Type 56 assault rifle | |
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Type | Assault rifle |
Place of origin | People's Republic of China |
Service history | |
In service | 1956–present |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Sino-Indian War Rhodesian Bush War Cambodian Civil War Sino-Soviet Border War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Soviet–Afghan War Nicaraguan Revolution Iran–Iraq War[1] Sri Lankan Civil War Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Somali Civil War[2] Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995)[3] Persian Gulf War[1] Baren Township riot Croatian War of Independence Bosnian War Nepalese Civil War Burundian Civil War Kosovo War Liberian Civil Wars 2001 Afghanistan War Iraq War Mexican Drug War Cambodian–Thai border dispute Kivu Conflict[4] War in Darfur 2011 Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War 2011 Iraqi Insurgency Northern Mali conflict Boko Haram insurgency South Sudanese Civil War Centrafrican Civil War (2012-present) Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)[5] |
Production history | |
Designed | 1956 |
Produced | 1956–present |
No. built | 10,000,000+[6] |
Variants | Type 56 Type 56-1 Type 56-2 |
Specifications | |
Mass | Type 56: 3.8 kg (8.38 lb) Type 56-1: 3.7 kg (8.16 lb) Type 56-2/56-4: 3.9 kg (8.60 lb) QBZ-56C: 2.85 kg (6.28 lb) |
Length | Type 56: 882 mm (34.7 in) Type 56-1/56-2: 874 mm (34.4 in) w/ stock extended,654 mm (25.7 in) w/ stock folded. QBZ-56C: 764 mm (30.1 in) w/ stock extended,557 mm (21.9 in) w/ stock folded. |
Barrel length | Type 56, Type 56-I, Type 56-II: 414 mm (16.3 in) QBZ-56C: 280 mm (11.0 in) |
Cartridge | Type 56 variants -7.62×39mmType 84S - 5.56×45mm |
Caliber | 7.62mm |
Rate of fire | 650 rounds/min[7] |
Muzzle velocity | Type 56, Type 56-I, Type 56-II: 735 m/s (2,411 ft/s) QBZ-56C: 665 m/s (2182 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 100–800 m sight adjustments. Effective range 300-400 meters |
Feed system | 20, 30, or 40-round detachable box magazine |
Sights | Adjustable Iron sights |
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