T65 assault rifle
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The T65 (聯勤 Type 65) is a
The T65 series served as the standard issue weapon for front-line usage of the army and the marine corps until being replaced by the follow-on T91 in the early 2000s. T65 rifles are currently used by the Army Reserves, Army Basic Training Centers, Air Force and the National Police Agency.
History
The T65 assault rifle was developed to replace M14 rifles imported from the United States.[2] Reports on the original T65 rifle suggested that it performed poorly, but was later improved and became the T65K2.
Experience in the T65 later led to the development of the T86 carbine, followed by the T91 carbine.[3]
Design
The T65 assault rifle is a gas operated,
The T65 assault rifle is the first 5.56×45mm NATO rifle adopted by the Taiwanese military, with the project starting in 1968. The design sought to improve the AR-15 design by replacing the direct impingement system with a short stroke gas piston, improving the reliability of the rifle.
The T65 has a fire selector with three positions: safe, semiautomatic and fully automatic. It takes standard STANAG magazines, and the piston has its own spring recovery. After firing the gas following the bullet pushes the piston towards the receiver, it connects with the front of the bolt carrier, and the bolt carrier is driven back by inertia. The bolt itself is near identical to an AR-15.
It can be equipped with a bayonet, which is a clone of the M7 bayonet.[2]
Variants
Users
- Costa Rica: Used by Costa Rican security forces.[1]
- Guatemala[8]
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador: Used by El Salvadoran military and police.[9][1]
- Haiti: Used by Haitian police.[10]
- Honduras: Used by Honduran Police.[1]
- Liberia: Reported to be used in the country.[2]
- Libya[11]
- Nicaragua
- Panama: Former rifle of the defunct Panama Defense Forces.[12] Acquired 10,000 before the PDF started to use AK-based assault rifles.[1]
- Paraguay[13]
- Taiwan[14]
References
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- ^ a b c http://pewpewpew.work/china/tw/t65/t65.htm
- ^ https://modernfirearms.net/en/assault-rifles/taiwan-assault-rifles/t65-t86-t91-eng/
- ^ "聯勤 T65 突擊步槍". Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "聯勤 T65K2 突擊步槍". Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "T65K2Carbine". Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "聯勤 T65K3 卡賓槍". Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ https://sadefensejournal.com/police-small-arms-arsenals-in-the-northern-central-american-triangle/
- ^ Montes, Julio A. (12 January 2012). "El Salvador: Standing Talls". Small Arms Defense Journal. Vol. 3, no. 4. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023.
- ^ "Haitian Police Spotted with Galil ACE, T65 Rifles - The Firearm Blog". The Firearm Blog. 30 April 2014. Archived from the original on April 25, 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "T65 (Type 65)". www.militaryfactory.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ISBN 1855321564.
- ^ Núñez, Elton. "Bicentenario Paraguayo: Desfile Militar". yluux.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "The Gun Zone -- A 5.56 X 45mm "Timeline" 1974-1979". Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2014.