W85 Heavy Machine Gun
Encyclopedia
The W-85 heavy machine gun is a heavy machine gun
designed in the People's Republic of China
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Machine gun
A machine gun is a fully automatic mounted or portable firearm, usually designed to fire rounds in quick succession from an ammunition belt or large-capacity magazine, typically at a rate of several hundred rounds per minute....
designed in the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
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Overview
The W85 chambers and fires the 12.7x108 mm round. It is a gas-operated, belt-fed, fully automatic weapon.See also
- Type 77Type 77 Heavy Machine GunThe Type 77 heavy machine gun is described as China’s first generation designed 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun. The Type 85 is a “product improved” version. The weapon is both gas and recoil operated. The ammunition belt is the standard DShK metal non-disintegrating link.-See also:* W85 Heavy...
- DShKDShKThe DShK 1938 is a Soviet heavy machine gun firing the 12.7x108mm cartridge. The weapon was also used as a heavy infantry machine gun, in which case it was frequently deployed with a two-wheeled mounting and a single-sheet armour-plate shield...
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