Compared to my experience back in the day fumbling with
linked ammunition and the pivoting feed tray of an M60, the Type 99 is a breeze to run.
The NG-5 LMG comprises a 460mm (18 inch/in) barrel and operates from an open bolt position, fed by a belt of
linked ammunition, an ammunition drum or from a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation-standard magazine.
This high-capacity ammunition carriage system enables a machinegunner to carry and fire 500 rounds of
linked ammunition from a rucksack-like carrier.
62 mm M80 Ball
linked ammunition with deliveries beginning in 2005 and continuing through a portion of 2006.