Type 80 machine gun

designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov

Machine gunsChinaIn service since 1983
Type 80 machine gun
Overall length 1,192 mm
Photo: National Ground Intelligence Center · Public domain · background removed

Key specs

Origin
China
Caliber
7.62×54mmR, 7.62×51mm NATO
Action
Gas-operated
Rate of fire
700–800 rds/min
Muzzle velocity
840 m/s
Effective range
1,500 m
Magazine
100 rounds
Weight (empty)
12.60 kg
Length
1,192 mm
Barrel length
658 mm
Manufacturer
Norinco
Designer
Mikhail Kalashnikov
Designed
1980
Production start
1983

Machine guns

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Ammunition

7.62×54mmRRifle · Russian Empire · 1891
7.62×51mm NATORifle · United States · 1954

Compatible gear

No optics or accessories are linked to this weapon yet.

Users & conflicts

Variants

PK machine gun1961Type 80 machine gun1983

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Type 80 machine gun, Wikipedia