The QJZ-89, also called the Type 89, is a Chinese heavy machine gun made by NORINCO and chambered for the 12.7x108mm Soviet cartridge, which is a round suited to defeating light armour at range. It entered service in 1989, was influenced to some extent by the Soviet NSV series, and operates by a combination of gas impingement and short recoil. The gun weighs about 17.5 kilograms without its tripod, is fed from a 50-round belt, and fires at roughly 450 to 600 rounds per minute with an effective range of about 1,500 meters according to the source. It is fielded by the fighting forces of China in considerable numbers and is used aboard rotorcraft, on unarmoured and armoured vehicles and on warships of the People's Liberation Army Navy. Its export success has been modest, with Cambodia and Mongolia named as users. Its design is comparable in role to the American Browning M2.
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Weapon Class (category) Introduced Year Connections
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Source NORINCO QJZ-89 (source article)
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Source NORINCO QJZ-89 (source article)Operators, ContractorQuote, Operators, Contractor
Contractor(s): China NOrth INdustries COrportation (NORINCO) - China
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1. NORINCO QJZ-89 (source article)
Description
operated in considerable numbers by the fighting forces of China
Header, country and year
China | 1989
Description [caliber]
Chambering is through the proven 12.7x108mm Soviet heavy cartridge
Operators, Contractor
Contractor(s): China NOrth INdustries COrportation (NORINCO) - China
Operated By: People's Liberation Army Navy, Description [operated-by]
across the various warships available to the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) service
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