Infantry equipment of the People's Liberation Army of China

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The following is a list of infantry equipment of the People's Liberation Army of China.

Pistols[]

  • QSZ-92 - 9 mm and 5.8 mm pistol (in service-main)
  • - 9 mm compact pistol
  • QX-04 - modular designed pistol
  • QSW-06 - 5.8 mm silenced pistol, replacing the Type 67 silenced pistol (in service)
  • - 7.62 mm small pistol for security and police forces (in service)
  • Type 77 - 7.62 mm pistol for People's Armed Police and People's Police (in service)
  • - 7.62 mm silenced pistol
  • Type 64 - 7.62 mm semi-automatic pistol, first firearm to be indigenously developed by the People's Republic of China. Withdrawn from army but in service with the People's Armed Police and People's Police (retired from service)

Submachine guns[]

  • QCQ-171 - 9 mm submachine gun
  • CF-05 - 9 mm submachine gun
  • QCW-05 - 5.8 mm suppressed submachine gun
  • Type 82 - 9 mm submachine gun (Chinese copy of Polish PM-63 RAK)
  • Type 85 - 7.62 mm simplified and suppressed Type 79 submachine gun
  • Type 79 - 7.62 mm submachine gun (in service with airborne and special forces troops)
  • Type 64 - 7.62 mm suppressed low flash submachine gun

Rifles[]

QBZ-95 assault rifle
Type 81
  • QBZ-191 - 5.8 mm assault rifle
  • QBZ-95 - 5.8 mm bullpup assault rifle
  • QTS-11 - 5.8 mm assault rifle with integrated airburst grenade launcher (in limited service)
  • QBZ-03 - 5.8 mm assault rifle
  • Type 86 - 7.62 mm bullpup assault rifle (not in service)
  • Type 87 - 5.8 mm assault rifle, using similar design to the Type 81 (not in service)
  • Type 81 - 7.62 mm assault rifle (in service with reserves and militia)
  • Type 63 - 7.62 mm assault rifle
  • Type 56- 7.62 mm assault rifle, Chinese derivative of the AK-47 (phased out)

Machine guns[]

Type 67 machine gun
  • QJB-191 - 5.8 mm light support weapon (LSW)
  • QJS-161 - 5.8 mm light machine gun (LMG)
  • QJY-201 - 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun (GPMG)
  • QJZ-171 - 12.7 mm lightweight heavy machine gun (HMG)
  • QBB-95 - 5.8 mm light support weapon (LSW)
  • QJY-88 - 5.8 mm light machine gun, replacing Type 67 general-purpose machine gun
  • Type 80 - 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun (derivative of the Soviet PKM)
  • Type 67 - 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun, replacing the Type 53 (SG43) and Type 57 (SGM) 7.62 mm general-purpose machine guns

Sniper rifles[]

QBU-88
  • QBU-191 - 5.8×42mm selective fire designated marksman rifle (DMR)
  • QBU-203 - 7.62×51mm bolt action sniper rifle[1]
  • QBU-202 - 8.6×70mm bolt action sniper rifle
  • - 12.7×108mm bolt action anti-materiel sniper rifle
  • QBU-10 - 12.7×108mm semi-automatic anti-materiel sniper rifle
  • AMR-2 - 12.7×108mm bolt action anti-materiel sniper rifle
  • JS 7.62 - 7.62×54mmR sniper rifle (in limited service)
  • QBU-88 - 5.8×42mm bullpup designated marksman rifle (in service)
  • CS/LR4 - 7.62×51mm sniper rifle (in service)
  • CS/LR3 - 5.8×42mm sniper rifle (in service)
  • - 7.62×54mmR sniper rifle updated from the Type 79 (in limited service)
  • - 7.62×54mmR sniper rifle, derivative of Soviet Dragunov (in service)

Shoulder-launched weapons[]

  • FN-6 - MANPADS
  • HN-5 - MANPADS
  • HJ-12 - shoulder-launched anti-tank missile system
  • DZJ-08 - multi-purpose recoilless gun specialized for combat in urban area and confined space, replacing PF-89 and Type 69 RPG
  • PF-98 - 120 mm anti-tank rocket launcher
  • - 80 mm fuel air explosive rocket launcher
  • PF-89 - 80 mm lightweight anti-tank rocket launcher, replacing the Type 69-1 RPG
  • FHJ-84 - 2 × 62 mm rocket launcher
  • Type 69 RPG - 40 mm RPG launcher, derivative of RPG-7

Automatic grenade launchers[]

  • QLU-11 - 35x32 mm semi-automatic grenade sniper
  • LG-1
  • LG-2
  • LG-3
  • - improved variant of QLZ-87
  • QLZ-04 - automatic grenade launcher for squad fire support. Can be mounted on the tripod or vehicles.
  • QLZ-87 - standard fire support grenade launcher of PLAGF for individual usage.

Grenades[]

Hand grenades[]

  • Type 18[2][3]
  • FSL02 smoke grenade. The grenade weights 750 grams, and has a length of 140mm with a diameter of 65mm. Duration is 2 minutes at 2-5m/s wind speed. The body has pale green color with white or black band indicating the color of smoke (white/black). The smoke grenade went in service in 1995, replacing FSL01 smoke grande that has been in service since 1963.[4]
  • Type 59, derivative of the Soviet RGD-5

Mortars[]

  • - 120 mm
  • - 100 mm
  • - 100 mm
  • - 82 mm
  • Type 87 - 82 mm
  • - 82 mm
  • - 60 mm
  • - 60 mm

Flamethrowers[]

Infantry operated anti-aircraft guns[]

  • QJG-02 - 14.5 mm heavy machine gun
  • QJZ-89 - 12.7 mm lightweight heavy machine gun
  • QJC-88 - 12.7 mm vehicle-mounted machine gun
  • Type 77/Type 85 - 12.7 mm emplacement machine gun
  • Type 85 - 23 mm double barrel air defense cannon
  • - 23 mm double barrel air defense cannon
  • - 37 mm double barrel air defense cannon
  • Type 72 - 85 mm air defense cannon
  • - 30 mm air defense cannon
  • - 57 mm air defense cannon
  • - 2 X 14.5 mm
  • - 12.7 mm

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "QBU-203 sniper rifle and QJY-201 machine gun leaked". China-Arms. 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "New type of grenade in PLA". Sina Military Report. 8 February 2018.
  3. ^ "New type of grenade in PLA training". China Central Television. 8 February 2018.
  4. ^ "making smoke: introduction to smoke grenade" (in Chinese). 23 June 2019.
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