Engineering:Type 67 machine gun

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Type 67
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The Type 67 on a tripod field mount
TypeGeneral-purpose machine gun
Place of originPeople's Republic of China
Service history
In service1967–present
Used bySee Users
WarsVietnam War
Lebanese Civil War
War in Afghanistan
Syrian Civil War[1]
Yemeni Civil War[2][1]
Production history
DesignerDr. Duo Ying Jian
Designed1959
ManufacturerChina North Industries Corporation
Produced1967–
VariantsType 67-1, Type 67-2
Specifications
Mass11 kg (24.25 lb)
Length1,650 mm (65.0 in)
Barrel length605 mm (23.8 in)
Cartridge7.62×54mmR
ActionGas-operated, tilting breechblock
Rate of fire650–700 rounds/min
Effective firing range800–1000 m
Feed system100/250-round belt
SightsRear leaf sight, forward post

The Type 67 is a general-purpose machine gun, chambered in 7.62×54mmR formerly used by the People's Liberation Army.[3]

History

The Type 67 machine gun was developed as a lightweight replacement for the Type 53 (SG43) and Type 57 (SGM) medium 7.62 mm machine guns in 1959.[4] The first tests for the Type 67 started in 1963.[4] Research on the weapon was led by Dr. Duo Ying Jian from the Beijing Industrial Technology Academy.[5] After Soviet-Chinese relations began to break down, there were concerns that further technological assistance would not be rendered, including supplying them with Soviet-made PKMs.[5]

The first combat use of the Type 67 was with Mujahideen forces fighting in Afghanistan fighting against pro-Soviet forces in 1980.[4] These found their way through smuggling in Pakistani soil.[4] In the Syrian Civil War, the Type 67 is found in use with Syrian opposition forces fighting against government forces from 2015.[3] It is suggested these were likely captured from Syrian troops.[3] It has also been used in the Yemeni Civil War against the Houthis.[3]

Design history

According to a United States Army Materiel Command analysis, the Type 67 uses the DP trigger mechanism, the quick-change barrel of the SG-43, a gas regulator similar to the RPD, the ZB vz. 30 bolt mechanism, and a modified Maxim-type feed mechanism.[6]

The furniture was made in wood with the integral non-detachable bipod attached to a gas tube.[7] For using the Type 67 at long range, a tripod can be used when needed.[7] The Type 67 was initially supposed to be used as a medium machine gun (exclusively with a tripod), but Chinese engineers studied a captured M60 GPMG from American-led military forces in the Vietnam War.[5] Further design revisions were made where the bipod was made standard to be used.[5]

Since 1967, the Type 67 has gone through two model modifications and improvements, with the newer models designated Type 67-1 and Type 67-2.[1]

Variants

  • Type 67-1: This has a non-fluted barrel with the bipod clamped to the barrel below the front. This can be removed.[7] Furniture is made from plastic.[7]
  • Type 67-2: Uses the same barrel, but lighter.[7] Tripod is used instead of a bipod, made from stamped steel instead of steel tubing.[7] The gunner can attach a telescopic or night sight.[7] On late production models, the AA sight base is removed.[7]

Users

  •  Bangladesh[1]
  •  Cambodia[8]
  •  Central African Republic[9]
  •  Equatorial Guinea[9]
  •  North Korea[1]
  •  Syria: Used by the SAA and by Free Syrian Army[1]
  •  Tanzania[10]
  •  Yemen[1]

Former

  •  People's Republic of China[1]
  •  Vietnam: Vietcong and the North Vietnamese Army.[11]

Non-state actors

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Ferguson, Jonathan; Jenzen-Jones, N.R. (17 March 2016). "Chinese Type 67 GPMGs in Syria & Yemen". http://armamentresearch.com/chinese-type-67-gpmgs-in-syria-yemen/. 
  2. ↑ "Chinese Type 67 GPMGS in Syria and Yemen – Small Arms Defense Journal". http://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=4074. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Chinese Type 67 GPMGS in Syria & Yemen - Armament Research Services (ARES)". 17 March 2016. https://armamentresearch.com/chinese-type-67-gpmgs-in-syria-yemen/. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Type 67 GPMG". 10 November 2010. http://modernfirearms.net/en/machineguns/china-machineguns/tip-67-7-62mm-eng/. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "中国67式7.62毫米通用机枪_Type 67 7.62mm General Purpose Machinegun_GlobalMil-环球防务网". http://www.globalmil.com/military/army/china/infantry/2017/0219/404.html. 
  6. ↑ Small Arms Identification and Operation Guide—Eurasian Communist Countries , Defense Intelligence Agency/United States Army Materiel Command ST-HB-07-03-74, p. 264
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 "Indigenous Machine Guns of China – Small Arms Defense Journal". http://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/indigenous-machine-guns-of-china/. 
  8. ↑ ទាហានខ្មែរ ដោះនិងរៀបដាក់កាំភ្លេីង PKMS K57 K67 | Army Institute Cambodia on YouTube
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Touchard, Laurent (17 December 2013). "Centrafrique : le Soudan a-t-il armé les ex-Séléka ?" (in fr). Jeune Afrique. https://www.jeuneafrique.com/166718/politique/centrafrique-le-soudan-a-t-il-arm-les-ex-s-l-ka/. 
  10. ↑ "Google Sites". https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/https-sites-google-com-site-worldinventory-wiw_af_tanzania. 
  11. ↑ James H. Willbanks (2004). Machine Guns: An Illustrated History of Their Impact. ABC-CLIO. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-85109-480-6. 
  12. ↑ "WEAPONS OF THE ISLAMIC STATE | Conflict Armament Research" (in en-US). p. 17. https://www.conflictarm.com/reports/weapons-of-the-islamic-state/. 



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