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QJB-201

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The QJB-201 Squad Machinegun, also known as the QJS-161 Paratrooper Machinegun, is a Chinese light machine gun designed and manufactured by Norinco for the People's Liberation Army Ground Force and Airborne Corps. It weighs 4.4 kilograms empty, measures 900 millimeters with its stock unfolded and has a 505 millimeter barrel, is chambered in 5.8x42mm DBP-191, fires at 700 to 800 rounds per minute with a muzzle velocity of 930 to 960 meters per second and an effective range of 600 to 800 meters, and feeds from a 30-round box magazine, a 75-round drum magazine, or a disintegrating belt of 100 to 150 rounds. It is gas operated with a short-stroke piston and open bolt, developed in 2016 and officially certified as the QJB-201 in 2020. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Machine gun 1
Introduced Year
2016 1
Classification
Caliber
5.8x42mm 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Machine Gun 1
Connections

Operated By

People's Liberation Army, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: QJB-201
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Manufactured By

Norinco

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Source Wikipedia: QJB-201
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1. Wikipedia: QJB-201
  • Introduction/adoption year stated in the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Infobox: cartridge
    5.8×42mm DBP-191
  • Lead section
    The QJB-201 Squad Machinegun (Chinese: 201式班用机枪; pinyin: Èr líng yāo shì Bānyòng Jīqiāng),, also known as the QJS-161 Paratrooper Machinegun (Chinese: 161式伞兵机枪; pinyin: Yāo liù yāo shì Sǎnbīng Jīqiāng), is a Chinese light machine gun designed and manufactured by Norinco for the People's Liberation Army Ground Force and Airborne Corps.
  • Operated By: People's Liberation Army, infobox used_by/operator field: 'People's Liberation Army'
  • In Group: Light Machine Guns, Infobox: type
    Light machine gun
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Wikidata: QJB-201
Wikidata Q106496989, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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