The QBS-06 is a Chinese underwater assault rifle, modelled after the older Soviet APS rifle. It carries lacquered steel cases of the People's Liberation Army 5.8x42 ammunition loaded with special underwater bullets. The gun is of a gas-operated, rotary-bolt mechanism.[1] Western sources familiar with the topic describe the gun as having a cyclic rate of fire of 600 rounds per minute. The gun is currently distributed to and is in use by PLA combat divers.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Military Firepower Underwater – The Russian APS and the Chinese QBS-06 Frogman Rifles". California Diver Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  2. ↑ Newdick, Thomas (2020-08-10). "Watch Chinese Frogmen Fire Their Special Underwater Guns". The Drive. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
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