The Zijiang M99 is a semi-automatic anti-materiel rifle first introduced in 2005. It has since seen use by the People's Liberation Army Navy and Marine Corps in anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden, and has been seen in the hands of various rebel groups involved in the Syrian Civil War.
History The acquisition of the M99 by rebel forces in Syria is thought to have been brokered through Qatar or Sudan.
Design The Type 99 is a lightweight 12.7x108 mm, direct impingement gas-operated, anti-materiel rifle. It features a large muzzle brake to aid in the mitigation of the recoil produced by its cartridge. A 2006 trial conducted by the Pakistan Army indicated that the rifle is capable of 1.6 MOA accuracy with the appropriate precision ammunition.
Variants M99-II: .50 BMG variant. M06: Bullpup, drum magazine-fed variant.
Users
: People's Liberation Army Navy and People's Liberation Army Marine Corps Kurdistan Region : Myanmar Army-Sniper division and units at light infantry battalionsM99 Chinese 12.7mm Sniper Rifle OE Data Integration Network (ODIN)
: Sudan People's Armed Forces
Non-State Actors
United Wa State Army
See also Accuracy International AS50 Barrett M82/M107
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