The 12.7x108mm QJZ-171 Heavy Machine Gun

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coldafsteel@reddit

It doesn't appear to be very heavy. Looks like she's doing fine holding it.

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HeloRising@reddit

Or it's a mockup made of plastic/wood.

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Nekommando@reddit

China claims it's made of titanium and CF reinforced polymer.

CF reinforced polymer does have fatigue limits as Oceangate unfortunately demostrated to the world, so it appears that this gun may have trade unit life for lightweight advantage

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Sinister_Mig15@reddit

That was more a tension vs. compression thing, CF very good in tension, very bad in compression

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Brilliant_Respond390@reddit

I think we'd have bigger issues if this thing is being used repeatedly 3km deep underwater...

In all seriousness, this is for their more specialist light units like the airborne with those 6-wheel buggies

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SuppliceVI@reddit

Weight savings means compromises somewhere. I'd be fine with that in 5.56 or 7.62, but I question it in 12.7x108, especially considering a detonation/cook-off would be much more detrimental

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Suspicious_Loads@reddit

This isn't used like a regular HMG on a tripod. This one is carried by infantry and they probably only carry ammo for short bursts.

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Lizard_King_5@reddit

Wikipedia says it’s 40lbs (18.5 kilo) so it’s not light but it’s definitely holdable

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I remember the first time I fired an M2. It was sandbagged down nice and I still felt the shockwave go through my arms, down my chest, through my bowels, lossened my sphincter and then out through my toes.

This thing... you'd chip teeth.

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Suspicious_Loads@reddit

M2 is also WW1 tech. This have all kind of recoil dampening solutions. Here is one of the solutions for the GPMG.

https://youtu.be/46lml3SZMPg

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Lizard_King_5@reddit

12.7x108 is more powerful than .50 BMG too!

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King_Burnside@reddit

Not really. Both throw roughly 750 grain projectiles at about 2800 fps. The Soviet round is commonly loaded with heavier bullets though. The increased case capacity of the 12.7x108mm doesn't help things as the powder used is less energetic, although both cartridges are specced to roughly the same maximum pressures.

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Lizard_King_5@reddit

Oh oops. I just checked the stats sheets again and I read them backwards the first time 🫠

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King_Burnside@reddit

I had to look shit up too to be sure.

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MiniFishyMe@reddit

Bottom text says "world's lightest". So... a light heavy machine gun?

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Imperium-Pirata@reddit

So basically, its another POS thats gonna give their troops a tbi just by shooting it?

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Mako_sato_ftw@reddit

physically light, but still classified as heavy because of the cartridge it fires

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Independent-Soggy@reddit

its defying physics

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TimTeller@reddit

Really nice. It ways more then a standard gmpg but has wayyy less ammunition. How is this supposed to be more useful then 7.62 AP GPMGs?

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RoBOticRebel108@reddit

For shooting things behind cover

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shidashide493@reddit

I never knew I need heavy machine gun waifu until now.

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warmcuan@reddit

Girls' Frontline has got you covered

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CrazyfactsBot@reddit

You're weird dude

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ThePickledPickle@reddit

I've known since I popped out the womb

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Independent-Soggy@reddit

oh hell nah

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Key_Run4313@reddit

What was the purpose of this gun in the first place? You can't damage tank with 12.7, 5.45 is more than enough to kill man. It is not especially precise to be untimaterial ... Can't imagine usecase.

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That_Somewhere_4593@reddit

Dragunov ish scope on a heavy machine gun. Makes sense.

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Independent-Soggy@reddit

She built different

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