Type 80 machine gun

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   Type

   Infobox (Type 80 general-purpose machine gun) · Type

   General-purpose machine gun

   Place of origin

   Infobox (Type 80 general-purpose machine gun) · Place of origin

   China

   In service

   Infobox (Type 80 general-purpose machine gun) · In service

   1983–present

   Used by

   Infobox (Type 80 general-purpose machine gun) · Used by

   See Users

   Wars

   Infobox (Type 80 general-purpose machine gun) · Wars

   Lebanese Civil War Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency Second Sudanese Civil War War in Darfur Sri Lankan Civil War Somali civil war (2009–present) South Sudanese ethnic violence Sudanese conflict Syrian Civil War Boko Haram insurgency Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present)

   Designer

   Infobox (Type 80 general-purpose machine gun) · Designer

   Mikhail Kalashnikov

   Designed

   Infobox (Type 80 general-purpose machine gun) · Designed

   1980

   Manufacturer

   Infobox (Type 80 general-purpose machine gun) · Manufacturer

   Norinco Changfeng Machinery (For CS/LM4 variant) Military Industry Corporation

   Produced

   Infobox (Type 80 general-purpose machine gun) · Produced

   1983–present

   Variants

   Infobox (Type 80 general-purpose machine gun) · Variants

   See Variants

   Mass

   Infobox (Type 80 general-purpose machine gun) · Mass

   12.6 kg (27.78 lb)

   Length

   Infobox (Type 80 general-purpose machine gun) · Length

   1,192 mm (46.9 in)

   Barrel length

   Infobox (Type 80 general-purpose machine gun) · Barrel length

   658 mm (25.9 in)

   Cartridge

   Infobox (Type 80 general-purpose machine gun) · Cartridge

   7.62×54mmR 7.62×51 NATO (For CF 06 version)

   Action

   Infobox (Type 80 general-purpose machine gun) · Action

   Gas-operated , open bolt

   Rate of fire

   Infobox (Type 80 general-purpose machine gun) · Rate of fire

   700–800 round/min

   Muzzle velocity

   Infobox (Type 80 general-purpose machine gun) · Muzzle velocity

   840 m/s (2,776 ft/s)

   Effective firing range

   Infobox (Type 80 general-purpose machine gun) · Effective firing range

   1,640 yd (100—1,500 m sight adjustments)

   Feed system

   Infobox (Type 80 general-purpose machine gun) · Feed system

   Belts in 100/200/250 round boxes

   Sights

   Infobox (Type 80 general-purpose machine gun) · Sights

   Open sights. Optical/Night vision scope can be outfitted.

   Reported operator · Cameroon

   Users · Users

   Cameroon

   Reported operator · China

   Users · Users

   China

   Reported operator · Croatia

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   Croatia

   Reported operator · India

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   India

   Reported operator · Malta

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   Malta

   Reported operator · Niger

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   Niger

   Reported operator · South Sudan

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   South Sudan

   Reported operator · Sudan

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   Sudan

   Reported operator · Somalia

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   Somalia

   Reported operator · Sri Lanka

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   Sri Lanka

   Reported operator · Syria

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   Syria

   Reported operator · Turkey

   Users · Users

   Turkey

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