- Type 67 machine gun
Infobox Weapon
name=Type 67
caption=Type 67
origin=flag|People's Republic of China
type=General purpose machine gun
is_ranged=yes
service=
used_by=People's Republic of China
wars=
designer=
design_date=1959
manufacturer=China North Industries Corporation
unit_cost=
production_date=1967-
number=
variants=Type 67-1, Type 67-2
weight=kg to lb|11|sp=us|abbr=on|precision=2|wiki=yes
length=mm to in|1250|abbr=on|precision=1|wiki=yes
part_length=mm to in|605|abbr=on|precision=1|wiki=yes
width=
height=
diameter=
crew=
cartridge=7.62x54mmR
caliber=
action=Gas-operated
rate=650-700 rounds/min
velocity=convert|840|m/s|0|lk=on|sp=us|abbr=on
range=800-1000 m
max_range=
feed=100-round belt
sights=The Type 67 is a 7.62 mm
general purpose machine gun used by the ChinesePeople's Liberation Army . It bears some similar design features with theRussia n-builtPK machine gun , but is a true hybrid of a number of different machine-gun models, including both Soviet and Western models, that had been in Chinese military service at various times throughout the twentieth century. Since1967 , the year of its introduction, the Type 67 has gone through two model modifications and improvements, with the newer models designated Type 67-1 and Type 67-2.External links
*http://world.guns.ru/machine/mg42-e.htm
*http://www.china-defense.com/infantry/type67gpmg/type67gpmg_1.html
*http://www.sinodefence.com/army/crewserved/type67hmg.asp
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