Shaped Charge (in golden color) grenades for the NORINCO QLU-11/LG-5 sniper grenade launcher
The QLU-11 (The LG5 is the export version) is a sem-automatic grenade launcher developed by Norinco and introduced in 2011. The launcher's designation "QLU" stands for "light weapon (Qīng Wŭqì) - grenade (Liúdàn) - sniper (Jūjī)" in Chinese military coding standard.
The primary difference between the two is that the PLA's version fires the Chinese military's standard 35x32mm grenade, while the model intended for foreign sales uses ubiquitous 40x53mm rounds, an ammunition type that the United States originally developed.
Video shows the capabilities of the 40mm shaped charge grenade, it can be become of nightmare of light armored vehicles.
Shooting the 40mm NORINCO LG5s grenade launcher
Both launchers feed from drum magazines of various capacities. The 35mm variant has versions that can hold three, five, and seven rounds, while the 40mm version has five and 15-round types.
The QLU-11/LG5 is a curious weapon often described as "sniper" grenade launcher and can be used in a shoulder-fired configuration with a bipod as a very large anti-materiel rifle. In this configuration, the QLU-11 version weighs just around 29 and a half pounds. For comparison, the iconic Barrett .50 caliber sniper rifle weighs around 30 pounds, depending on the exact variant. The Chinese weapon uses a recoiling barrel and recoil-absorbing stock assembly, to help reduce the shock of firing and keep weight to a minimum.
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