QJZ85 / W85 / QJC88 12.7 mm heavy machine gun

The QJZ85 or Type 85 heavy machine gun was developed by China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) to succeed the previous Type 77. It is tripod mounted and the vehicle mounted version is known as the QJC88 or Type 88.

The belt-fed and fully automatic QJZ85 / QJC88 uses the 12.7x108 cartridge of Russian origin. A variant exists using the 12.7x99 NATO cartridge for export only.

The gas-operated QJZ85 / QJC88 comes with an iron sight, but can also be fitted with an optical sight. Muzzle velocity is 850 m/s and the maximum rate of fire 600 rounds per minute.

The QJZ85 / QJC88 heavy machine gun weighs 18.5 kg and is being succeeded by the Type 89 or QJZ89.

The QJZ85 and QJC88 have been exported abroad as the W85 and have been used in various conflicts. Examples are Sri Lanka, Cambodia and in several African countries such as Chad and Somalia.

PF89 / Type 89 LAW rocket launcher from China

The Chinese Type 89 / PF89 Light Anti-Tank Weapon (LAW) is a 80 mm, single shot, disposable rocket launcher designed to succeed the Type 69 Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) launcher. It is similar to the slightly bigger AT4 / M136 rocket launcher of Swedish origin.

The PF89 comes with an optical sight only and is completely self-contained and water-tight for ease of transportation and storage. The fin-stabilized 80 mm High-Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) unguided rocket is sealed within the fiber-glass tube.

The man-portable PF89 can be used by a single infantry soldier to engage lightly armored vehicles, bunkers or other reinforced buildings with very little recoil and high accuracy.

Specifications
Caliber: 80 mm
Barrel length: 900 mm
Effective range: 200 m
Muzzle velocity: 147 m/s
Weight launcher: 1.86 kg (unloaded), 3.70 kg (loaded)
Weight rocket: 1.84 kg