CuteQA 0 Posted August 30, 2003 T91 is going to replace T65K2 rifle for the first line troops from next year the picture is hard to find Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FSPilot 0 Posted August 30, 2003 Which one's which? They both look good anyway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4 IN 1 0 Posted August 30, 2003 er............not really like the name of Taiwanese..................... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-TU--33ker 0 Posted August 30, 2003 Right, Taiwan is officially the Republic Of China. But most people associate China with a geographical area on the mainland of Asia and not with the Island of Taiwan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadow 6 Posted August 30, 2003 How come all Chinese rifles and armour is called "Type" ? I assume T91 is Type91... Type64 , Type95 etc... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DracoPaladore 0 Posted August 30, 2003 Maybe it likes russian tanks. T64? T55? T72? Tank 72? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Major Fubar 0 Posted August 30, 2003 Cause us Western slobs are too lazy to learn the real names... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DracoPaladore 0 Posted August 31, 2003 Cause us Western slobs are too lazy to learn the real names... Exactly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CuteQA 0 Posted August 31, 2003 mmm i think the t is taiwan...because type is used by china........i think..... maybe we can ask guys from ofp taiwan workshop Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CuteQA 0 Posted August 31, 2003 i found a site which introduced both PRC and ROC's small arm( but i think it really need some update). PRC vs ROC small arms Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-TU--33ker 0 Posted August 31, 2003 Isn't Japan also using "Type" for it's equipment? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Renagade 0 Posted August 31, 2003 Well why do the yanks stick an M before everything Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Frenchman 0 Posted September 1, 2003 Cause us Western slobs are too lazy to learn the real names... You try to find an average person that knows what BMP stands for. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4 IN 1 0 Posted September 1, 2003 i found a site which introduced both PRC and ROC's small arm( but i think it really need some update). Â PRC vs ROC small arms i not really like this kind of matchup..................... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadow 6 Posted September 8, 2003 Cause us Western slobs are too lazy to learn the real names... You try to find an average person that knows what BMP stands for. I'm not even going to try But I must say the russian military acronyms are the ones making the most sense of them all The letters representing the manufacturer.. MI = MIL AK = Avtomat Kalashnikova AN = Antonov SVD = Snaiperskaya Vintovka Dragunova MIG = can't remember Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted September 8, 2003 You try to find an average person that knows what BMP stands for. Bronevaya Maschina Piekhota, of course! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ozanzac 0 Posted September 8, 2003 MiG = Mikoyan-Gurevich Su = Sukhoi Tu = Tupolev Yak = Yakolev GAZ= Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod Don't call me a western lazy slob. I'm willing to learn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Schoeler 0 Posted September 8, 2003 Well why do the  yanks  stick an M before  everything  M = Model Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drewb99 0 Posted September 9, 2003 Don't forget- AN (As in planes) = Antonov AN (As in guns) = Avtomat Nikonov Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Col. Kurtz 0 Posted September 9, 2003 Back onto the topic of the Type 91 rifle... I think it looks like a hybrid of a M4 and a SIG-550 (anyone knows what SIG stands for, if anything? Swiss Ingenous Guns?). Anyone, good to be back on the forums after two months of no computer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-TU--33ker 0 Posted September 9, 2003 SIG = Schweizer Industrie Gesellschaft Steyr AUG = Steyr Armee Universal Gewehr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wick_105 0 Posted September 10, 2003 the type 91 is a modified M-16 a1 the upper reciever is refurbished and given new everything as well as being machined to have a rail on the top for optics'n'such Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andylee054 0 Posted September 15, 2003 Atually, T means Type. ROC made a lot of rifles, they are named T65, T65k2, T86 and T91. They are developed all based on AR-18. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dauragon 0 Posted September 15, 2003 they also use the name Type in the japanese army Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
