QTS-11
{{Infobox weapon
| name = Type 11 Integrated Combat System
| image =
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| caption = QTS-11
| origin = China
| type = Dual barrel integrated Airburst grenade launcher/Assault rifle multi-weapon system
| is_ranged = yes
| service = 2015–present
| used_by = People's Liberation Army Ground Force
People's Liberation Army Special Operations Forces
| wars =
| designer = Norinco
| design_date = 2000s
| manufacturer =
| production_date = 2011–present
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| weight = {{convert|4.27|kg|lb|abbr=on}} (Empty, less optics)
{{convert|5|kg|lb|abbr=on}} (Loaded, less optics)
Up to {{convert|7|kg|lb|abbr=on}} (Full system)
| length = {{convert|950|mm|in|abbr=on}}
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| cartridge = * 5.8×42mm DBP-10 bullet (KE)
- 20x28B{{citation needed|date=April 2022}} DQL-12 grenade (HE)
| action = *Gas-operated, rotating bolt (rifle section)
- Bolt action (launcher section)
| rate =
| velocity = * {{convert|220|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}} (HE)
| range = * {{convert|800|m|ft|abbr=on}} (HE)
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| feed = *30 round Detachable box magazine (KE)
- Single-shot (HE)
| sights = *fire control system with laser range finder (Integral)
- electronic-optic sight with high definition camera (Optional)
- fiber-optic transmitted single-eye goggle (Optional)
}}
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The Type 11 ({{zh|c=11式单兵综合作战系统 |p=11 Shì dānbīng zònghé zuòzhàn xìtǒng|l=Type 11 individual integrated combat system}}), designated as QTS-11,{{Cite web |title=QTS-11式单兵综合作战系统_毫米突击步枪 |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/www.sohu.com/a/436647191_120904327 |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=www.sohu.com}} is an air burst grenade launcher integrated with the QBZ-03 assault rifle in service of Chinese military since 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/03/15/chinese-commandos-deploy-qts-11-integrated-combat-system/|title=Chinese Commandos Deploy with QTS-11 Integrated Combat System|date=15 March 2018|publisher= The Firearm Blog|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304221538/https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/03/15/chinese-commandos-deploy-qts-11-integrated-combat-system/|archive-date= March 4, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htweap/20180211.aspx|title=Weapons: Being First Is Often The Worst|website=www.strategypage.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302211132/https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htweap/20180211.aspx|archive-date=March 2, 2023}}
Reporting on the weapon as early as February 2011 initially identified the weapon as the ZH-05.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2011/02/23/chinas-oicw-type-05-strategy-rifle-zh-05-5-8mm-20mm|title=China's OICW: Type 05 Strategy Rifle (ZH-05 5.8mm + 20mm)|date=23 February 2011|first=Steve|last=Johnson|website=www.thefirearmblog.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304210041/https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2011/02/23/chinas-oicw-type-05-strategy-rifle-zh-05-5-8mm-20mm/|archive-date= March 4, 2023}}
Unlike other nations' airburst weapons, the QTS-11 has a single-shot grenade launcher that requires each round to be manually loaded and reloaded after every firing, while the others are magazine fed.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-21 |title=Weapons: China Builds A Lighter OICW |url=https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htweap/articles/20140310.aspx |access-date=2024-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521005809/https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htweap/articles/20140310.aspx |archive-date=2022-05-21 }} Initial PLA trials determined that a single-shot grenade launcher would make it easier to change the type of munitions fired.
History
=Appearance=
The first pictures of the supposed rifles were shown as prototypes in 2006 and 2008.{{Cite web |title=QTS-11式单兵综合武器系统 ——〖枪炮世界〗 |url=http://pewpewpew.work/china/rifle/1xics/1xics.htm |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=pewpewpew.work}}
= Deployment =
In early 2018, Chinese state media announced the introduction of the weapon with the Sky Wolf Commando Unit, a PLA Special Operations Forces unit from the Western Theater Command. It was also reported to be issued with the 76th Special Operations Brigade, 76th Group Army.{{Cite web |date=2018-03-15 |title=Chinese Commandos Deploy with QTS-11 Integrated Combat System - |url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/03/15/chinese-commandos-deploy-qts-11-integrated-combat-system/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=The Firearm Blog |language=en-US}}
The QTS-11 was reportedly used overseas during anti-pirate operations in the Gulf of Aden.
Design
The QTS-11 system combines the QBZ-03 assault rifle with a 20 mm airburst grenade launcher and weighs between {{convert|5-7|kg|lb|abbr=on}} when fully loaded.{{cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/chinas-laser-guided-grenade-launchers-are-deadly-from-h-1674112824|title=China's Laser-Guided Grenade Launchers Are Deadly from Half a Mile|first=Andrew|last=Tarantola|date=22 December 2014 |publisher=Gizmodo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304210036/https://gizmodo.com/chinas-laser-guided-grenade-launchers-are-deadly-from-h-1674112824|archive-date= March 4, 2023}} It can use magazines from the QBZ-95 and the QBZ-03.{{Cite web|url=http://www.military-today.com/firearms/zh_05.htm|title=ZH-05 - Assault rifle with integrated grenade launcher|last=ARG|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304210035if_/http://www.military-today.com/firearms/zh_05.htm|archive-date= March 4, 2023}}
The primary weapon of the system is the 20 mm grenade launcher, with the 5.8 mm rifle for secondary use.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-04 |title=Russian Website shows New Chinese ZH-05 Assault Rifle / Grenade Launcher :: Guns.com |url=https://www.guns.com/news/2011/02/28/russian-website-photos-depict-new-chinese-zh-05-assault-riflegrenade-launcher/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304001411/https://www.guns.com/news/2011/02/28/russian-website-photos-depict-new-chinese-zh-05-assault-riflegrenade-launcher/ |archive-date=2021-03-04 }} Grenades are pre-programmed through electronic sight with fire control system and loaded manually through bolt-action. Five types of grenade rounds available: impact detonation, airburst, armor-piercing, improved fragmentation and shotgun-type rounds. The U.S. encountered problems with the lethality of small 20 mm grenades during OICW development, resulting in a switch to larger 25 mm grenades for the XM25. The PLA claims their grenades have less electronics in them to carry more explosives and fragments to cause adequate wounding capability. The grenades are reportedly capable of a {{convert|7.7|m|ft|abbr=on}} damage radius and an {{convert|800|m|mi|abbr=on}} range with 220 m/s muzzle velocity.
The QTS-11 can be equipped with an additional eyepiece device mounted on the helmet allowing soldiers to shoot around corners. The video image will be streaming from the electronic sight to the single-eye goggle. The fire-control system can also be turned off for manual sighting without the airburst programming capability.
The PLA does not have multi-purpose munitions but instead has different munitions types, which reduce the electronics needed and increase the firepower of the munition. Additionally, only the laser range finder and fire control system are integrated with the weapon, leaving optics optional and modular. These changes make it the lightest, and least capable, of all the airburst weapons in its base configuration.
| class="wikitable" |
| Weapon
! Empty Weight ! Loaded Weight ! Rifle ammunition ! Grenade ammunition ! Cost |
|---|
| QTS11
| {{convert|4.27|kg|lb|abbr=on}} (less optics) | Up to {{convert|7|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | 30 rounds 5.8x42 mm | 1 round 20x28B mm | Not known |
| XM29
| {{convert|6.8|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | {{convert|8.2|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | 30 rounds 5.56x45 mm | 5 rounds 20×28mm mm | US$12,000 |
| XM25
| 5.45 kg (12 lbs) |6.35 kg (14.0 lb) | none | 5 rounds 25×40mm mm | US$25,000-$35,000 |
| K11
| {{convert|6.1|kg|lb|abbr=on}} |7.2 kg (16 lb) | 30 rounds 5.56x45 mm | 5 rounds 20×30mm mm | US$14,000 |
Users
See also
- {{lwc|Norinco LG5 / QLU-11}}
- {{lwc|XM29 OICW}}
- {{lwc|XM25 CDTE}}
- {{lwc|S&T Daewoo K11}}
- {{lwc|Advanced Individual Combat Weapon}}
- {{lwc|PAPOP}}
- {{lwc|QLZ-04}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Modern Chinese Infantry Weapons}}
{{Multiple barrel firearms|state=collapsed}}
Category:Assault rifles of the People's Republic of China
Category:Grenade launchers of the People's Republic of China