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'''5.8x42mm''' (also known as '''5.8mm Chinese''') is a rifle caliber which was developed between 1979 and 1987, then saw first production in 1987. The cartridge was designed by engineers at '''China North Industries Corporation''', better known as '''Norinco'''. Developed alongside a new rifle, the '''QBZ-95''', which was adopted by the People's Liberation Army in 1997, both new rifle and cartridge were designed to replace and improve on the previous service rifle, the '''Type 56''' (a Chinese version of the '''Kalashnikov AKM'''), chambered in [[7.62x39mm]].
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| '''Caliber name'''
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| colspan="2" | 5.8x42mm
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| '''Energy'''
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| colspan="2" | '''2003''' Joule
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| '''Velocity'''
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| colspan="2" | '''870''' m/s
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| '''Bullet weight'''
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| colspan="2" | '''77''' gr ('''4.99''' g)
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| '''Country'''
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| colspan="2" | <[#img [hash AD70W928ABAGYQKR68G94KS3P5]]> China
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| '''Year'''
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| colspan="2" | 1987
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| '''Price'''
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| colspan="2" | '''135''' [[Parallar|P$]] ('''30''' rounds)
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| colspan="2" | '''3''' - Normal
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| '''Compatible with'''
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| colspan="2" | 5 weapons (1 belted)
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The '''5.8x42mm''' (also known as '''5.8x42mm DBP87''' and '''5.8mm Chinese''') is a small rifle caliber developed in 1987 by the People's Republic of China, suited for assault rifles and light machine guns.
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Although the transition was only fully completed in the late 1990s, the new cartridge follows the same trend that the United States started and that which Russia followed during the Cold War ; phasing out a larger, heavier service rifle cartridge in favor of lighter, smaller cartridges, in order to allow an individual soldier to carry more ammunition for a given weight.
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It is a surprisingly powerful round for its size, though it is also relatively rare. It is considered a high-tier caliber in [[Mazeworld]].
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The new cartridge, dubbed 5.8x42mm DBP-87 (弹步枪普通,1987 ; Dàn Bùqiāng Pŭtòng,1987 - which translates to "Service Rifle Cartridge, 1987" in Chinese), featured a .236 caliber bullet weighing 64 grains, capable of reaching a muzzle velocity of 930 m/s (~3050 ft/s) out of the 18.2" barrel of a QBZ-95 rifle. The cartridge was later declined in several variants; among the most notable of which is the DBP-88 "Heavy", which was designed for sniper rifles and squad support weapons and employed a heavier 77 grain bullet. The DBP88 "Heavy" projectile is capable of reaching a velocity of roughly 835 m/s (~2740 ft/s) out of a QBZ-95 barrel.
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=== Real-life data ===
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'''Note:''' Despite virtually all 5.8x42mm ammunition in real life using steel cases and Berdan primers, all 5.8x42mm ammunition in MazeWorld is Boxer-primed and brass cased in order to facilitate [[handloading]]. The FMJ load used in the game is made to replicate as closely as possible the performance of the DBP88 "Heavy" cartridge, which uses a 77 grain bullet.
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The '''5.8x42mm DBP87''' caliber was designed between 1979 and 1987, then adopted in 1987 by the '''People's Liberation Army''' as an indigenous cartridge for use in their new family of infantry rifles - namely the [[Norinco QBZ-95|QBZ-95]] rifle and its variants.
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DBP87 stands for "'''D'''àn '''B'''ùqiāng '''P'''ŭtòng, 1987" ('''弹步枪普通'''), which means "'''Standard rifle cartridge, (model of) 1987'''".
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It was designed to replace [[7.62x39mm]] as the standard infantry rifle caliber in the Chinese military, in an effort of modernization. Along with it, the [[Norinco QBZ-95|QBZ-95]] rifle was designed around that caliber, intended to replace the aging Norinco Type 56s, which are Chinese variants of the AKM, a variant of the famous [[Kalashnikov AK-47|AK-47]] rifle.
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Though very little verifiable claims about this caliber's merits exist, the Chinese military claims that it possesses more penetration than the [[5.56x45mm NATO|5.56x45mm SS109]] round used by U.S. forces. A second, "heavy round" variant exists (which is the one used in the Mazes), with a heavier bullet and higher chamber pressure - this round is reported to have an effective range of 800 meters, with "excellent accuracy" at distances up to 600 meters, and the claimed capability of piercing a 3mm steel plate at 1000 meters.
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=== Mazeworld overview ===
=== Mazeworld overview ===
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| '''Type'''
| '''Type'''
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| Unarm
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| [[Limb damage|LDV]]
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| Light
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| <span style="color: white">C1</span>
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| Hardskin
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| <span style="color: #AAAAAA">C2</span>
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| Kevlar-2
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| <span style="color: #666666">C3</span>
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| Kevlar-3
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| <span style="color: cyan">A1</span>
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| Kevlar-4
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| <span style="color: #00FF00">A2</span>
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| HEV
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| <span style="color: yellow">A3</span>
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| <span style="color: orange">A4</span>
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| <span style="color: red">A5</span>
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| '''Bullet'''
| '''Bullet'''
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| <span style="color: yellow">75%</span>
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| '''+3'''
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| <span style="color: yellow">74%</span>
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| 82%
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| <span style="color: yellow">73%</span>
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| 78%
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| <span style="color: green">66%</span>
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| 74%
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| <span style="color: green">56%</span>
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| 65%
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| 37%
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| 53%
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| 17%
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| 41%
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| 21%
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| 6%
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<span style="font-size:80%;">[[Damage chart|How to read this?]]</span>
<span style="font-size:80%;">[[Damage chart|How to read this?]]</span>
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* Available for purchase in a [[gun shop]] or a [[weapon shop]], in boxes of '''30''' or '''150''' rounds
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* Available for purchase in a [[gun shop]] or a [[weapon shop]] in '''boxes of 20''' or '''bulk cans of 1000'''.
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* Costs '''135 P$''' for '''30''' rounds, and '''675 P$''' for '''150''' rounds
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* Available brands and projectile types:
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* Ammo belts exist for the [[Norinco QJY-88]] (200 rounds, '''1150 P$''', 2.5 units empty)
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** ''Standard'' (Regular, SP): FMJ, JHP, AP
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* Value of a single round is '''4.5 P$'''
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** ''Milsurp'' (Surplus, SP): FMJ, AP
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* [[Recoil]] level of this round is '''3 - Normal'''
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* Retail value of a standard round (Reg/FMJ/SP): '''3.25 P$ /round'''
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* Availability of this caliber:
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* [[Recoil]] level: '''3 - Normal'''
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** Can be found at random in the [[room|rooms]]
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=== [[Handloading]] information ===
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* Primer type: '''Large rifle'''
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* Powder type: '''Rifle'''
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* Projectile type: '''.236, 71 grain'''
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* Standard load: '''333 pwdr'''
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** -P load: '''300 pwdr'''
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* Cost of a 50 case box: '''56 P$''' (1.11 P$/case)
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* Estimated cost to handload 1 standard round (Reg/FMJ/SP): 2.544 P$
=== Weapons compatible ===
=== Weapons compatible ===
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'''Class 1 weapons'''
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==== Standard weapons ====
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*[[Norinco QBB-95]]
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Total amount of standard weapons available in this caliber: '''7'''.
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*[[Norinco QBU-88]]
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*[[Norinco QBZ-95]]
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*[[Norinco QJY-88]] ('''belted ammunition''')
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'''Class 2 weapons'''
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[[List of Class 1 Weapons|Class 1]] weapons:
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* '''JianShe CS/LR3''', precision rifle
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* '''Norinco QBB-95''', machine gun
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* '''Norinco QBU-88''', precision rifle
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* '''Norinco QBZ-03''', combat rifle
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* '''Norinco QBZ-95''', combat rifle
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* '''Norinco QJY-88''', machine gun
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*[[Norinco QBZ-95B]]
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[[List of Class 2 Weapons|Class 2]] weapons:
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* '''Norinco QBZ-95B''', combat rifle
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==== [[Maze Customs]] ====
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* [[Customs:Weapons|Customs weapon families]]: Available as a chambering for the '''AK''' and '''Rem 700''' families.
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* [[Customs:Minor|Minor services]]: None.
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=== Barrel length groups ===
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Depending on the barrel length of the firearm, a '''multiplier to [[Pain]] and [[Limb damage]]''' is applied. Please refer to the [[Weapon|lists of weapons]] or to the event lines to know your particular weapons' barrel length.
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{|
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| '''Group name'''
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| '''Length range'''
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| Subcarbine
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| Up to 11"
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| 0.75x
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| Carbine
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| 11.1" to 16"
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| 0.9x
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| ''Rifle''
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| ''16.1" to 20.9"''
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| '''''1x'''''
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| Precision
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| 21" and beyond
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| 1.1x
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== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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| <span style="font-size:80%;">5.8x42mm FMJ</span>
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Real life information
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5.8x42mm Wikipedia article]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5.8x42mm Wikipedia article]

Latest revision as of 23:03, 1 June 2018

5.8x42mm (also known as 5.8mm Chinese) is a rifle caliber which was developed between 1979 and 1987, then saw first production in 1987. The cartridge was designed by engineers at China North Industries Corporation, better known as Norinco. Developed alongside a new rifle, the QBZ-95, which was adopted by the People's Liberation Army in 1997, both new rifle and cartridge were designed to replace and improve on the previous service rifle, the Type 56 (a Chinese version of the Kalashnikov AKM), chambered in 7.62x39mm.

Although the transition was only fully completed in the late 1990s, the new cartridge follows the same trend that the United States started and that which Russia followed during the Cold War ; phasing out a larger, heavier service rifle cartridge in favor of lighter, smaller cartridges, in order to allow an individual soldier to carry more ammunition for a given weight.

The new cartridge, dubbed 5.8x42mm DBP-87 (弹步枪普通,1987 ; Dàn Bùqiāng Pŭtòng,1987 - which translates to "Service Rifle Cartridge, 1987" in Chinese), featured a .236 caliber bullet weighing 64 grains, capable of reaching a muzzle velocity of 930 m/s (~3050 ft/s) out of the 18.2" barrel of a QBZ-95 rifle. The cartridge was later declined in several variants; among the most notable of which is the DBP-88 "Heavy", which was designed for sniper rifles and squad support weapons and employed a heavier 77 grain bullet. The DBP88 "Heavy" projectile is capable of reaching a velocity of roughly 835 m/s (~2740 ft/s) out of a QBZ-95 barrel.

Note: Despite virtually all 5.8x42mm ammunition in real life using steel cases and Berdan primers, all 5.8x42mm ammunition in MazeWorld is Boxer-primed and brass cased in order to facilitate handloading. The FMJ load used in the game is made to replicate as closely as possible the performance of the DBP88 "Heavy" cartridge, which uses a 77 grain bullet.

Mazeworld overview

Type LDV C1 C2 C3 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5
Bullet +3 82% 78% 74% 65% 53% 41% 21% 6%

How to read this?

  • Available for purchase in a gun shop or a weapon shop in boxes of 20 or bulk cans of 1000.
  • Available brands and projectile types:
    • Standard (Regular, SP): FMJ, JHP, AP
    • Milsurp (Surplus, SP): FMJ, AP
  • Retail value of a standard round (Reg/FMJ/SP): 3.25 P$ /round
  • Recoil level: 3 - Normal

Handloading information

  • Primer type: Large rifle
  • Powder type: Rifle
  • Projectile type: .236, 71 grain
  • Standard load: 333 pwdr
    • -P load: 300 pwdr
  • Cost of a 50 case box: 56 P$ (1.11 P$/case)
  • Estimated cost to handload 1 standard round (Reg/FMJ/SP): 2.544 P$

Weapons compatible

Standard weapons

Total amount of standard weapons available in this caliber: 7.

Class 1 weapons:

  • JianShe CS/LR3, precision rifle
  • Norinco QBB-95, machine gun
  • Norinco QBU-88, precision rifle
  • Norinco QBZ-03, combat rifle
  • Norinco QBZ-95, combat rifle
  • Norinco QJY-88, machine gun

Class 2 weapons:

  • Norinco QBZ-95B, combat rifle

Maze Customs

Barrel length groups

Depending on the barrel length of the firearm, a multiplier to Pain and Limb damage is applied. Please refer to the lists of weapons or to the event lines to know your particular weapons' barrel length.

Group name Length range Damage multiplier
Subcarbine Up to 11" 0.75x
Carbine 11.1" to 16" 0.9x
Rifle 16.1" to 20.9" 1x
Precision 21" and beyond 1.1x

Gallery

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5.8x42mm FMJ

See also

Real life information

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