The 5.8×42mm / DBP87 (Chinese: 弹，步枪，普通 87; pinyin: Dàn, Bùqiāng, Pŭtōng, 87, lit. 'Cartridge, Rifle, Standard, '87') is a military bottlenecked intermediate cartridge developed in the People's Republic of China. There is limited information on this cartridge, although the People's Liberation Army claims that it is superior to the 5.56×45mm NATO and Soviet 5.45×39mm cartridges.
The 5.8×42mm / DBP87 (Chinese: 弹，步枪，普通 87; pinyin: Dàn, Bùqiāng, Pŭtōng, 87, lit. 'Cartridge, Rifle, Standard, '87') is a military bottlenecked intermediate cartridge developed in the People's Republic of China. There is limited information on this cartridge, although the People's Liberation Army claims that it is superior to the 5.56×45mm NATO and Soviet 5.45×39mm cartridges.
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