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|image=[[Image:TwT65.JPG|300px]]
|caption= CSF Type 65 assault rifle
|name = T65 assault rifle
| image = TwT65.JPG
|origin={{flagcountry|Taiwan}}
| image_size = 300
|type= Assault Rifle
|caption = The CSF Type 65 rifle
|origin = {{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Taiwan|Republic of China (Taiwan)]]
|type = [[Assault rifle]]
<!-- Type selection -->
<!-- Type selection -->
|is_ranged=yes
|is_ranged = Yes
<!-- Service history -->
<!-- Service history -->
|service= 1976 - Present
|service = 1976-present
|used_by = See ''[[#Users|Users]]''
|used_by= [[El Salvador]], [[Guatemala]], [[Haiti]], [[Panama]], [[Taiwan]]
|wars = [[Salvadoran Civil War]]<br/>[[United States invasion of Panama]]<br/>[[First Liberian Civil War]]<br/>[[Second Liberian Civil War]]<br />[[Iraq War]]<br />[[2011 Libyan Civil War]]{{Citation needed|date=February 2015}}
|wars= [[Operation Just Cause]]
<!-- Production history -->
<!-- Production history -->
|designer= [[Combined Service Forces]]
|designer = [[Combined Logistics Command]]
|design_date=
|design_date =
|manufacturer= [[Combined Service Forces]]
|manufacturer = [[205th Arsenal]]
|production_date= 1976
|production_date = 1976
|number=
|number =
|variants = See ''[[#Variants|Variants]]''
|variants= T65K1, T65K2, T65K3
<!-- General specifications -->
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|weight= 3.31 kg
|weight = 3.31 kg
|length= 990 mm
|length = 990 mm
|part_length= 508 mm
|part_length = 508 mm
|width =
|crew= 1
|height =
|diameter =
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|cartridge=[[5.56x45mm NATO]]
|cartridge = [[5.56×45mm NATO]]
|caliber= 5.56 [[Metre|mm]] (.223 [[Inch|in]])
|caliber = 5.56mm (.223 in)
|action= [[Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]]
|action = [[Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]]
|rate= 700-800 RPM
|rate = 700-800 RPM
|velocity=
|velocity =
|range=
|range =
|max_range=
|max_range =
|feed= Various [[STANAG Magazine]]s.
|feed = Various [[STANAG Magazine]]s.
|sights= Iron
|sights = [[Iron sight]]s
}}
}}
[[Image:Cimg09531ze4.jpg|thumb|250px|right|T65K2 with [[Republic of China Marine Corps|Republic of China (Taiwan)]] infantry.]]
[[File:03.12 總統視導「陸軍206旅教召部隊」20220312.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Republic of China Army|Republic of China (Taiwan) Army]] 206 Brigade educational mobilization to training to use T65K2 assault rifle.]]

The '''T65 (聯勤 Type 65)''' is an assault [[rifle]] developed and manufactured by the [[Combined Logistics Command]] of the [[Republic of China Armed Forces|Republic of China (Taiwan) Armed Forces]] in [[Taiwan]].<ref name="SADJT">https://sadefensejournal.com/the-history-of-taiwans-military-assistance-to-central-america/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229020951/https://sadefensejournal.com/the-history-of-taiwans-military-assistance-to-central-america/|date=February 29, 2024}}</ref> Originally patterned after the [[Armalite AR-18]] that has a [[gas operated|short-stroke gas system]], the prototype unveiled in 1975 showed a rifle that is heavily influenced by the [[M16 rifle|AR-15]] family of rifles, albeit with modified [[iron sights]], a reshaped stock, and redesigned handguards. The designated number '65' refers to the [[Minguo calendar|Year 65]] of the [[Republic of China calendar|Republic of China (Taiwan) (1976)]], the year the rifle's design was finalized.

The T65 series served as the standard issue weapon for front-line usage of the [[Republic of China Army|Republic of China (Taiwan) Army]] and the [[Republic of China Marine Corps|Republic of China (Taiwan) Marine Corps]] until being replaced by the more technologically advanced [[T91 assault rifle|T91]] in the early 2000s. T65 rifles are currently used by [[Taiwan|Taiwan’s]] Army Reserves, Army Basic Training Centers, Air Force and the [[National Police Agency (Taiwan)|Taiwan National Police Agency]].

==History==
The T65 assault rifle was developed to replace M14 rifles imported from the United States.<ref name="PewT65">http://pewpewpew.work/china/tw/t65/t65.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110035202/http://pewpewpew.work/china/tw/t65/t65.htm|date=January 10, 2024}}</ref> Reports on the original T65 rifle suggested that it performed poorly, but was later improved and became the T65K2.

Experience in the T65 later led to the development of the T86 carbine, followed by the T91 carbine.<ref>https://modernfirearms.net/en/assault-rifles/taiwan-assault-rifles/t65-t86-t91-eng/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418170707/https://modernfirearms.net/en/assault-rifles/taiwan-assault-rifles/t65-t86-t91-eng/|date=April 18, 2024}}</ref>

==Design==
The T65 assault rifle is a gas operated, [[select fire]] rifle. It uses an AR-15 style two-part aluminum receiver and similar rotating bolt action, although the gas system is a short-stroke gas piston, compared with the AR-15's direct gas impingement system. The piston is located above the barrel and concealed within the handguards. The T65 design replaced the carrying handle of M16 pattern rifles with a rear sight block. The carrying handle returned with the T65K2 (but was removable on the T91 carbine). The T65 uses magazines compatible with AR-15 pattern rifles.


The T65 assault rifle is the first [[5.56×45mm NATO]] rifle adopted by the Taiwanese military, with the project starting in 1968. The design sought to improve the AR-15 design by replacing the [[direct impingement]] system with a [[Gas-operated reloading#Short-stroke fixed|short stroke gas piston]], improving the reliability of the rifle.
The '''T65 (聯勤 Type 65)''' is an [[assault rifle]] developed and manufactured by the [[Combined Service Forces]] of [[ROC Army]] in Taiwan. It is a variant of the [[AR-15]] with an [[Armalite AR-18|AR-18]] type [[gas operated|short stroke gas system]], modified [[iron sights]], reshaped stock, and redesigned handguards. The designated number '65' refers to the Year 65 of [[Republic of China]] (1976), the year this model was developed.


The T65 has a fire selector with three positions: safe, semiautomatic and fully automatic. It takes standard STANAG magazines, and the piston has its own spring recovery. After firing the gas following the bullet pushes the piston towards the receiver, it connects with the front of the bolt carrier, and the bolt carrier is driven back by inertia. The bolt itself is near identical to an AR-15.
Upgraded versions were designated the Type 65K2 and Type 65K3.


It can be equipped with a bayonet, which is a clone of the M7 bayonet.<ref name="PewT65"/>
==Service Use==


==Variants==
The T-65 assault rifle was the standard issue weapon for the [[Republic of China Army|army]] and the [[Republic of China Marine Corps|marine corps]]. The military has replaced all T-65s in frontline units with the [[T86 assault rifle|T86]] in 1997, while the [[Republic of China Military Police|military police]] has already been issued [[T91 assault rifle|T91]] in 2002.
* T65<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Camp/3592/CSF_T65.htm |title=聯勤 T65 突擊步槍 |access-date=15 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027092451/http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Camp/3592/CSF_T65.htm |archive-date=October 27, 2009 }}</ref>
* T65K1
* T65K2<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Camp/3592/CSF_T65K2.htm |title=聯勤 T65K2 突擊步槍 |access-date=15 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027092418/http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Camp/3592/CSF_T65K2.htm |archive-date=October 27, 2009 }}</ref>
**T65K2 Carbine<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Camp/3592/CSF_T65K2carbine.htm |title=T65K2Carbine |access-date=15 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027092431/http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Camp/3592/CSF_T65K2carbine.htm |archive-date=October 27, 2009 }}</ref>
* T65K3<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Camp/3592/CSF_T65K3.htm |title=聯勤 T65K3 卡賓槍 |access-date=15 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027092445/http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Camp/3592/CSF_T65K3.htm |archive-date=October 27, 2009 }}</ref>


==Images==
==Users==
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<gallery>
Image:Cimg09531ze4.jpg|T65K2 with scope.
Image:Cimg08811zj5.jpg|T65K2 with T85 grenade launcher.
</gallery>


* {{flag|Costa Rica}}: Used by Costa Rican security forces.<ref name="SADJT"/>
==Sources==
* {{flag|Guatemala}}<ref>https://sadefensejournal.com/police-small-arms-arsenals-in-the-northern-central-american-triangle/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225204748/https://sadefensejournal.com/police-small-arms-arsenals-in-the-northern-central-american-triangle/|date=February 25, 2024}}</ref>
* [http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Camp/3592/CSF_T65.htm 中華民國 T65 突擊步槍]
* {{flag|Dominican Republic}}
* [http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Camp/3592/CSF_T65K2.htm 聯勤 T65K2 突擊步槍]
* {{flag|El Salvador}}: Used by El Salvadoran military and police.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=El Salvador: Standing Talls|magazine=Small Arms Defense Journal |date=12 January 2012|first=Julio A. |last=Montes|url=http://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=952|volume=3|issue=4|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408125917/https://sadefensejournal.com/el-salvador-standing-tall/|archive-date=April 8, 2023}}</ref><ref name="SADJT"/>
* [http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Camp/3592/CSF_T65K2carbine.htm 聯勤 T65K2 卡賓槍]
* {{flag|Haiti}}: Used by [[Haitian National Police|Haitian police]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/04/30/haitian-police-spotted-galil-ace-t65-rifles/|title=Haitian Police Spotted with Galil ACE, T65 Rifles - The Firearm Blog|work=The Firearm Blog|date=30 April 2014|access-date=15 November 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425080423/https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/04/30/haitian-police-spotted-galil-ace-t65-rifles/|archive-date=April 25, 2023}}</ref>
* [http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Camp/3592/CSF_T65K3.htm 國造 T65K3 卡賓槍]
* {{flag|Honduras}}: Used by Honduran Police.<ref name="SADJT"/>
* {{flag|Liberia}}: Reported to be used in the country.<ref name="PewT65"/>
* {{flag|Libya}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=T65 (Type 65) |url=https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.php?smallarms_id=621 |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=www.militaryfactory.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201164854/https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.php?smallarms_id=621|archive-date=December 1, 2022}}</ref>
* {{flag|Nicaragua}}
* {{flag|Panama}}: Former rifle of the defunct [[Panama Defense Forces]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Panama 1989–90|url=https://archive.org/details/panama00rott|url-access=limited|author=Gordon L. Rottman|isbn=1855321564|publisher=Osprey Publishing|year=1991|pages=[https://archive.org/details/panama00rott/page/n14 14], 16, 63}}</ref> Acquired 10,000 before the PDF started to use AK-based assault rifles.<ref name="SADJT"/>
* {{flag|Paraguay}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Bicentenario Paraguayo: Desfile Militar|last= Núñez|first=Elton |url=http://www.yluux.com/2011/05/16/bicentenario-paraguayo-desfile-militar/comment-page-1/|website=yluux.com|access-date=28 February 2020 |language=en|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220020009/http://www.yluux.com/2011/05/16/bicentenario-paraguayo-desfile-militar/comment-page-1/|archive-date=February 20, 2020}}</ref>
* {{flag|Taiwan}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thegunzone.com/556dw-7.html|title=The Gun Zone -- A 5.56 X 45mm "Timeline" 1974-1979|access-date=15 November 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925135242/http://thegunzone.com/556dw-7.html|archive-date=25 September 2012}}</ref>


==External links==
==References==
{{reflist}}
* [http://www.gungrabber.com/t65.htm T65 RIFLE]
* [http://world.guns.ru/assault/as82-e.htm Modern Firearms: Type 65 and variant rifles]


{{commons|Type 65 assault rifle}}
{{commons category|T65 rifle}}


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Latest revision as of 00:24, 3 October 2024

T65 assault rifle
The CSF Type 65 rifle
TypeAssault rifle
Place of originTaiwan Republic of China (Taiwan)
Service history
In service1976-present
Used bySee Users
WarsSalvadoran Civil War
United States invasion of Panama
First Liberian Civil War
Second Liberian Civil War
Iraq War
2011 Libyan Civil War[citation needed]
Production history
DesignerCombined Logistics Command
Manufacturer205th Arsenal
Produced1976
VariantsSee Variants
Specifications
Mass3.31 kg
Length990 mm
Barrel length508 mm
Cartridge5.56×45mm NATO
Caliber5.56mm (.223 in)
ActionGas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire700-800 RPM
Feed systemVarious STANAG Magazines.
SightsIron sights
T65K2 with Republic of China (Taiwan) infantry.
Republic of China (Taiwan) Army 206 Brigade educational mobilization to training to use T65K2 assault rifle.

The T65 (聯勤 Type 65) is an assault rifle developed and manufactured by the Combined Logistics Command of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Armed Forces in Taiwan.[1] Originally patterned after the Armalite AR-18 that has a short-stroke gas system, the prototype unveiled in 1975 showed a rifle that is heavily influenced by the AR-15 family of rifles, albeit with modified iron sights, a reshaped stock, and redesigned handguards. The designated number '65' refers to the Year 65 of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (1976), the year the rifle's design was finalized.

The T65 series served as the standard issue weapon for front-line usage of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Army and the Republic of China (Taiwan) Marine Corps until being replaced by the more technologically advanced T91 in the early 2000s. T65 rifles are currently used by Taiwan’s Army Reserves, Army Basic Training Centers, Air Force and the Taiwan National Police Agency.

History

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The T65 assault rifle was developed to replace M14 rifles imported from the United States.[2] Reports on the original T65 rifle suggested that it performed poorly, but was later improved and became the T65K2.

Experience in the T65 later led to the development of the T86 carbine, followed by the T91 carbine.[3]

Design

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The T65 assault rifle is a gas operated, select fire rifle. It uses an AR-15 style two-part aluminum receiver and similar rotating bolt action, although the gas system is a short-stroke gas piston, compared with the AR-15's direct gas impingement system. The piston is located above the barrel and concealed within the handguards. The T65 design replaced the carrying handle of M16 pattern rifles with a rear sight block. The carrying handle returned with the T65K2 (but was removable on the T91 carbine). The T65 uses magazines compatible with AR-15 pattern rifles.

The T65 assault rifle is the first 5.56×45mm NATO rifle adopted by the Taiwanese military, with the project starting in 1968. The design sought to improve the AR-15 design by replacing the direct impingement system with a short stroke gas piston, improving the reliability of the rifle.

The T65 has a fire selector with three positions: safe, semiautomatic and fully automatic. It takes standard STANAG magazines, and the piston has its own spring recovery. After firing the gas following the bullet pushes the piston towards the receiver, it connects with the front of the bolt carrier, and the bolt carrier is driven back by inertia. The bolt itself is near identical to an AR-15.

It can be equipped with a bayonet, which is a clone of the M7 bayonet.[2]

Variants

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Users

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e https://sadefensejournal.com/the-history-of-taiwans-military-assistance-to-central-america/ Archived February 29, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c http://pewpewpew.work/china/tw/t65/t65.htm Archived January 10, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ https://modernfirearms.net/en/assault-rifles/taiwan-assault-rifles/t65-t86-t91-eng/ Archived April 18, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "聯勤 T65 突擊步槍". Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  5. ^ "聯勤 T65K2 突擊步槍". Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  6. ^ "T65K2Carbine". Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  7. ^ "聯勤 T65K3 卡賓槍". Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  8. ^ https://sadefensejournal.com/police-small-arms-arsenals-in-the-northern-central-american-triangle/ Archived February 25, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Montes, Julio A. (12 January 2012). "El Salvador: Standing Talls". Small Arms Defense Journal. Vol. 3, no. 4. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023.
  10. ^ "Haitian Police Spotted with Galil ACE, T65 Rifles - The Firearm Blog". The Firearm Blog. 30 April 2014. Archived from the original on April 25, 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  11. ^ "T65 (Type 65)". www.militaryfactory.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  12. ^ Gordon L. Rottman (1991). Panama 1989–90. Osprey Publishing. pp. 14, 16, 63. ISBN 1855321564.
  13. ^ Núñez, Elton. "Bicentenario Paraguayo: Desfile Militar". yluux.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  14. ^ "The Gun Zone -- A 5.56 X 45mm "Timeline" 1974-1979". Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
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