Type 56 assault rifle
| Type 56 assault rifle | |
|---|---|
| Type | Assault rifle |
| Place of origin |  China |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1956–now |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | Vietnam War and many other conflicts in Africa and Asia |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1956 |
| Produced | 1956–now |
| Variants | Type 56 Type 56-1 Type 56-2 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 8.5 lbs (3.9 kg) empty 10.5 lbs (4.8 kg) loaded |
| Length | 34.3 in (87 cm) |
| Barrel length | 16.4 in (41.6 cm) |
| Cartridge | 7.62×39mm |
| Caliber | 7.62 mm |
| Action | Gas-operated, rotating bolt |
| Rate of fire | 600 rounds/minute |
| Muzzle velocity | 710~730 meters/second |
| Effective firing range | 400 meters |
| Feed system | 30 round magazine |
| Sights | Iron sights |
The Type 56 is a Chinese assault rifle which is a copy of the Soviet AK-47 assault rifle. The Type 56 was first used by the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong during the Vietnam War along with the Soviet AK-47 and AKM assault rifles. The Type 56 is used by many armies and battlefields in Africa, Western Asia and Asia.
Variants
[change | change source]- Type 56: Copy of the AK-47.
- Type 56-1: Copy of the AKS-47.
- Type 56-2: Same as the Type 56-1 but with a side folding stock instead of a under folding stock.
Users
[change | change source]The Type 56 assault rifle is used in many countries. These include:
Users
[change | change source]
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan[1]
Albania[2] Locally produced under small modification of the Albanian Army needs. Main armament of the army until recently when it's being replaced with ARX-160, and M4A1.
Algeria[3]
Bangladesh[4]
Benin[5][better source needed]
Boko Haram : Type 56 and Type 56-1[6]
Bolivia[7][better source needed]
Bosnia and Herzegovina[8][better source needed]
Burundi: Burundian rebels.[9]
Cambodia[10][11]
Central African Republic[12]
Congo-Brazzaville[13]
Congo-Kinshasa[14][better source needed]
Chad[15]- China[16]
Croatia: Used by Croatia in its war of independence.[17]
Djibouti[18][better source needed]
East Timor[19]
Ecuador[20]
Estonia[21]
Finland: Purchased in the 1990's and used by Finnish Army rerserve personnel. Now in long-term storage.[22][23]
Gambia[24][better source needed]
Iran[25][better source needed]
Iraq[26][27]
Ivory Coast[29]
Kosovo[30]
Laos[2]
Liberia[31]
Mali[2]
Malta[2][32]
Myanmar[33]
Nepal: Used by the Nepalese Army and formerly by the People's Liberation Army rebels[34]
Nicaragua: Contras.[35]
Niger[36][better source needed]
North Korea[2]
Pakistan[2]
Rwanda[37]
Tajikistan[38]
Sierra Leone[39]
Somalia[40][better source needed]
South Sudan: South Sudan Liberation Movement, South Sudan Democratic Movement, Sudan People's Liberation Army and Lou Nuer militias.[41]
Sri Lanka[2]
Sudan[42]
Syria[43]
Uganda[44]
Vietnam[16]
South Vietnam: Captured from Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War.[45]
Yemen[46][better source needed]
Zimbabwe[47]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Bhatia, Michael Vinai; Sedra, Mark (May 2008). Small Arms Survey (ed.). Afghanistan, Arms and Conflict: Armed Groups, Disarmament and Security in a Post-War Society. Routledge. pp. 44, 65. ISBN 978-0-415-45308-0. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
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- ↑ Savannah de Tessières (January 2018). At the Crossroads of Sahelian Conflicts: Insecurity, Terrorism, and Arms Trafficking in Niger (PDF) (Report). Small Arms Survey. p. 55. ISBN 978-2-940548-48-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
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- ↑ Small Arms Survey (2007). "Armed Violence in Burundi: Conflict and Post-Conflict Bujumbura" (PDF). The Small Arms Survey 2007: Guns and the City. Cambridge University Press. p. 204. ISBN 978-0-521-88039-8. Archived from the original on 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
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- ↑ McNab, Chris (2002). 20th Century Military Uniforms (2nd ed.). Kent: Grange Books. p. 38. ISBN 0760730946.
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- ↑ Small Arms Survey (2003). "Making the Difference?: Weapon Collection and Small Arms Availability in the Republic of Congo". Small Arms Survey 2003: Development Denied. Oxford University Press. p. 263. ISBN 0199251754. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
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- ↑ "Adoptation of the Type 56-2 assault rifle by the Finnish Defence Forces" (2018-06-23).
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- ↑ Iraq: Turning a blind eye: The arming of the Popular Mobilization Units (PDF) (Report). Amnesty International. 5 January 2017. p. 26. MDE 14/5386/2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ↑ File:Ezidi Peshmerga soldiers at their base in the Sinjar Mountains, under the command of Qasim Shesho 16.jpg
- ↑ de Tessières, Savannah (April 2012). Enquête nationale sur les armes légères et de petit calibre en Côte d'Ivoire: les défis du contrôle des armes et de la lutte contre la violence armée avant la crise post-électorale (PDF) (Report). Special Report No. 14 (in French). UNDP, Commission Nationale de Lutte contre la Prolifération et la Circulation Illicite des Armes Légères et de Petit Calibre and Small Arms Survey. p. 97. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
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