The QJC-88 was introduced as a pintle mounted machine gun for tanks and armored vehicles. It weighs the same as the W85, is solenoid fired, and is mounted on a special cradle allowing for elevation angles of -5 to +65°.

The QJC 88 tank machine gun is a gas operated, air cooled, belt-fed, automatic only weapon. Its design is loosely based on the Soviet DShKM heavy machine gun of 1946, although there are many differences in various subsystems. The QJC 88 uses a long-stroke gas piston, located below the barrel.

2022年5月8日 · Chambered in the proven 12.7x108mm Soviet cartridge, the weapon is designed to defeat light-armored elements at-range and can also counter the threat posed by low-flying aircraft such as helicopters.

The QJC88 is a heavy machine gun of Chinese origin. Development was started as the W85. It was developed alongside an improved version of the indigenious Type 77 heavy machine gun. The lightweight Type 77 with its rather unconventional design did not perform as well as expected.

2018年1月4日 · The QJC-88 is an improved W85 optimized for a vehicle mount. It was chosen by the PLA Armor Corps as the replacement for the Type 54/DShKM in its vehicles. The QJC-88 receiver is shorter than the W85 with more weight-saving cuts.

Ability to suppress enemy elements at a distance using direct or indirect fire. Notable features. Target/area suppression. Inherent ability to provide suppress power to target/target area. Automatic fire.

It is the standard heavy machine gun that is fitted on most armored vehicles for self-defense. As a vehicle mounted weapon it is solenoid fired and fitted in a special cradle for pintle mounting that allows for an elevation of -5 to +65°. The W85 was a competitor to the Type 77 and initially lost against the Type 77 in trails.

The QJC-88 (QJC is code for 轻武器—机枪—车载, Pinyin: Qīngwuqi Jīqiāng Chēzài, meaning Light weapon, machine gun, vehicle mounted) is an improved vehicle-mounted variant of the W-85 heavy machine gun. It is currently in service as mounted machine guns on the Chinese Type 96 and Type 99 MBTs, as well as other PLA vehicles.

The QJZ85 or Type 85 heavy machine gun was developed by China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) to succeed the previous Type 77. It is tripod mounted and the vehicle mounted version is known as the QJC88 or Type 88. The belt-fed and fully automatic QJZ85 / QJC88 uses the 12.7x108 cartridge of Russian origin.

qjc-88是w-85重机枪的车载高射机枪版本，裝填和发射的子弹是12.7×108毫米俄羅斯口徑（.50俄罗斯或54式12.7毫米重机枪弹）。 採用 氣動式 、空气冷却、 彈鏈 供弹、 全自動 操作。