List of infantry equipment of the People's Liberation Army of China

The following is a list of infantry equipment of the People's Liberation Army of China.

Pistols

QSZ-92

• QSZ-193 - 9 mm compact pistol (in limited service)
• QSZ-11 - 5.8×21mm compact pistol (in limited service)
• QSZ-92 - 9 mm and 5.8 mm pistol
• QSW-06 - 5.8 mm silenced pistol, replacing the Type 67 silenced pistol
• Type 84 - 7.62 mm small pistol for security and police forces (phased out)
• Type 77 - 7.62 mm pistol (phased out)
• Type 67 - 7.62 mm silenced pistol (phased out)
• Type 64 - 7.62 mm silenced pistol (phased out)
• Type 64 - 7.62 mm semi-automatic pistol, first firearm to be indigenously developed by the People's Republic of China. (phased out)

Submachine guns

• QCQ-171 - 9 mm submachine gun
• CS/LS6 - 9 mm submachine gun (not in service)
• QCW-05 - 5.8 mm suppressed submachine gun
• Type 82 - 9 mm submachine gun, Chinese copy of Polish PM-63 RAK (phased out)
• Type 85 - 7.62 mm simplified and suppressed Type 79 submachine gun (phased out)
• Type 79 - 7.62 mm submachine gun (phased out)
• Type 64 - 7.62 mm suppressed low flash submachine gun (phased out)

Rifles

QBZ-191

• QBZ-191 - 5.8 mm assault rifle
• QBZ-95 - 5.8 mm bullpup assault rifle
• QTS-11 - 5.8 mm assault rifle with integrated airburst grenade launcher (in limited service)
• QBZ-03 - 5.8 mm assault rifle
• Type 86 - 7.62 mm bullpup assault rifle (not in service)
• Type 87 - 5.8 mm assault rifle (phased out)
• Type 81 - 7.62 mm assault rifle (in reserves and militia)
• Type 63 - 7.62 mm assault rifle (phased out)
• Type 56 - 7.62 mm assault rifle, Chinese derivative of the AK-47 (phased out)

Machine guns

QJY-201

• QJY-201 - 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun
• QJZ-171 - 12.7 mm lightweight heavy machine gun
• QJS-161 - 5.8 mm light machine gun
• QBB-95 - 5.8 mm light support weapon
• QJZ-89 - 12.7 mm lightweight heavy machine gun
• QJY-88 - 5.8 mm light machine gun, replacing Type 67 general-purpose machine gun (in limited service)
• Type 80 - 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun, derivative of the Soviet PKM (phased out)
• Type 67 - 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun, replacing the Type 53 (SG43) and Type 57 (SGM) 7.62 mm general-purpose machine guns (phased out)

Sniper rifles

QBU-201

• QBU-203 - 7.62×51mm bolt action sniper rifle ^[1]
• QBU-202 - 8.6×70mm bolt action sniper rifle
• QBU-201 - 12.7×108mm bolt action anti-materiel sniper rifle
• QBU-191 - 5.8×42mm selective fire designated marksman rifle
• QBU-10 - 12.7×108mm semi-automatic anti-materiel sniper rifle
• CS/LR4 - 7.62×51mm sniper rifle (in limited service)
• CS/LR3 - 5.8×42mm sniper rifle (in limited service)
• JS 7.62 - 7.62×54mmR sniper rifle (phased out)
• Zijiang M99 - 12.7×108mm semi-automatic anti-materiel sniper rifle (phased out)
• AMR-2 - 12.7×108mm bolt action anti-materiel sniper rifle (phased out)
• QBU-88 - 5.8×42mm bullpup designated marksman rifle
• Type 85 - 7.62×54mmR sniper rifle updated from the Type 79 (phased out)
• Type 79 - 7.62×54mmR sniper rifle, derivative of Soviet Dragunov (phased out)

Shoulder-launched weapons

PF-98A

PF-89 (top) and Type 69 RPG round (bottom)

• FN-6 - 72 mm Man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS)
• HN-5 - 72 mm Man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS)
• HJ-12 - shoulder-launched anti-tank missile system
• DZJ-08 - 80 mm disposable recoilless gun specialized for confined spaces, multiple munition choices
• PF-98 - 120 mm reusable recoilless gun, multiple munition choices
• PF-97 - 93 mm disposable rocket launcher, multiple munition choices
• PF-89 - 80 mm disposable rocket launcher, multiple munition choices
• FHJ-84 - 2 × 62 mm reusable rocket launcher (phased out)
• Type 70 - 62 mm rocket launcher (phased out)
• Type 69 RPG - 40 mm RPG launcher, derivative of RPG-7 (phased out)

Grenade launchers

QLZ-87

• QLU-11 - 35x32 mmSR semi-automatic grenade sniper
• QLG-10 - 35 mmCL under-barrel grenade launcher
• QLB-06 - 35x32 mmSR semi-automatic grenade launcher, improved variant of QLZ-87 (in limited service)
• QLZ-04 - 35x32 mmSR automatic grenade launcher. Can be mounted on tripods or vehicles
• QLG-91 - 35x115mm under-barrel grenade launcher
• QLT-89 - 50 mm grenade discharger (in limited service)
• QLZ-87 - 35x32 mmSR automatic grenade launcher for infantry squad

Rifle/launched grenades

• 35 mm grenade - 35 mm Chinese grenades
• Type 90 - 40 mm (phased out)
• Type 69 - 40 mm (phased out)

Hand grenades

• DSS-161 - Fragmentation grenade ^[2]
• DSY-151 - Thermobaric blast grenade
• DSB-151 - Flash and stun grenade
• DSR-161 - Incendiary grenade
• DSF-161 - Smoke grenade
• DRH-181/183 - Stun grenade
• Type 18 ^{[3] [4]}
• FSL02 smoke grenade. The grenade weights 750 grams, and has a length of 140mm with a diameter of 65mm. Duration is 2 minutes at 2-5m/s wind speed. The body has pale green color with white or black band indicating the color of smoke (white/black). The smoke grenade went in service in 1995, replacing FSL01 smoke grande that has been in service since 1963. ^[5]
• WY-91
• Type 86
• Type 82-2
• Type 79
• Type 77-1
• Type 59, derivative of the Soviet RGD-5

Mortars

• Type 86 - 120 mm
• Type 89 - 100 mm
• Type 80 - 100 mm
• W-99 - 82 mm
• Type 87 - 82 mm
• Type 84 - 82 mm
• Type 90 - 60 mm
• Type 93 - 60 mm

Flamethrowers

• Type 74
• Type 58

Infantry operated anti-aircraft guns

QJC-88

• QJG-02 - 14.5 mm heavy machine gun
• QJC-88 - 12.7 mm vehicle-mounted machine gun
• Type 77/Type 85 - 12.7 mm emplacement machine gun

Infantry operated autocannons

• Type 90 - 35 mm double barrel air defense cannon
• Type 85 - 23 mm double barrel air defense cannon
• Type 80 - 23 mm double barrel air defense cannon
• Type 74 - 37 mm double barrel air defense cannon
• Type 72 - 85 mm air defense cannon
• Type 71 - 30 mm air defense cannon
• Type 59 - 57 mm air defense cannon
• Type 58 - 2 X 14.5 mm
• Type 54 - 12.7 mm

See also

• People's Liberation Army
• People's Liberation Army Ground Force

References

1. "QBU-203 sniper rifle and QJY-201 machine gun leaked". China-Arms. 10 June 2021.
2. "看一看我军步兵未来十年的单兵重火力装备". Sina News. 15 September 2024.
3. "New type of grenade in PLA". Sina Military Report. 8 February 2018.
4. "New type of grenade in PLA training". China Central Television. 8 February 2018.
5. "making smoke: introduction to smoke grenade" (in Chinese). 23 June 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2020.