QJG02 (14.5 mm)

Description

The QJG02 (Chinese: QJG02式高射机枪) is the replacement for earlier 14.5x114 mm machine guns in PLAGF service and now serving as an alternative to suppress targets at long distance with some extent of cover where the firepower could easily tear down walls or sometimes even boulders.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• WZ1001(E) LCT

General info

Available ammunition

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Comparison with analogues

KPVT- its predecessor in both PLAGF and Soviet service, both guns currently performs identically.

Usage in battles

Like most HMG on MBTs in game, it provides extra firepower and more flexibility against light targets or oncoming aircrafts; if enemies happened to get too close, its penetration will certainly ruin the day of the enemies with ease. In QJG02's case, due to its higher caliber at 14.5x114 mm, lightly-protected enemies will have to be extra careful when facing WZ1001 even at distances.

But do beware of its rather low ammo pool (200 overall, 50 rounds per magazine), although the firing range is long enough to take down hovering helicopter at long distance, it is better to unleash bullet storm on those which fly too close into the battlefield- 50 shells are more than enough to destroy critical components onboard or possibly take out the pilot at once.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Highest caliber machine gun among all MBTs currently in game
• High muzzle velocity
• High penetration

Cons:

• Rather small overall ammo pool at only 50 bullets per magazine

History

In the mid-1950s, Chinese got on hand with the Soviet KPV as part of the technology transfer during the 1st Five-Year Plan and produced KPV alongside with its 14.5x114 mm ammunition as the Type 56. As the time went by, during different conflicts at late 20th century, both Type 56,Type 58 (KPVT) and Type 75 (hybrid of Type 56 with a new wheeled gun mount) were considered too immobile to use in complicated terrains due to their weight, as well as their heavy weight (at least 100 kg) and lack of firepower to fight against more protected targets. This called for a replacement for the caliber and its weapons; there were plans to use 25 mm ammunition to replace them once and for all but since NORINCO invented new APDS for 14.5x114 mm ammunition and tests in 1990 proved its effectiveness. The green lights were given for new 14.5 mm machine gun.

As one of the critical projects of 8th Five-Year Plan, the gun started its development in 1993 and the prototype gun was tested in 1997; the new machine passed for national certification in July 2002 as the QJG02. Estimated at 73 kg with gun mount and almost half the weight of any previous 14.5x114 mm machine guns, it not only proved its capability to pinpoint enemies from great distance even at mountainous terrain, it was also planned to mount this machine gun for the WZ1001 project but it was eventually ditched.

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See also

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USA
7.62 mm	M37 · M60D · M73 · M240 · M1919A4 · Mk.52
12.7 mm	FN M3P · M2HB · M80 · M85
Germany
5.56 mm	MG4
7.62 mm	C6 · MG3A1
7.92 mm	MG13 Dreyse · MG34 · MG37(t) · MG42
12.7 mm	S.MG.50
USSR
7.62 mm	DT · PKMB · PKT · PKTM · RP-46 · SGMT
12.7 mm	DK · DShK · 6P49 · NSVT
14.5 mm	KPVT
Britain
7.62 mm	Browning MG4 · L3A1 · L8A1 · L8A2 · L37A1 · L37A2 · L94A1
7.7 mm	Vickers
7.92 mm	BESA
12.7 mm	L21A1
Japan
6.5 mm	Type 91
7.62 mm	Type 74
7.7 mm	Type 97
12.7 mm	Type 60 (B)
China
5.8 mm	QJT
7.62 mm	Type 55 · Type 59 · Type 86
12.7 mm	QJC88A · Type 54
14.5 mm	QJG02
Italy
7.62 mm	Beretta MG42/59 · FN MAG 60-40
8 mm	34/40M · Breda Mod. 38
13.2 mm	Breda Model 31
France
7.5 mm	AAT-52 · MAC 31
7.62 mm	A-A-F1N
8 mm	Hotchkiss Mle 1914
Sweden
6.5 mm	ksp m/14-29
7.62 mm	ksp 39 C · ksp 58 · ksp 94
8 mm	ksp m/36 · ksp m/39B
12.7 mm	ksp 88