The QJC-88 was introduced as a pintle mounted machine gun for tanks and armored vehicles. It weighs the same as the W85, is solenoid fired, and is mounted on a special cradle allowing for elevation angles of -5 to +65°.

May 8, 2022 · Chambered in the proven 12.7x108mm Soviet cartridge, the weapon is designed to defeat light-armored elements at-range and can also counter the threat posed by low-flying aircraft such as helicopters.

The W85 is a heavy machine gun (HMG) developed in China, influenced by Soviet designs. It uses the 12.7x108mm cartridge and is designed to engage lightly armored targets and low-flying aircraft like helicopters. The gun is commonly mounted on Chinese military vehicles and can be used on a tripod for stationary defense due to its heavy weight.

The QJC 88 tank machine gun is a gas operated, air cooled, belt-fed, automatic only weapon. Its design is loosely based on the Soviet DShKM heavy machine gun of 1946, although there are many differences in various subsystems. The QJC 88 uses a long-stroke gas piston, located below the barrel.

The QJC88 is a heavy machine gun of Chinese origin. Development was started as the W85. It was developed alongside an improved version of the indigenious Type 77 heavy machine gun. The lightweight Type 77 with its rather unconventional design did not perform as well as expected.

The QJY-88, also known as the Type 88 LMG (Chinese: 88式通用机枪; pinyin: 1988 shì tōngyòng jīqiāng; trans. "1988 model general purpose machine gun"), is a 5.8x42mm Chinese light machine gun designed in the late 1980s by China North Industries …

The QJZ85 / QJC88 heavy machine gun weighs 18.5 kg and is being succeeded by the Type 89 or QJZ89. The QJZ85 and QJC88 have been exported abroad as the W85 and have been used in various conflicts. Examples are Sri Lanka, Cambodia and in several African countries such as Chad and Somalia.

As an infantry weapon the W85 lost out to the Type 85, the improved version of the Type 77. However, several years later it was adopted under the designation QJC88 as the standard anti-aircraft machine gun for use on all new Chinese armored vehicles. The W85 was originally designed for infantry use and was to be as light as possible.

The QJC-88 (QJC is code for 轻武器—机枪—车载, Pinyin: Qīngwuqi Jīqiāng Chēzài, meaning Light weapon, machine gun, vehicle mounted) is an improved vehicle-mounted variant of the W-85 heavy machine gun. It is currently in service as mounted machine guns on the Chinese Type 96 and Type 99 MBTs, as well as other PLA vehicles.

88式车载机枪 （QJC-88，QJC為源自官方翻譯的 拼音 「轻武器—机枪—车载」（Qīngwuqi Jīqiāng Chēzài）的類別代碼，照正常而言的拼音是「1988式车装机枪」（Chēzài Jī Qiāng, 1988），以下簡稱為QJC-88）是一款由 中国 成都 國營第216廠 研制及生产的车载高射用途 重机枪，是 W-85式重机枪 的车载高射机枪版本，发射 12.7×108毫米 俄罗斯 口徑 （.50俄羅斯或54式12.7毫米重机枪弹） 步枪 子彈。

As an infantry weapon the W85 lost out to the Type 85, the improved version of the Type 77. However, several years later it was adopted under the designation QJC88 as the standard anti …

Jan 4, 2018 · The QJC-88 is an improved W85 optimized for a vehicle mount. It was chosen by the PLA Armor Corps as the replacement for the Type 54/DShKM in its vehicles. The QJC-88 receiver is shorter than the W85 with more weight-saving cuts.

The QJC-88 was introduced as a pintle mounted machine gun for tanks and armored vehicles. It weighs the same as the W85, is solenoid fired, and is mounted on a special cradle allowing for elevation angles of -5 to +65°.

The weaponry includes eight TY-90 missiles, QJC-88 12.7 mm heavy machine gun and 2 sets of 4 smoke grenade dischargers. WZ-551 is the chassis of the Yi-Tian air defense system, giving the system amphibious capability and added protection.

Recently, information has surfaced in Chinese publications about the “new” 12.7mm QJC 88 tank machine gun, which looks exactly like the tank version of W-85. The W-85 heavy machine gun is a gas operated, air cooled, belt-fed, automatic only weapon.

The W-85 heavy machine gun or QJC-88 heavy machine gun is a pneumatic heavy machine gun developed by the People's Republic of China. It fires a Soviet-designed 12.7?108 mm cartridge. The W-85 was never in service with the PLA in its original configuration, and was only used as a vehicle-mounted machine gun like the QJC-88.

The W-85 heavy machine gun or QJC-88 vehicle mounted heavy machine gun is a gas-operated heavy machine gun designed in the People's Republic of China. It fires the Soviet-designed 12.7×108mm round. The W-85 was never accepted into the PLA service in its original configuration, only adopted as vehicle mounted machine gun as the QJC-88.

The QJC88 or Type 88 Vehicle-Mounted Machine Gun (Chinese: 88式车载机枪) is a gas-operated heavy machine gun designed by Norinco for People’s Liberation Army. It fires the 12.7×108mm round. QJC88 was once called the W-85 machine gun, competing with the similarly named Type 85 heavy machine gun for the lightweight heavy machine gun bidding.

The Type 05 amphibious armored vehicle (Chinese: 05式两栖装甲车) is a family of amphibious tracked armored fighting vehicles developed by Norinco for the People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps, consisting of two main combat variants — the ZBD-05 infantry fighting vehicle and the ZTD-05 assault vehicle, as well as several support variants based on ...

Nov 30, 2018 · The machine gun is the Chinese QJC-88 heavy machine gun, which is basically equivalent to the M2 .50-caliber gun used by the U.S. and NATO. The Chinese weapon's 12.7mm round, adopted from the Soviet Union, is slightly larger but …