Type 80 machine gun

The development of the GPMG started when Chinese firearms engineers studied PKMs that were captured from Vietnamese forces during the Sino-Vietnamese War. The CS/LM4 has been marketed to countries that have used Soviet/East European/Chinese-made small arms, but have oriented to use NATO-based ammo. == Design ==

The Type 80 uses the 7.62×54mmR round. It is a gas-operated, air-cooled, belt-fed, fully automatic firearm. It can fire on both the tripod and the foldable bipod on the gas tube below the barrel. Belts are used from 100-round boxes in the light machine gun configurations, and from 200- or 250-round boxes in tripod-mounted applications. The machine gun uses an open iron sight, but can also be fitted with an optical or night-vision sight. == Variants ==

• Type 80 - The copy of the PKM GPMG, chambered in 7.62×54mmR. The modernized version is copy of PKP "Pecheneg" A study on creating the CF06 started with an evaluation from July to December 2006 with a prototype review in February 2007. The barrel life consist of 25,000 rounds, with 12,500 rounds for each one of two barrels supplied. It's also known as the CS/LM4 GPMG () in 2008. == Users ==

• • : Currently in service in small numbers with Chinese special forces. • : Captured from various insurgents in the Kashmir valley and used by Indian troops. • : Armed Forces of Malta • • :* South Sudan Democratic Movement: Mokhtar :* South Sudan Defence Forces: Type 80 • : Manufactured locally as Mokhtar. Also Chinese-made Type 80s. • • : In service with the Sri Lanka Army. Around 200 Type 80 GPMGs were supplied by Norinco as part of several defense agreements between China and Sri Lanka. • • : Purchased 2800 Type 80s for Border guards and Infantry Commando Brigades. Non-State Actors • Boko Haram • Hamas • • Kurdistan Workers' Party • South Sudan Democratic Movement • Nuer militias in South Sudan == See also ==