As we all know, these are made-in-China, because of its high quality and low price, high cost performance, it has almost become a household name in the world and is highly praised. In addition to everyday necessities, the same is true for the military industry. For example, decades ago, the first automatic rifle developed by China is still in service in many foreign countries and still appears on the battlefield. However, in China, it has long been dismantled, which makes many people wonder what is going onThis ** is the Type 63 automatic rifle.
First of all, the Type 63 rifle is an automatic rifle developed in China in the 50s of the last century, which can shoot and burst fire. By 1978, it was discontinued, and the production of millions of pieces. In 1963, it was finalized and installed in the army. The Type 63 rifle is based on the Type 56 rifle, but with some refinements and adjustments in the details to suit our needs. Because of the characteristics of high reliability, low cost, accurate shooting and durability in the harsh environment, the gun is not only equipped with a large number of squadrons, but also favored by more than ten countries such as Vietnam, Afghanistan, Laos, and Albania.
For example, during the Vietnam War, our country assisted a lot of Type 63 rifles to the North Vietnamese army, which was well received by the Vietnamese army, and they believed that the gun was not inferior to the AK47, and even some of the performance was better, such as the accuracy of the attack was very good, because the AK47 pulled the trigger, the muzzle of the gun would rise, and it was difficult to aim at the target. Not only that, in recent years on the battlefields of Africa and the Middle East, there have also been records of national soldiers using Type 63 in peacekeeping forces.
So why was such a good gun retired in China so early?This starts with the counterattack against Vietnam. In the counterattack war, the gun frequently broke out of the wooden butt of the gun is easy to break, the receiver cover jumps, poor accuracy, shooting fire, jamming, poor reliability and other problems, the soldiers complained big, so the 63 type was removed halfway through, and replaced with the 56 type rifle that had long been retired. Someone is curious, isn't the gun very popular abroad?What's going on?It has to do with that particular history.
Originally, the performance of the first batch of Type 63 rifles was very good, but in that special period, the gun suffered many times of streamlining, drawings were changed, structural design was changed, and the pursuit of improving production capacity and efficiency, management was chaotic, and production order was also chaotic, resulting in the production of Type 63 rifles became shoddy products, and failures were frequent. For example, the casting and forging casing was changed to a punching and riveting casing, and other processes were simplified one by one. Therefore, the Type 63 had to be removed and the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle was restored.
Therefore, the Type 63 rifle, which is still used abroad, was the first batch to be produced. The quality is no problem at all, and the cost performance is extremely high, which is naturally affirmed by all countries. In terms of performance, the Type 63 rifle has reliability, durability, and good serviceability. It adopts a gas-conductive automatic method and uses a reliable long-piston system, which effectively reduces the impact of instantaneous fire on the gun structure. It also has good shooting accuracy and penetration, making it suitable for close-range and medium-range shooting.
Although the Type 63 rifle was the main rifle of the squadron in the past, in the modern war environment, with the progress of science and technology and the development of the first system, its role has gradually been replaced by more advanced rifles. After the end of the counterattack, China developed the more advanced Type 81 rifle, so its mission was accomplished. Now, the main rifle of our army has long since developed into a more advanced automatic rifle of the QBZ-191 type.