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Production history
Designer
Mikhail Kalashnikov[3]
Designed
1980
Manufacturer
Norinco
Changfeng Machinery (For CS/LM4 variant)
Military Industry Corporation
Produced
1983–present[4]
Variants
See Variants
Specifications
Mass
12.6 kg (27.78 lb)
Length
1,192 mm (46.9 in)
Barrel length
658 mm (25.9 in)
Cartridge
7.62×54mmR
7.62×51 NATO (For CF 06 version)
Action
Gas-operated, open bolt
Rate of fire
700–800 round/min
Muzzle velocity
840 m/s (2,776 ft/s)
Effective firing range
1,640 yd (100—1,500 m sight adjustments)
Feed system
Belts in 100/200/250 round boxes
Sights
Open sights. Optical/Night vision scope can be outfitted.
The Type 80 (Chinese: 80式通用机枪) is a general-purpose machine gun (GPMG) manufactured by Norinco in China, based on the Soviet PKM. The machine gun was certified for design finalisation in 1980 and entered the PLA service in the mid-1980s, specifically in 1983.[4] The Type 80 was intended as a successor to the Chinese independently developed Type 67, doing well in tests conducted in the Chengdu Military Region before it was dropped and instead, opted to keep the Type 67 GPMG in use.[4]
Only a few Type 80s were used in the People's Liberation Army Marine Corps and airborne units, and a modified Type 80, named as Type 86, was then accepted by PLA armor units.[5]
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^This is due to the Type 80's basis from the PK general-purpose machine gun.
^ abc中国80式7.62毫米通用机枪至今仍大量出口(图) (in Chinese). Sina. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
^"深度：俄抱怨中国山寨太强 这么好的机枪都抄袭到手". mil.sina.cn (in Chinese). 10 May 2016.
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