Idgaf about that I only want the plagf to look on par and be on par that simple.
QBZ-191 service rifle family
- Thread starter Blitzo
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PLA has the best ground force in the world, period. They have the best and most modern truck mounted artillery, best and longest ranged MLRS, newest light tank suitable for mountanious and tropical asia.
They have type-08 style medium brigades with very good mobility and protection. They have also superior organization and logistic due to complete brigadization. Not even US is fully brigadized.
They have complete Amphibious heavy brigades with dedicated amphibious tanks and other types of armored vehicles that no one in the world has.
People should check the PLAGF of 20 years ago in 2005 vs PLA of today. Check the hardware they used to have vs what they have now. The change is much bigger than even the air force or the navy.
So, its wrong to say PLAGF did not get the same level of attention as the navy or the air force got. What actually happened was, PLAGF was very close to the pinnacle of ground force tech so their modernization was faster and easier. PLAGF probably caught up to US tech much earlier than navy or air force.
As for Infantry gear, No reasonable body armor can stop a military service rifle bullet and still be practical. So, actual combat utility of a body armor very limited. Soldiers die by the 100s of thousands in Ukraine war despite having body armor. Why? Cause they are killed not just by bullets, but by drones, artillery and air strikes.
In a true peer-to-peer battle, an infantry will die in maybe a few days of actual combat regardless of how cool their rifle is or how many attachments it can hold. Doesn't matter one bit.
MwRYum
Major
Ain't we keep hearing how polymar frame and rail won't hold zeroing as the metallic ones would?
If anything, it's more ventilated than the standard ones, and more accessory mounting freedom as well. Good for SOF type operators but little use to grunts who'd be fine with low zoom optics and handgrip at the front.
Eh, the default handguard and rails are already polymer anyways, and the guns seem to still hit targets fine.
Ventilation's good against overheating and more accessory for SOF is a plus as well.
Because it’s not their main focus right now
Expectation is they will perform very well. There are videos on youtube and bilibili showing the standard endurance tests that all prospective service rifles are subjected to during evaluation - these cover firing after extended submersion in varying types of water (turbid to severely turbid), rain firing, simulated climates ranging from tropical to near-arctic. This type of testing has been used since the type 81, so there is enough institutional knowledge to ensure a very comprehensive test.
Ah yes you want them to join the tacticool bandwagon
That and be on par with disciple
PeoplesPoster
Junior Member
This is absolutely false. lvl 4 body armor is rated for just that. if the PLA is not issuing that to their soldiers, then that's their fault.