PLA Small arms

Aniah said:

I don't think so, the QBZ 191 is still being sent to troops. It will still be a while before all the troops that will be getting the new gun actually get it. I believe all front-line troops will be replaced with the qbz 191 and the rear echelons will be getting the 95-1. As for the SMG, we have some posts here showing earlier this year they were already in use with the troops.

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I know there where photos and videos of them carrying them. It's just that is the first time i see them shooting the smg on video.

One of the first filmed firings of the HJ12 in PLA Service.

New DMR , could be chambered with 7.62*51 or 8.6*70

Aniah said:

I don't think so, the QBZ 191 is still being sent to troops. It will still be a while before all the troops that will be getting the new gun actually get it. I believe all front-line troops will be replaced with the qbz 191 and the rear echelons will be getting the 95-1. As for the SMG, we have some posts here showing earlier this year they were already in use with the troops.

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It will be 3-5 years for all front line troops to get 191. I don't think all troops will get 191, unnecessary

Philister said:

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New DMR , could be chambered with 7.62*51 or 8.6*70

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Wow, that's beautiful! Where did you find this?

False, not the actual image of pla’s new dmr , my mistake

Philister said:

False, not the actual image of pla’s new dmr , my mistake

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Was gonna say I have that exact stock for my AR-15

Yup, that's a Waffen Albert ALR-338 from Germany.

Just reposting a question from the ask anything thread but does China have anything similar to the US's 6.8 round project? I've heard the 6.8 bullet is quite strong in both energy and ballistics. Many of the users have said good things about the new bullet especially when compared to the 5.56 especially the penetration. Don't know much about ammo but do you think China needs to have something of their own to catch up?

Aniah said:

Don't know much about ammo but do you think China needs to have something of their own to catch up?

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It'll become a necessity if and when standard body armour can defeat 5.8mm bullets.

The term "standard" implies to those that on standard issue to line grunts, and that the said added weight does not detriment to their performance.

Similar deal as to US' own long gestation of 6.8mm.

Now, to mitigate such added weight, powered armour / powered exoskeleton will be necessary, and those things still in everybody's lab and proving grounds.