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T65 assault rifle

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{{Infobox weapon

|name = T65 assault rifle

| image = TwT65.JPG

| image_size = 300

|caption = The CSF Type 65 rifle

|origin = {{flagicon|Taiwan}} Republic of China (Taiwan)

|type = Assault rifle

|is_ranged = Yes

|service = 1976-present

|used_by = See Users

|wars = Salvadoran Civil War
United States invasion of Panama
First Liberian Civil War
Second Liberian Civil War
Iraq War
2011 Libyan Civil War{{Citation needed|date=February 2015}}

|designer = Combined Logistics Command

|design_date =

|manufacturer = 205th Arsenal

|production_date = 1976

|number =

|variants = See Variants

|weight = 3.31 kg

|length = 990 mm

|part_length = 508 mm

|width =

|height =

|diameter =

|cartridge = 5.56×45mm NATO

|caliber = 5.56mm (.223 in)

|action = Gas-operated, rotating bolt

|rate = 700-800 RPM

|velocity =

|range =

|max_range =

|feed = Various STANAG Magazines.

|sights = Iron sights

}}

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The T65 (聯勤 Type 65) is an assault rifle developed and manufactured by the Combined Logistics Command of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Armed Forces in Taiwan.https://sadefensejournal.com/the-history-of-taiwans-military-assistance-to-central-america/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229020951/https://sadefensejournal.com/the-history-of-taiwans-military-assistance-to-central-america/|date=February 29, 2024}} Originally patterned after the Armalite AR-18 that has a short-stroke gas system, the prototype unveiled in 1975 showed a rifle that is heavily influenced by the AR-15 family of rifles, albeit with modified iron sights, a reshaped stock, and redesigned handguards. The designated number '65' refers to the Year 65 of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (1976), the year the rifle's design was finalized.

The T65 series served as the standard issue weapon for front-line usage of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Army and the Republic of China (Taiwan) Marine Corps until being replaced by the more technologically advanced T91 in the early 2000s. T65 rifles are currently used by Taiwan’s Army Reserves, Army Basic Training Centers, Air Force and the Taiwan National Police Agency.

History

The T65 assault rifle was developed to replace M14 rifles imported from the United States.http://pewpewpew.work/china/tw/t65/t65.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110035202/http://pewpewpew.work/china/tw/t65/t65.htm|date=January 10, 2024}} Reports on the original T65 rifle suggested that it performed poorly, but was later improved and became the T65K2.

Experience with the T65 later led to the development of the T86 carbine, followed by the T91 carbine.https://modernfirearms.net/en/assault-rifles/taiwan-assault-rifles/t65-t86-t91-eng/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418170707/https://modernfirearms.net/en/assault-rifles/taiwan-assault-rifles/t65-t86-t91-eng/|date=April 18, 2024}}

Design

The T65 assault rifle is a gas operated, select fire rifle. It uses an AR-15 style two-part aluminum receiver and similar rotating bolt action, although the gas system is a short-stroke gas piston, compared with the AR-15's direct gas impingement system. The piston is located above the barrel and concealed within the handguards. The T65 design replaced the carrying handle of M16 pattern rifles with a rear sight block. The carrying handle returned with the T65K2 (but was removable on the T91 carbine). The T65 uses magazines compatible with AR-15 pattern rifles.

The T65 assault rifle is the first 5.56×45mm NATO rifle adopted by the Taiwanese military, with the project starting in 1968. The design sought to improve the AR-15 design by replacing the direct impingement system with a short stroke gas piston, improving the reliability of the rifle.

The T65 has a fire selector with three positions: safe, semiautomatic and fully automatic. It takes standard STANAG magazines, and the piston has its own spring recovery. After firing the gas following the bullet pushes the piston towards the receiver, it connects with the front of the bolt carrier, and the bolt carrier is driven back by inertia. The bolt itself is near identical to an AR-15.

It can be equipped with a bayonet, which is a clone of the M7 bayonet.

Variants

  • T65{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Camp/3592/CSF_T65.htm |title=聯勤 T65 突擊步槍 |access-date=15 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027092451/http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Camp/3592/CSF_T65.htm |archive-date=October 27, 2009 }}
  • T65K1
  • T65K2{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Camp/3592/CSF_T65K2.htm |title=聯勤 T65K2 突擊步槍 |access-date=15 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027092418/http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Camp/3592/CSF_T65K2.htm |archive-date=October 27, 2009 }}
  • T65K2 Carbine{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Camp/3592/CSF_T65K2carbine.htm |title=T65K2Carbine |access-date=15 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027092431/http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Camp/3592/CSF_T65K2carbine.htm |archive-date=October 27, 2009 }}
  • T65K3{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Camp/3592/CSF_T65K3.htm |title=聯勤 T65K3 卡賓槍 |access-date=15 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027092445/http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Camp/3592/CSF_T65K3.htm |archive-date=October 27, 2009 }}

Users

  • {{flag|Costa Rica}}: Used by Costa Rican security forces.
  • {{flag|Guatemala}}https://sadefensejournal.com/police-small-arms-arsenals-in-the-northern-central-american-triangle/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225204748/https://sadefensejournal.com/police-small-arms-arsenals-in-the-northern-central-american-triangle/|date=February 25, 2024}}
  • {{flag|Dominican Republic}}
  • {{flag|El Salvador}}: Used by El Salvadoran military and police.{{cite magazine|title=El Salvador: Standing Talls|magazine=Small Arms Defense Journal |date=12 January 2012|first=Julio A. |last=Montes|url=http://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=952|volume=3|issue=4|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408125917/https://sadefensejournal.com/el-salvador-standing-tall/|archive-date=April 8, 2023}}
  • {{flag|Haiti}}: Used by Haitian police.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/04/30/haitian-police-spotted-galil-ace-t65-rifles/|title=Haitian Police Spotted with Galil ACE, T65 Rifles - The Firearm Blog|work=The Firearm Blog|date=30 April 2014|access-date=15 November 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425080423/https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/04/30/haitian-police-spotted-galil-ace-t65-rifles/|archive-date=April 25, 2023}}
  • {{flag|Honduras}}: Used by Honduran Police.
  • {{flag|Liberia}}: Reported to be used in the country.
  • {{flag|Libya}}{{Cite web |title=T65 (Type 65) |url=https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.php?smallarms_id=621 |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=www.militaryfactory.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201164854/https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.php?smallarms_id=621|archive-date=December 1, 2022}}
  • {{flag|Nicaragua}}
  • {{flag|Panama}}: Former rifle of the defunct Panama Defense Forces.{{cite book|title=Panama 1989–90|url=https://archive.org/details/panama00rott|url-access=limited|author=Gordon L. Rottman|isbn=1855321564|publisher=Osprey Publishing|year=1991|pages=[https://archive.org/details/panama00rott/page/n14 14], 16, 63}} Acquired 10,000 before the PDF started to use AK-based assault rifles.
  • {{flag|Paraguay}}{{cite web |title=Bicentenario Paraguayo: Desfile Militar|last= Núñez|first=Elton |url=http://www.yluux.com/2011/05/16/bicentenario-paraguayo-desfile-militar/comment-page-1/|website=yluux.com|access-date=28 February 2020 |language=en|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220020009/http://www.yluux.com/2011/05/16/bicentenario-paraguayo-desfile-militar/comment-page-1/|archive-date=February 20, 2020}}
  • {{flag|Taiwan}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thegunzone.com/556dw-7.html|title=The Gun Zone -- A 5.56 X 45mm "Timeline" 1974-1979|access-date=15 November 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925135242/http://thegunzone.com/556dw-7.html|archive-date=25 September 2012}}

References

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Category:5.56×45mm NATO assault rifles

Category:Short stroke piston firearms

Category:Assault rifles of Taiwan

Category:ArmaLite AR-10 derivatives

Category:AR-15 style rifles

Category:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1976