Armaments Bureau: T112 Rifle to be Standardized with Red Dot Sights and Laser Pointers in Year 118
Lieutenant General Lin Wen-hsiang, head of the Armaments Bureau, announced in the Legislative Yuan that the Army has budgeted for the production of red dot sights and laser pointers for the new T112 rifle by the Armaments Bureau's Production and Manufacturing Center, to be completed by year 118 (2029) and made standard equipment. He also stated that they would investigate claims of high malfunction rates for the first batch of T112s delivered to military police.
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Central News Agency (CNA) correspondent You Kai-hsiang (游凱翔) reported from Taipei on the 6th that Lieutenant General Lin Wen-hsiang, head of the Armaments Bureau, stated today during questioning at the Legislative Yuan that the Army has allocated a budget for the Armaments Bureau's Production and Manufacturing Center to complete the production of red dot sights and laser pointers for the new T112 rifle by year 118 (2029), and these will be designated as standard equipment. Regarding claims that the first batch of T112s delivered to the military police has a high malfunction rate, he stated that they would investigate further.
The Legislative Yuan's Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee invited Minister of National Defense Gu Li-xiong (顧立雄) for a business report and questioning this morning.
Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Wang Ting-yu (王定宇) expressed concern that infantry rifles and other light weapons are very important. The Ministry of National Defense had previously mentioned that red dot sights and laser pointers would be made 'standard equipment' for the new T112 rifle, believing this would enhance training effectiveness and combat survivability. Currently, the T112s are first being issued to the military police, but grassroots reports indicate a high malfunction rate and poor barrel quality.
Lin Wen-hsiang said that 500 T112 rifles have been delivered to the military police, and they have not yet received reports of the aforementioned situations, but they will investigate further. As for the standardization of red dot sights and laser pointers, Lin Wen-hsiang pointed out that the Army has already integrated the project (budget allocated from year 116 to year 118), and the Armaments Bureau's Production and Manufacturing Center has initiated production, aiming to complete production and standardize them by year 118.
Wang Ting-yu also inquired whether the laser pointers produced by the Armaments Bureau are 'military-grade' and possess functions such as visible light, low light, night vision, quick aiming, and targeting. He mentioned that whether the military-produced laser pointers are effective 'can be known by comparison,' and that the specifications of those purchased at the Las Vegas toy gun show are better than those of the national army. 'Since we didn't pay less, why are our Army brothers using inferior products?' he urged the Ministry of National Defense and the Armaments Bureau to further investigate this issue.
In addition, Wang Ting-yu asked whether the Army currently has no blank ammunition for training. Lin Wen-hsiang pointed out that 5.56mm blank ammunition resumed mass production in March, and 3 million rounds will be delivered to the Army by the end of this year. (Editor: Su Lung-chi) 1150506
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The Legislative Yuan's Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee invited Minister of National Defense Gu Li-xiong (顧立雄) for a business report and questioning this morning.
Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Wang Ting-yu (王定宇) expressed concern that infantry rifles and other light weapons are very important. The Ministry of National Defense had previously mentioned that red dot sights and laser pointers would be made 'standard equipment' for the new T112 rifle, believing this would enhance training effectiveness and combat survivability. Currently, the T112s are first being issued to the military police, but grassroots reports indicate a high malfunction rate and poor barrel quality.
Lin Wen-hsiang said that 500 T112 rifles have been delivered to the military police, and they have not yet received reports of the aforementioned situations, but they will investigate further. As for the standardization of red dot sights and laser pointers, Lin Wen-hsiang pointed out that the Army has already integrated the project (budget allocated from year 116 to year 118), and the Armaments Bureau's Production and Manufacturing Center has initiated production, aiming to complete production and standardize them by year 118.
Wang Ting-yu also inquired whether the laser pointers produced by the Armaments Bureau are 'military-grade' and possess functions such as visible light, low light, night vision, quick aiming, and targeting. He mentioned that whether the military-produced laser pointers are effective 'can be known by comparison,' and that the specifications of those purchased at the Las Vegas toy gun show are better than those of the national army. 'Since we didn't pay less, why are our Army brothers using inferior products?' he urged the Ministry of National Defense and the Armaments Bureau to further investigate this issue.
In addition, Wang Ting-yu asked whether the Army currently has no blank ammunition for training. Lin Wen-hsiang pointed out that 5.56mm blank ammunition resumed mass production in March, and 3 million rounds will be delivered to the Army by the end of this year. (Editor: Su Lung-chi) 1150506
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