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Caliber:5.56×45mm NATO

XT86Planning, is intended to2000Years ago, Taiwan's army to provide a new rifle. Because1987The first years of mass productionT65K2Must retire at that time, this idea of Taiwan's military is "design of the new gun" rather than "the production of new guns."

XT86At1993Years to complete preliminary design. Has just started to developXT86 when they intend to develop new weapons,Rather than simply copying American-style rifles, the filing stage has even been made caseless design. Published in 1994, according toXT86Prototype point of view, with a clear European gun style. The new design rifle bolt latch-link instead of the previous rotary bolt; casing replaced by sheet metal forming; selectable fixed plastic butt of a rifle or a side-folding butt-shaped metal frame; switch modeledH & K G3,SG550/551Design of the transfer drum according to the door; protect wood and grip have adopted a new design; can be easy to add aT85Type40mmGrenade launchers.XT86The overall shape prototype gun very European style, only the ammunition and the next receiver follows theT65K2.

However, in the1997Improved launched in early prototypes but with quite different. It is said that Taiwan's armyT65K2Stable performance, can use to21Century. In addition, the military expertsXT86The new locking institutions suspect that has not been battle-tested, so the newXT86Also re-useT65K2The bolt, in fact the newXT86TantamountT65K2The carbene-type, in addition to a shorter barrel, the principle of no change in the structure.

XT86At1998By the end of stereotypes, officially namedT86Rifle, although known as assault rifles, but the barrel length is only375mmThanT65K2The short barrel is about20CMTherefore, its ballistic performance, probably with the United StatesM4Carbine quite. While the official claimT86The effective range for the600M, but in such a short barrel in the600M distance accuracy is hard to avoid doubts about the 600-meter range refers to the sight bar.

T86In form with theT65K2The most obvious difference apart from a shorter length, but also adopted a new design of retaining wood. With long rectangular-shaped cooling holes in wood and the cylindrical retaining quasi-constellations and retaining ring still has the European-style guns, while the casing and the telescopic rifle will remainARRifle style, the overall style is a combination of the former EU-US.T86Standard andT65K2Like firing a single hair, three hair fixed fire and fully automatic. The reference to the basic model integrates a modeledAUGThe design of low-magnification optical sight, but there are also mechanical sight of the traditional choice for users.T86 inErgonomics is very suitable for the Orientals.

Although Taiwan's military triedT86, But never out containers, equipped with only a small number of special forces. Dao Shi Taiwan toT86Exports to some Middle East countries like Jordan and the UAE. Later, the joint logistics205Plant againT86Improved on the basis of aT91Rifle, and eventually by the Taiwan military equipment.