TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
correction .8 of a inch. still if the PLA Airborne Infantry was worried about length of weapon the QBZ95B shaves 5.3 inches.
There is however no reason why Norinco or any other vendor with access to the QBZ03 could adapt a existing or Design a under barrel grenade launcher in any number of calibers.Alas, Type 03 lacks underslung grenade launcher or such, and if compactness matters they'd reject the C-OICW as well, thus severely limit the fire power options available to airborne footmobiles.
In theory they could, however because the Type 03 have such a long foregrip that, if to make a underbarrel grenade launcher, they've to do it like the M16/M203 combo, instead of AK-74/GP-30 combo style.There is however no reason why Norinco or any other vendor with access to the QBZ03 could adapt a existing or Design a under barrel grenade launcher in any number of calibers.
If to standardise ammo with the rest of the army, then the grenade ammo would've to be the same front-loading type...There are other models then the AK or AR... I know Shocker.
The SIG GL 5040 has a Much longer Hand guard and similar Receiver. The Launcher it's self is derived from the M203, There are also M203 adapter mounts that allow mounting on AK or any number of weapons including MP5