T-74
Notes: In the early 1970s, Taiwan decided to replace their US-built (and essentially cast-off) M-60 GPMGs with the FN MAG machinegun. However, they also bought a license to manufacture the MAG locally, modify the design to suit local manufacturing methods, and make some other modifications to the design. This resulted in the T-74 GPMG (also called the Type 74). For the most part the T-74 is still essentially a late-production MAG, but the T-74 has a barrel which is finned along part of its length to aid in cooling, and uses the bipod of an M-60 instead of the standard MAG bipod. The barrel the Taiwanese use is also longer than that of a standard MAG at 21.5 inches. It can also be fired from any NATO-type tripod or pintle mount, or any tripod or pintle mount designed for the MAG. The Taiwanese military also typically feeds their T-74s with 200-round disintegrating link belts instead of the standard 100-round belts used by the military forces of most countries using the MAG (though these belts are simply two standard NATO-type belts linked together; the 200-round belt is merely a usage doctrine and not a new type of belt); the T-74 can also use any belt that is compatible with a standard late-production MAG. The Taiwanese have developed plastic, metal, and canvas "assault packs" to attach to their T-74s which can hold up to 200-round belts for this purpose. They also often use a locally-designed AP round in the T-74. The T-74 is normally issued at the platoon level in the Taiwanese Army and Marines.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
T-74 |
7.62mm NATO |
12.61 kg |
50 Belt, 100 Belt, 200 Belt |
$3120 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
T-74 |
5/10 |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
8 |
2 |
6/12 |
69 |
(With Bipod) |
5/10 |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
8 |
1 |
3/6 |
90 |
(With Tripod) |
5/10 |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
8 |
1 |
1/3 |
138 |