Type 67
Overview
Type 67-2
A Type 67-2 on a tripod with belt box alongside.
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Description
Introduction
The Type 67 is a machine gun of Chinese origin. It was designed in the 1960's to replace the local production models of the SG-43 and SGM. Western and East Bloc nations moved to 7.62mm general purpose machine guns on the squad level. The Chinese preferred to use the Type 67 from the bipod and to use the lighter RPD as the squad level machine gun.
Design
The Type 67 can be considered a mixture of various proven machine gun designs. The gas regulater is derived from the RPD, the trigger mechanism from the DPM, the feed mechanism from the Maxim, the bolt and piston from the ZB-26 and the barrel change system from the SG-43. The Type 67 is a conventional belt fed weapon that is gas operated and uses a tilting block for locking. In order to allow for a high volume of fire the Type 67 fires from the open bolt position and has a quick change barrel mechanism. A bipod is fitted onto the gas system. Normally a low profile tripod is used.
Firepower
The Type 67 fires the 7.62x54mm Russian round at a cyclic rate of fire of 650 rpm. The thick quick change barrel allows for a large volume of fire. When fitted onto a tripod 250 round belts are used. In the infantry role 50 or 100 round belts most common. Reportedly the maximum effective range is 800 meters on the tripod and 600 meters from the bipod.
Users
The main user of the Type 67 is china. In Chinese service it is being supplemented by the smaller caliber QJY88 machine gun. This move sacrifices firepower for improved mobility. Until China started to produce a copy of the Soviet PK the Type 67 was the most capable general purpose machine gun for infantry use that China had to offer for export sales. The Type 67 has been exported to numerous nations, mainly located in Africa and Asia.
Variants
Type 67-2
Chinese soldiers firing the Type 67-2 machine gun from a tripod.
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List of Type 67 machine gun variants
Details
Media
Type 67-2
Right side view of a Type 67-2 on low profile tripod.
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Type 67-2
Left side view of a Type 67-2 on low profile tripod.
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Type 67-1
A Type 67-1 in the infantry role with bipod in extended position.
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Type 67
Original model Type 67 on tripod with anti-aircraft sights and old style tripod.
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Type 67-2
Left side view of original Type 67-2 without bipod installed.
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QJY88
The QJY88 was developed to replace the Type 67 machine gun in Chinese service. The QJY88 is perhaps the only intermediate caliber machine gun that was intended to be used on a tripod mount.