, Operates: Type 99 Tank, LeadThe tank entered People's Liberation Army (PLA) service in 2001.View the SourceWikipedia: Type 54 pistolOperates: Type 54 pistol, LeadQuote, Operates: Type 54 pistol, LeadThe Type 54 (simplified Chinese: 54式手枪; traditional Chinese: 54式手槍) is Chinese semi-automatic pistol used extensively by the People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police.View the SourceWikipedia: IS-2tier 2WikipediaOperates: IS-2, OperatorsQuote, Operates: IS-2, OperatorsPeople's Liberation Army: 60 IS-2s delivered in 1950-1951. Operated during the Korean War and in concrete bunkers along the Sino-Soviet border.View the SourceWikipedia: Norinco HP9-1Operates: Norinco HP9-1, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Norinco HP9-1, OperatorsPeople's Liberation ArmyView the SourceWikipedia: Kh-55tier 4WikipediaOperates: Kh-55 Cruise Missile, Infobox: used_byQuote, Operates: Kh-55 Cruise Missile, Infobox: used_bySoviet Union, Russia, China, IranView the SourceBall turret, WikipediaOperates: Ball turret, Infobox: used_byQuote, Operates: Ball turret, Infobox: used_byUnited States, United Kingdom, ChinaView the SourceYu-6 torpedo - WikipediaOperates: Yu-6 Torpedo, Infobox: used_byQuote, Operates: Yu-6 Torpedo, Infobox: used_byChinaView the SourceWikipedia: JL-1Operates: JL-1, Infobox: used_byQuote, Operates: JL-1, Infobox: used_byChinaView the SourceWikipedia: CJ-10 (missile)Operates: CJ-10 (missile), Infobox: used_byQuote, Operates: CJ-10 (missile), Infobox: used_byChinaView the SourceWikipedia: YJ-8Operates: YJ-8, Infobox: used_byQuote, Operates: YJ-8, Infobox: used_byChinaView the SourceWikipedia: DF-15Operates: DF-15, Infobox: used_byQuote, Operates: DF-15, Infobox: used_byChinaView the SourceWikipedia: PL-8 (missile)Operates: PL-8 (missile), Infobox: used_byQuote, Operates: PL-8 (missile), Infobox: used_byChinaView the SourceWikipedia: TL-10Operates: TL-10, Infobox: used_byQuote, Operates: TL-10, Infobox: used_byChinaView the SourceWikipedia: HongniaoOperates: Hongniao, Infobox: used_byQuote, Operates: Hongniao, Infobox: used_byChinaView the SourceWikipedia: HQ-16Operates: HQ-16, Infobox: used_byQuote, Operates: HQ-16, Infobox: used_byPrimary user: China See Operators section for othersView the SourceWikipedia: C-101 (missile)Operates: C-101, Infobox: used_byQuote, Operates: C-101, Infobox: used_byChinaView the SourceWikipedia: PL-2Operates: PL-2, Infobox: used_byQuote, Operates: PL-2, Infobox: used_byChinaView the SourceWikipedia: People's Wartier 2WikipediaPractices: People's War, Lead paragraphQuote, Practices: People's War, Lead paragraphIt was used by the Chinese communists against the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War, and by the Chinese Soviet Republic in the Chinese Civil War.View the SourceWikipedia: No First Usetier 2WikipediaPractices: No First Use, Lead paragraphQuote, Practices: No First Use, Lead paragraphChina and India are currently the only two nuclear powers to formally maintain a NFU policy, adopting pledges in 1964 and 1998 respectively.View the SourceMilitaryFactory.com: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (Fagot)MilitaryFactory.comOperates: MiG-15, OperatorsQuote, Operates: MiG-15, Operators[ Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Armenia; Bulgaria; Cambodia; China; Congo; Cuba; Czechoslovakia; East Germany; Egypt; Finland; Guinea-Bissau; Hungary; Indonesia; Iraq; Israel (captured Egyptian samples); Libya, Madagascar; Mali, Mongolia; Morocco, Mozambique; Nigeria; North Korea; North Vietnam; Pakistan; Poland; Romania; Somalia; Soviet Union; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Syria; Tanzania; Uganda; Vietnam ]View the SourceMilitaryFactory.com: SA-7 (Grail) / 9K32 Strela-2MilitaryFactory.comOperates: 9K32 Strela-2, OperatorsQuote, Operates: 9K32 Strela-2, Operators[ Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Armenia; Botswana; Benin; Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Cambodia; China; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Czechoslovakia; Egypt; Ethiopia; Finland; East Germany; Germany; Ghana; Guinea-Bissau; Hungary; Indonesia; India; Iraq; Iran; Kuwait; Laos; Lebanon; Libya; Macedonia; Mauritania; Morocco; Mozambique; Nicaragua; North Korea; Pakistan; Peru; Poland; Romania; Sierra Leone; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Somaliland; South Yemen; Soviet Union; Sudan; Syria; Tanzania; Ukraine; Vietnam; Yugoslavia; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Tamil Eelam ]View the SourceMilitaryFactory.com: KBP AGS-17 Plamya (Flame)MilitaryFactory.comOperates: AGS-17, OperatorsQuote, Operates: AGS-17, Operators[ Afghanistan; Angola; Chad; China; Cuba; Czech Republic; India; Iran; Iraq; Latvia; Montenegro; Mozambique; Nicaragua; North Korea; Poland; Russia; Soviet Union; Serbia; Ukraine ]View the SourceMilitaryFactory.com: SPG-9 Kopye (Spear)MilitaryFactory.comOperates: SPG-9, OperatorsQuote, Operates: SPG-9, Operators[ Afghanistan; Armenia; Belarus; Bulgaria; China; Cuba; Egypt; Georgia; Hungary; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Libya; Moldova; Mongolia; Morocco; Nepal; North Korea; Pakistan; Poland; Romania; Soviet Union; Sudan; Syria; Ukraine; Vietnam ]View the SourceMilitaryFactory.com: NORINCO QBU-88 (Type 88)MilitaryFactory.comOperates: QBU-88, OperatorsQuote, Operates: QBU-88, Operators[ China ]View the SourceMilitaryFactory.com: NORINCO QLZ87 (Type 87)MilitaryFactory.comOperates: QLZ-87, OperatorsQuote, Operates: QLZ-87, Operators[ Bolivia; China; Ethiopia; Iraq; Namibia; Niger; Pakistan; Somalia; Sudan; Syria; Tanzania; Uganda ]View the SourceMilitaryFactory.com: CASC CH-901MilitaryFactory.comOperates: CASC CH-901, OperatorsQuote, Operates: CASC CH-901, Operators[ China (probable) ]View the SourceMilitaryFactory.com: GAM-10XMilitaryFactory.comOperates: GAM-10X, OperatorsQuote, Operates: GAM-10X, Operators[ China ]View the SourceMilitaryFactory.com: ORSIS T-5000MilitaryFactory.comOperates: ORSIS T-5000, OperatorsQuote, Operates: ORSIS T-5000, Operators[ China; Iraq; Russia; Saudi Arabia; Syria; Ukraine (captured); Vietnam ]View the SourceMilitaryFactory.com: SA-10 (Grumble) / S-300MilitaryFactory.comOperates: S-300 Missile System, OperatorsQuote, Operates: S-300 Missile System, Operators[ Armenia; Belarus; Bulgaria; China; Croatia; Czechoslovakia; Cyprus; East Germany; India; Iran; Kazakhstan; Slovakia; Russia; Soviet Union; South Ossetia; Syria; Ukraine (via Slovakia); Venezuela; Vietnam ]View the SourceMilitaryFactory.com: Dragunov SVD (Snayperskaya Vintovka sistemy Dragunova)MilitaryFactory.comOperates: Dragunov Sniper Rifle, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Dragunov Sniper Rifle, Operators[ Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Belarus; Bulgaria; Cambodia; China; Cuba; Czech Republic; Czechoslovakia; Egypt; Ethiopia; Finland; Georgia; Hungary; India; Iran; Iraq; Kazakhstan; Lebanon; Republic of Macedonia; Moldova; Mongolia; Nicaragua; North Korea; Pakistan; Palestine; Philippines; Poland; Russia; Serbia; Slovakia; Sudan; Soviet Union; Sri Lanka; Turkey; Uzbekistan; Ukraine; Venezuela; Vietnam; Yemen; Zimbabwe ]View the SourceMilitaryFactory.com: Remington Model 870MilitaryFactory.comOperates: Remington 870, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Remington 870, Operators[ Australia; Austria; Bangladesh; Canada; China; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hong Kong; Hungary; Ireland; Israel; Jordan; Luxembourg; Malaysia; Portugal; South Korea; Sweden; Switzerland; United Kingdom; United States ]View the SourceMilitaryFactory.com: RPG-2MilitaryFactory.comOperates: RPG-2, OperatorsQuote, Operates: RPG-2, Operators[ Biafra; Cambodia; China; Czech Republic; Czechoslovakia; East Germany; Egypt; Grenada; Hungary; Laos; Libya; Macedonia; Mongolia; Mozambique; Myanmar; Poland; Romania; Rhodesia; North Korea; Poland; Rwanda; Somalia; Somaliland; Soviet Union; Syria; Thailand; Vietnam; Yugoslavia; Zimbabwe ]View the SourceMilitaryFactory.com: Degtyarev KPV-14.5 (Krupnokaliberniy Pulemyot Vladimirova)MilitaryFactory.comOperates: KPV heavy machine gun, OperatorsQuote, Operates: KPV heavy machine gun, Operators[ Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Bulgaria; Cambodia; China; Cuba; Czechoslovakia; Egypt; Eritrea; Estonia; Ethiopia; Finland; Hungary; India; Iraq; Iran; Kurdistan; Laos; Lebanon; Libya; Mali; Mongolia; Mozambique; Myanmar; North Korea; Nicaragua; Pakistan; Panama; Poland; Romania; Russia; Somalia; Soviet Union; Sudan; Syria; Ukraine; Yemen; Vietnam; Zimbabwe ]View the SourceMilitaryFactory.com: NORINCO Type CQ (CQ 5.56)MilitaryFactory.comOperates: Norinco CQ, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Norinco CQ, Operators[ Afghanistan; Cambodia; China; Djibouti; Ghana; Iran; Libya; Malaysia; Myanmar; North Korea; Paraguay; Philippines; Senegal; South Sudan; Sudan; Syria; Thailand; Yemen ]View the SourceMilitaryFactory.com: NORINCO Type 77 HMGMilitaryFactory.comOperates: Type 77 heavy machine gun, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Type 77 heavy machine gun, Operators[ Cambodia; China; Djibouti ]View the SourceMilitaryFactory.com: MON-50MilitaryFactory.comOperates: MON-50, OperatorsQuote, Operates: MON-50, Operators[ Afghanistan; Albania; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Cambodia; China; Egypt; Estonia; Finland; Georgia; Hungary; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Kyrgyzstan; Laos; Latvia; Libya; Malaysia; Myanmar; Moldova; Mongolia; North Korea; Pakistan; Poland; Romania; Russia; Soviet Union; Tajikistan; Thailand; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; Uzbekistan; Vietnam; Yugoslavia ]View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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