Weapon Name- QBZ-95 - Type 45 Assault Rifle
Round Type- 5.8mm x 39mm
Over-all length- 33.1 inches, 30.5 inches, 24 inches
Barrel length- 23.6 inches, 20 inches, 14.5 inches
Weight- 6.4 pounds, 7.2 pounds, 7.6 pounds
Rate of Fire- 600 RPM
Feed Mechanism- Detachable box magazine
Round Capacity- 30, 40 - 60
Effective Range- 500 meters
Range- 1000 meters
Accuracy- 1.6 MOA, 1 MOA
Accessories- Picatinny Rails
Quick switch firing mechanism- N/A
Scope/Sights- Picatinny Rails
Muzzle Velocity- 900 m/s (5.85 grams), 2350 joules, 870 m/s (5.85 grams), 2200 joules - 805 m/s (5.85 grams), 1900 joules
Firing System- Short Stroke gas piston
Miscellaneous/electronic information- A variant of the Chinese made Norinco QBZ-95, chambered in 7.62mm x 51mm NATO or 8mm x 55mm Chinese rounds.
Basic Information
The weapon is a variant of the Chinese made Norinco QBZ-95, chambered in the 5.8mm x 39mm cartridge, which is itself a necked down 7.62mm x 39mm with a 5.8mm bullet, similar to the .220 Russian cartridge. The weapon is intended to serve as an assault rifle with good aerodynamics, being heavier and with an enlarged bolt, barrel, and receiver to accommodate the new round. The weapon utilizes a short stroke gas piston, and in addition to this has other recoil reducing measures, like a muzzle break and dual spring recoil guide rod. The 5.8mm x 39mm chinese round is based on the 7.62mm x 39mm, and chambered in a 5.56mm caliber bullet, commonly referred to as the 5.8mm. This cartridge was chosen in part due to it's slightly superior ballistics and aerodynamics, and it's ability to be downsized with sub caliber rounds which are more accurate. The standard 5.8mm cartridge has a G1 ballistic coefficient of .563 BC, and generates 1.6 MOA out of the type 95 assault rifle. The 5.85 gram AP round has a hardened steel penetrator tip, and is capable of penetrating 8mm of RHA steel at 100 meters.
The weapon comes with two barrels, a standard 5.8mm barrel with a 5 groove right-hand 1 in 165mm (1 in 6.5 in) barrel twist, and an accurized barrel with 3 grooves. The accurized barrel utilizes as a polygonal, hammer forged barrel that uses a nitrided coating, which has a shorter life and worse corrosion resistance, but is more accurate. It also is designed to be stiffer and heavier, is free-floating (lacking an aluminum heat sink), and has a muzzle break which contours to the rifle's barrel grooves and increases barrel harmonic stabilization, like with the FR F1 rifle. The standard barrel uses an aluminum heatsink in the handguard to help dissipate heat and is chrome plated for corrosion resistance, but is consequently less accurate, particularly with the standard 5.85 gram AP ammunition. Either gun can use either ammunition, however the accurized barrel has a shorter range than the standard battle rifle cartridge, having a slightly different barrel twist. As neither barrel is easily removable, they are considered to be different weapons, although the type 95 assault rifle shares virtually all parts commonality with the Type 96 with exception for the barrel. Typically the Type 96 is also paired with a scope and bipod, to improve the shooter's accuracy. Both barrel variants come in 23.6 inch, 20 inch and 14.5 inch barrel configurations for full length and carbine-length weapons, however the sniper variant is rarely used with the 14.5 inch barrel. This generates 900 m/s, 870 m/s and 805 m/s respectively for the 5.85 gram AP cartridge, and the same for the siper cartridge. The 5.85 gram armor piercing round and sniper rounds have a G1 BC of .563 (referred to as the D45) and remains super sonic until 1400 yards, and has the same energy than a 5.56mm x 45mm NATO at 200 yards (1800 joules), and the same energy as the .357 magnum at 625 yards (1000 joules), with as much energy as a handgun round at it's supersonic range of 1200 yards (500 joules). The 5.8mm x 39mm sniper cartridge is more accurate, but otherwise has roughly the same ballistics, with the same energy and BC.
The rifle is based on the improved QBZ-95-1, including many of the same fundamental changes, to the type 50 battle rifle. Some improvements were ergonomic, with the safety switch moved to above the pistol grip and the right-sided ejection port moved forward with ejection of cartridges at an angle to allow left-handed firing. It fires better quality ammunition with a non-corrosive primer, clean-burning propellant, and copper-coated steel casing with a copper-alloy-jacketed hardened steel-cored bullet. The QBZ-95-1 has a longer, heavier barrel and redesigned muzzle brake, a diamond-shaped cross-section on the handguard to disperse heat, a stronger buttstock and a redesigned trigger guard. The carrying handle was lowered to better position optics on the quick-releasable modified dovetail rail, and a pair of short rails at the sight's base allows for tactical accessories to be mounted. The QBZ-95 operates using a short-stroke gas operated rotating-bolt system, similar to many modern military rifles, mostly notably the CZ Vz. 58. The selector switch on the rifle has four settings. The selector settings are as follows: "0" for safe, "1" for "semi-automatic", "2" for fully automatic, and on selected models, "3" for three round burst setting. Thanks to the short stroke gas piston, recoil buffer system, muzzle break, and dual spring recoil guide rod, the rifle is claimed to be more controllable in automatic and rapid fire. Magazines are inserted into the magazine well, which is located to the rear of the pistol grip. The magazine is inserted front-first into the well so that the notch on the front of the magazine is retained in the well. The magazine is then "rocked" into place by rotating the rear of the magazine upwards into the well (in a manner similar to the AK-47 series) until the magazine latch to the rear of the well is engaged. To release the magazine, the magazine release is pressed rearward, and the magazine pivoted forward and disengaged from the front recess.
The QBZ-95 uses a linear striker-firing mechanism, where a spring-loaded firing pin and linear hammer fires the chambered cartridge; most post-World War II military rifles use a rotating hammer firing mechanism. The firing mechanism and trigger are inspired by the vz. 58, but with noticeable differences. The QBZ-95's striker piece has a more complex shape. Furthermore, the QBZ-95 uses in-line main and striker springs using the same spring guide rod, instead of two parallel springs. The charging handle is located under the integral carrying handle, similar to early versions of the AR-10. To chamber a round and charge the weapon, this handle is pulled fully to the rear and then released forward to bring a round into the chamber. It is then ready to fire. On the later variants, if the bolt is hold open, the charging handle will be locked in the rear position under the carrying handle. One can either use the finger to pull the charging handle to the rear fully or press the bolt release button located behind the magazine latch to release the bolt, one feature the previous design lacks. The weapon comes with a specialized bipod and scope intended specifically for it's use, but is capable of using a broad range of accessories. It is also designed to fire a variety of rifle grenades, with a plunger similar to the M1 garand in the piston and a muzzle break that allows the rounds to be fitted over the barrel.
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