Norinco CQ
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The Type CQ is an unlicensed Chinese variant of the M16 rifle manufactured by Norinco.[3] According to the Norinco website, the rifle is officially known as CQ 5.56.[4]
It can be distinguished from other
History
The CQ was first introduced in the early 1980s. This weapon is chambered for
The CQ was never adopted by the Chinese military or even unofficially distributed among Chinese troops. Other military uses of the Type CQ assault rifle have been reported within guerrilla and insurgent movements in the Southeast Asian area.[citation needed]
Differences
Though it has the same look as the M16 rifle, there are some modifications to various parts. The most immediately recognizable distinguishing features that tell the Type CQ apart from an M16 rifle are its distinctive handguard and stock, curved pistol grip, and hooded front sight.
The Type CQ rifle, in both its military/LE and civilian variants, has a 1:12 rifling pitch which allows it to properly stabilize the M193 "Ball" variant of the 5.56 mm ammunition or the Type CJ Chinese clone, as well as any .223 Remington commercial cartridge variant that can be stabilized by the 1:12 pitch rifling barrel (normally Varmint or other simple sporter cartridges, up to a maximum bullet weight of 55 gr (3.6 g)). The M193 "Ball" 5.56mm cartridge was never a NATO standard until the adoption of this weapon system by other nations. Type CQ is chambered in "5.56×45mm NATO", but it will not properly stabilize the NATO standard 5.56mm ammunition (the SS109, M855 in US service), which requires a 1:9 or 1:7 pitch rifling barrel due to a bullet weight of 62 gr (4.0 g).
Variants
Type CQ assault rifle
Also known as the CQ 5.56, the CQ-311 or the CQ M-311, this is the
According to the manufacturer's website, the Type CQ assault rifle can be equipped with an under-barrel
Type CQ semi-automatic rifle
Also known as the CQ 311-1 or the CQ M311-1,
The CQ M311-1 was first available in the North American market in 1987, when only 500 units were sold before the import was halted;
The gun is also available in Europe (particularly Italy), where it is sold with a 10-round detachable clear plastic magazine manufactured in the United States by DPMS Panther Arms (this because the Norinco CQ M311-1 rifles and the DPMS Panther Arms products are imported in Italy by the company NUOVA JAGER srl).[citation needed]
CQ 5.56mm Type A assault carbine
This variant introduced in the year 2006 in several defense expos worldwide including the MILIPOL, is a copy of the American
The CQ 5.56 mm Type A assault carbine is the only Type CQ variant known to be in official use with a regular armed force, having been purchased in significant quantities by the DECEI (Destacamento Conjunto de Empleo Inmediato, "Joint Rapid Deployment Detachment") of the
CS/LM11
The CS/LM11 was unveiled in 2010 at foreign weapons expo conventions, made by Huaqing Machinery Company.[12] It can fire both SS109 and M193-based 5.56 NATO ammunition.[12] It is an offshoot of the CQ, with improvements made to barrel from 6,000 to 12,000 rounds fired.[12]
DIO Model S-5.56 assault rifle
In the year 2003, the Defense Industries Organization of Iran began marketing the S-5.56 (Sayyad) rifle, an unlicensed clone of the Type CQ.[13] It is also known as SRAG-15. It was first unveiled in the West[specify] in 2001.[14] It was originally designed for export sales, but has been shown in use by Quds Force, the special forces of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard.[15]
The rifle itself is offered in two variants. The S-5.56 A1 with a 19.9 in (510 mm) barrel and 1:12 pitch rifling (1 turn in 305 mm), optimised for the use of the M193 Ball cartridge.[15] The S-5.56 A3 with a 20 in (510 mm) barrel and a 1:7 pitch rifling (1 turn in 177, 8 mm), optimized for the use of the SS109 cartridge.[15]
There is also a variant with quad-rail handguards and telescopic CAA CBS-style buttstock and sometimes with extended quad-rail and cut carry handle.
TERAB rifle
The Terab rifle manufactured by the MIC (
Armada rifle and Trailblazer carbine
The Armada rifle is a clone of the Norinco CQ manufactured by Shooter's Arms Manufacturing or S.A.M., also known as Shooter's Arms Guns & Ammo Corporation, headquartered in Metro Cebu, the Philippines.
S.A.M. launched the Armada rifle in 2009, making it available to local government units and/or active law enforcement and military agencies in the Philippines and abroad. The Armada is a select-fire rifle composed of two receivers (upper and lower) manufactured in forged aluminum, uses a 22 in (560 mm) barrel with a 1:9 right-hand twist (able to stabilize both M193 "Ball" and SS109/M855 variants of the 5.56mm cartridge), Norinco CQ-style plastic parts (grip, stock, handguard), flip-up rear sight adjustable for windage, front post sight adjustable for elevation, and feeds by STANAG magazines. The total weight of the weapon unloaded is claimed to reach 3.3 kg (7.3 lb), with an overall length of 38.5 in (980 mm).[18]
A carbine version of the Armada rifle, similar to the Norinco CQ 5.56mm Type A, has also been launched under the name of Trailblazer.[19]
CQ-D
The CQ-D is an export-specific automatic rifle of the CQ family, featuring upgraded Picatinny rails and foregrip and offered by the China Jing An Import & Export Corp.[20]
Users
- Cambodia: Type CQ 311 used by Royal Cambodian Army,[8] along with M16 rifle. CQ 5.56mm Type A used by 911 Para-Commando Special Forces.[citation needed]
- China: Said to be used by the People's Armed Police Snow Leopard Commando Unit.[8]
- Ghana: Seen in the hands of Ghanaian peacekeepers in Mali, and used by the Ghana Navy[citation needed]
- Revolutionary Guards special forces. CQ 5.56mm and CQ Type A (limited quantity) variants. Iran locally produces its own variant, S-5.56.[21]
- Libya: Used by National Liberation Army.[22]
- M16A1have had the standard forwards grips (old or damaged parts) changed to CQ grips for cost saving purposes.
- Myanmar produced locally
- North Korea: CQ and CQ-A used by Korean People's Army Ground Force[23]
- Paraguay: Norinco CQ-5.56mm Type A adopted by the Paraguayan Army Forces.[9]
- Philippines: 6000 units (2 batches of 3,000 units each on June and October 2017 respectively) CQ-A5 donated by the Chinese government to the AFP but instead used by the National Police.[24]
- Russia: 1000 CQ-A rifles were shipped to Russia in 2022 from China.[25]
- Senegal[26]
- Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement, South Sudan Liberation Movement and Lou Nuer and Murle militias[27]
- South Sudan Democratic Movement/Army[citation needed]
- Thailand: Sold to the Royal Thai Navy and Air and Coastal Defense Command.[8]
- Yemen[30]
Non-state groups and terrorist entities
- ISIL: Captured from Shiite Militia and Syrian Army.[29][31]
- Oromo Liberation Army[32]
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