The QJB-201 Squad Machinegun (Chinese: 201式班用机枪; pinyin: Èr líng yāo shì Bānyòng Jīqiāng),[3], also known as the QJS-161 Paratrooper Machinegun (Chinese: 161式伞兵机枪; pinyin: Yāo liù yāo shì Sǎnbīng Jīqiāng),[1] is a Chinese light machine gun designed and manufactured by Norinco for the People's Liberation Army Ground Force and Airborne Corps.[4]

Development

The QJB-201 and QJS-161 are designed to replace China's QBZ-95 series squad automatic weapon and QJY-88 light machine gun.[2] The weapon was developed in 2016, initially known as the paratrooper machine gun or QJS-161. In 2020, the weapon was certified with the designation QJB-201.[1]

Design

The QJS-161 features two types of barrel varied in length, presumably for different requirements from the PLA Ground Force and the PLAAF Airborne Corps. As an open-bolt machine gun, the QJB-201 uses 5.8×42mm ammunition that can feed either from a disintegrating belt in fabric container loaded into the feed port on the left side of the weapon, or a standard Chinese 5.8×42mm box magazine inserted vertically into the magazine well at the bottom of the weapon.[5] A non-reciprocating charging handle is located on its right. A picatinny rail is located behind the short feed tray cover above the feeding port.[6]

The squad automatic machine gun features a weight-reduction design, such as lightweight material for the gun body and the fabric detachable box magazine, reducing the empty weight to 4.4 kg (9.7 lb).[7] The side-folding stock features a fully adjustable buttpad and cheek rest.[8] The barrel change requires the opening of the feed tray cover, which is am error-proofing feature ensuring ammunition is removed before barrel replacement process.[2]

Variants

QJS-161
Paratrooper version. Initial version.
QJB-201
Regular version. Developed from the QJS-161
CS/LM20
Export designation for the QJB-201 in 5.8×42mm[1]
CS/LM21
Export designation for the QJB-201 in 5.56×45mm NATO[1]

Users

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "QJB-201式轻机枪". Guns' World.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Schooler, Lynndon (26 December 2024). "The Chinese QJB-201 Light Machine Gun". The Firearm Blog.
  3. ↑ "博物馆里的新枪族，见证轻武器发展，解放军单兵武器未来可期". NetEase News (in Chinese). 4 August 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "QJS161 new flight debut, full-scattered bullet, comparable to Western similar products". inf.news. 15 October 2022. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "QJS161型新班机亮相，全可散弹链供弹，媲美西方同类产品". Tencent News (in Chinese). 24 March 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "国产最新轻机枪出现！小口径短管更适合特战两栖，和美军同一水平". Net Ease News (in Chinese). 22 March 2021. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "中国陆军换新装，新班机、新精准步枪亮相，战力再获一次提升". Netease News. 23 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "军工工艺进步巨大，航展上解放军未来新枪族？外貌与内涵兼而有之". NetEase News (in Chinese). 5 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2022.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QJS-161