This was done in conjunction with their purchasing of a large number of AKMs from Eastern Europe. During the war, Iraq also purchased a small quantity, despite them being a major recipient of Soviet weapons and assistance during the conflict. The Type 56 was used extensively by Iranian forces during the Iran–Iraq War of the 1980s, with Iran purchasing large quantities of weapons from China for its armed forces. Thus, Chinese and Vietnamese forces fought each other using the same rifle.Ī pair of Type 56-2 rifles and a Type 69 RPG.
The People's Liberation Army still used the Type 56 as its standard weapon during this time as well.
When relations between China and North Vietnam crumbled in the 1970s and the Sino-Vietnamese War began, the Vietnamese government still possessed vast quantities of Type-56 rifles in its inventory. The Type-56 was discovered far more often than the original Russian-made AK-47s or AKMs. Many of these rifles found their way to battlefields in Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East and were used alongside other Kalashnikov pattern weapons from both the Soviet Union as well the Warsaw Pact nations of Eastern Europe.Ĭhinese support for the Democratic Republic of Vietnam before the mid-1960s meant that the Type-56 was frequently encountered by American soldiers in the hands of either Vietcong guerrillas or PAVN soldiers during the Vietnam war. Production started in 1956 at State Factory 66 but was eventually handed over to Norinco and PolyTech, who continue to manufacture the rifle primarily for export.ĭuring the Cold War period, the Type-56 was exported to many countries and guerrilla forces throughout the world. The Type 56 rifle was designated by the Chinese military as "Type 1956 Sub-Machinegun", because the Type 56 took the role of SMG rather than infantry service rifle in the PLA in the rifle's early service years. It is a variant of the Soviet-designed AK-47 (specifically Type 3) and AKM rifles. The Type 56 ( Chinese: 56式突击步枪 literally "Assault Rifle, Model of 1956") also known as the AK-56, is a Chinese 7.62×39mm rifle. Effective range 300–400 metersĢ0, 30, or 40-round detachable box magazine The Type 56 with a folded spike bayonet and milled receiver
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