QTS-11 vs Vz. 58: Specs Compared

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ASmall arms

QTS-11

Dual barrel integrated Airburst grenade launcher / Assault rifle multi-weapon system

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ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · Modified

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Vz. 58

Assault rifle

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Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

QTS-11Length

0.95 m

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Vz. 58vz. 58 V with bayonet fixed

1 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

16 of 49 rows sourced on both sides

950mm

1mvz. 58 V with bayonet fixed

Length

All recorded figures & sources

0.95 m

Length

Single source

950 mm (37 in)^[source]

0.845 m

vz. 58 P

Single source

Configuration

Details

QTS-11 and Vz. 58 configuration
Specification	QTS-11	Vz. 58
Type	Dual barrel integrated Airburst grenade launcher / Assault rifle multi-weapon system^[source]	Assault rifle^[source]
Place of origin	China^[source]	Czechoslovakia^[source]
In service	2015–present^[source]	1959–present^[source]
Used by	People's Liberation Army Ground Force People's Liberation Army Special Operations Forces^[source]

Designer	Norinco^[source]	Jiří Čermák^[source]

Designed	2000s^[source]	1956–1958^[source]

Produced	2011–present^[source]	1959–1982^[source]

No. built	At least 50,000 as of Jan, 2018^[source]	Approx. 920,000^[source]

Cartridge	5.8×42mm DBP-10 bullet (KE) 20×28B DQL-12 grenade (HE)^[source]	7.62×39mm^[source]

Action	Gas-operated , rotating bolt (rifle section) Bolt action (launcher section)^[source]	Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock^[source]

Feed system	30 round detachable box magazine (KE) Single-shot (HE)^[source]	Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded^[source]

Sights	fire control system with laser range finder (Integral) electronic-optic sight with high definition camera (Optional) fiber-optic transmitted single-eye goggle (Optional)^[source]	Open-type iron sights with sliding rear tangent and shrouded front post 353 mm (13.9 in) sight radius^[source]

Source measurement	The QTS-11 system combines the QBZ-03 assault rifle with a 20 mm airburst grenade launcher and weighs between 5–7 kg (11–15 lb) when fully loaded. It can use magazines from the QBZ-95 and the QBZ-03. It is 93 cm long and weighs 4.27 kg.^[source]QTS-11 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The primary weapon of the system is the 20 mm grenade launcher, with the 5.8 mm rifle for secondary use. Grenades are pre-programmed through electronic sight with fire control system and loaded manually through bolt-action . Five types of grenade rounds available: impact detonation, airburst, armor-piercing , improved fragmentation, and shotgun-type rounds. A four-position fire-mode selector lets the operator switch between the rifle and grenade component. The fire modes in sequence are single, auto, grenade, and safety. The U.S. encountered problems with the lethality of small 20 mm grenades during OICW development, resulting in a switch to larger 25 mm grenades for the XM25. The PLA claims their grenades have less electronics in them to carry more explosives and fragments to cause adequate wounding capability. The grenades are reportedly capable of a 7.7 m (25 ft) damage radius and an 800 m (0.50 mi) range with 220 m/s muzzle velocity .^[source]QTS-11 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	—

Source measurement

The QTS-11 system combines the QBZ-03 assault rifle with a 20 mm airburst grenade launcher and weighs between 5–7 kg (11–15 lb) when fully loaded. It can use magazines from the QBZ-95 and the QBZ-03. It is 93 cm long and weighs 4.27 kg.^[source]QTS-11 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The primary weapon of the system is the 20 mm grenade launcher, with the 5.8 mm rifle for secondary use. Grenades are pre-programmed through electronic sight with fire control system and loaded manually through bolt-action . Five types of grenade rounds available: impact detonation, airburst, armor-piercing , improved fragmentation, and shotgun-type rounds. A four-position fire-mode selector lets the operator switch between the rifle and grenade component. The fire modes in sequence are single, auto, grenade, and safety. The U.S. encountered problems with the lethality of small 20 mm grenades during OICW development, resulting in a switch to larger 25 mm grenades for the XM25. The PLA claims their grenades have less electronics in them to carry more explosives and fragments to cause adequate wounding capability. The grenades are reportedly capable of a 7.7 m (25 ft) damage radius and an 800 m (0.50 mi) range with 220 m/s muzzle velocity .^[source]QTS-11 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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Country of origin	China^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 17, cell 4; revision 1373722962; retrieved 2026-10-02	—

Wars	—	Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Nigerian Civil War Communist rebellion in the Philippines Cyprus conflicts Lebanese Civil War Cambodian-Vietnamese War Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) The Troubles South African Border War Eritrean War of Independence Gulf War Burundian Civil War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Kivu Conflict First Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]

Manufacturer	—	Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod^[source]

Variants	—	See Variants^[source]

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