Implying that not all might enter service & that they might be available for export to the West?
What from his post makes you think that?
Implying that not all might enter service & that they might be available for export to the West?
The interview didn't confirm it but it would be strange to showcase non service rifles for a National Day parade. Has it been done before? Export only firearms I'm aware are failed proposals to law enforcement like the LA-K12 shotgun, or clones for civilian foreign markets.Implying that not all might enter service & that they might be available for export to the West?
What from his post makes you think that?
Apologies I misquoted that. OedoSoldier stated 'a variety guns' and I first thought new rifles. It should be multiple firearms, maybe along the lines that include new sidearms, SAW, DMR, sniper rifle, or rifle family. Perhaps prototypes as well during expos or documentaries on that year.The post mentions that multiple assault rifles
It was more of a question rather than a conclusion. The post mentions that multiple assault rifles plus the PLA's next-gen rifle would be revealed, which sort of suggests that the others have either been rejected or at best in limited service (which could make them candidates for export designation).
Apologies I misquoted that. OedoSoldier stated 'a variety guns' and I first thought new rifles. It should be multiple firearms, maybe along the lines that include new sidearms, SAW, DMR, sniper rifle, or rifle family. Perhaps prototypes as well during expos or documentaries on that year.
Tyloe's post said that the new service rifle + various other new rifles would be shown.
That is to say, the other rifles would likely not be assault rifles but other newly designed rifles of various other roles, would be shown. The idea that they would show rejected firearms in a parade or for any sort of occasion is not logical.
That said the original Chinese passage is a bit obscure as well so I'm not sure what exactly it is saying. But using common sense, I think the possiblity of them showing any rejected rifle designs is very low, and I'm confused as to why that would be considered possible in the first place.
If it refers to a variety of "guns" rather than the specific term "assault rifle", then disregard my previous assumption.
Needless to say, though, it wouldn't be the first time that the PLA has shown 'rejected' weaponry during parades. The Type 98 MBT was a pretty significant example and was shown in 1999.
First thing that need answering is that when was that interview took place?Implying that not all might enter service & that they might be available for export to the West?
It wasn't "rejected" at that time, and eventhough it did got canned later, it still became the basis for the ZTZ99 series. And considering what happened earlier that year - some "clerical error" (which no Chinese really buy that story to this day, BTW) led to five 2000lb JDAM slammed dead-on at Chinese embassy in Belgrade - Beijing really needs a lot of stuff that's "not the old and tired junks" for the parade, and that's why you have Type 98 MBT.Yeah, thanks for the update.
If it refers to a variety of "guns" rather than the specific term "assault rifle", then disregard my previous assumption.
Needless to say, though, it wouldn't be the first time that the PLA has shown 'rejected' weaponry during parades. The Type 98 MBT was a pretty significant example and was shown in 1999.