The Type 99 Light Machine Gun (99式輕機槍), or QJQ-99, was introduced in 2299 CE. It is unusual in that it has served for a few decades. Normally, it would have been phased out as part of the Dìguó Jūnshì's propensity to regularly update its equipment while recycling the older stocks to keep its martial edge. However, this relative longevity instead speaks of the weapon's robust performance, keeping it a mainstay of light automatic fire support for warrior-soldiers of the Daqin Empire.
Unlike the standard TBQ-3 that it provides support for, the QJQ-99 does not feature a lightweight, ported barrel to vent gyrojet exhaust sideways to reduce recoil. Instead, the barrel has a rotary bolt with gas seal, meaning the rounds fired are accelerated out during firing at a much higher velocity. This means that the guided projectiles have a much harder time steering and can only provide a few degrees of aim assist, but the added velocity leads to vastly superior piercing ability as well as stopping power that is appreciated by its users.
Its design quirks however, do not end there, as the mechanism itself is a uniquely Daqinren style of long recoil, with the rotary chamber and bolt traveling rearwards with the quick-change barrel, actuating the belt feed and firing mechanism all at once. Even its belt feed is unconventional, with the belt box firmly attaching to the side like a magazine, and without the need to manually pull out and place the belt of ammunition into the weapon. There is however, a spring loaded dust cover system on both the ammunition and the weapon body that interfaces with one another.
As the ammunition box slides on, the dust covers slide out of the way, preventing dirt and debris from entering into the interior.
Unlike the standard TBQ-3 that it provides support for, the QJQ-99 does not feature a lightweight, ported barrel to vent gyrojet exhaust sideways to reduce recoil. Instead, the barrel has a rotary bolt with gas seal, meaning the rounds fired are accelerated out during firing at a much higher velocity. This means that the guided projectiles have a much harder time steering and can only provide a few degrees of aim assist, but the added velocity leads to vastly superior piercing ability as well as stopping power that is appreciated by its users.
Its design quirks however, do not end there, as the mechanism itself is a uniquely Daqinren style of long recoil, with the rotary chamber and bolt traveling rearwards with the quick-change barrel, actuating the belt feed and firing mechanism all at once. Even its belt feed is unconventional, with the belt box firmly attaching to the side like a magazine, and without the need to manually pull out and place the belt of ammunition into the weapon. There is however, a spring loaded dust cover system on both the ammunition and the weapon body that interfaces with one another.
As the ammunition box slides on, the dust covers slide out of the way, preventing dirt and debris from entering into the interior.
- Rate of Fire: 25 Rounds per Second
- Ammunition: 7.62x40mm Huángfēng (黃蜂)
- Belted Magazine Size: 200
- Effective Range (Point Target): 2000 Meters