PLA Small arms

BoraTas · Jun 21, 2023

typexx said:
Hello can anyone identify the rotary machine gun and grenade launcher they are Chinese but idont know the designations
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In the left picture it writes "grenade launcher AGS-40". The AGS-40 is a Russian model. The photo doesn't really match the AGS-40, though. It is more like the QLZ-87. That 7.62 mm 6-barrel gun looks like the American M134. It has an M134 handle. The 12.7 mm gun indeed looks like a Chinese model. The CS/LM5 to be specific.

The modern Chinese equivalent of AGS-40 would be the QLZ-04

China once developed a 6 barrel revolver gun for 7.62 x 54 mm. Its name is CS/LM12.

And here is the CS/LM5

Alabama · Jun 22, 2023

ohan_qwe said:
Some day digital optic will be the future where it will be like a game where your comrades can do virtual markers that show up in your scope.

But I agree that it's not mature enough today and maybe more useful in 10 years. Imagine a scope that will have a virtual laser that shows where all your squadmates are aiming without having a detectable laser.

This doesn’t really sound too useful in many scenarios to me tbh. In fact in some cases it might turn out to be a detriment serving as visual clutter in a chaotic battlefield.

HighGround · Jun 22, 2023

Alabama said:
This doesn’t really sound too useful in many scenarios to me tbh. In fact in some cases it might turn out to be a detriment serving as visual clutter in a chaotic battlefield.

Depends on how it's implemented, but either way, it doesn't sound like it's going to be coming in the near future. There are plenty of more realistic things to work on.