For the rifle in Battlefield 3, see SKS

The Type-56 is a Chinese-made version of the Soviet SKS, a semi-automatic rifle designed by Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov in 1944. Though the Soviets quickly phased out the SKS in favor of the AK-47 assault rifle by Mikhail Kalashnikov, many were sold to communist nations such as China, who developed the SKS into the Type 56 with the aid of the Soviets. Communist Vietnamese forces acquired many of these rifles from China.

Battlefield VietnamEdit

Type-56
Damage	5
Damage multipliers	10 (head) 3 (torso) 2 (limbs)
Ammunition capacity	10 rounds
Reload time	5.5 seconds
Rate of fire	300 rpm
Fire mode	Semi-automatic
Faction	North Vietnamese Army Viet Cong
Kit	Heavy assault scout
Sound(s)
Type 56 BFV(01:20) 72 views

The Type-56 is issued as an option for the Heavy Assault and Scout kits of the NVA and Viet Cong factions. It has a 10 round magazine, a relatively high firecap, high recoil and good damage. It can usually kill in 2-3 rounds to the body and extremities, or a single head shot. Its high recoil can make long-range shooting difficult, but prone reduces the recoil to a more controllable level. It has a fairly high rate of fire and is, therefore, effective at close ranges, although its small magazine capacity can be a hindrance to combat effectiveness, and its reload time is relatively long. Compared to its counterpart, the M14 rifle, it has a much higher firecap, but is at a disadvantage in accuracy.

v • d • e Weapons of Battlefield Vietnam Because Battlefield Vietnam features different loadouts for each faction, this list may not be specific enough. Please see each faction's respective page for information on individual weapon kits and loadouts. All Kits Handguns - M-19 · M1911 · TT-33 Equipment - Binoculars · Combat Knife · Machete · Plantation Knife Assault Kit Assault Rifles - AK-47 · AKMS · CAR-15 · M16 Machine Guns - Type-53 · RPD Shotguns - Mossberg 500 Equipment - Grenade · XM148 · Medkit Engineer Kit Battle Rifles - M14 Submachine guns - MAT-49 Equipment - Wrench · M1 Mortar · Claymore · C4 Explosive · Welding Torch · Type 63 Mortar · Shovel · Booby Trap · Pungi Sticks Heavy Assault Kit Battle Rifles - M14 · Type-56 Machine Guns - M60 Launchers · L.A.W. · M79 · RPG-2 · RPG-7V · SA-7 Equipment - Grenade · TNT Scout Kit Sniper Rifles - M16 Sniper · M21 · M40 · SVD · M91/30 Battle Rifles - Type-56 Equipment - Smoke Grenade · Caltrops · Bouncing Betty · Time Bomb Cut From Kit Equipment - Wirecutters · Flaregun · Commando knife

TriviaEdit

• In Battlefield Vietnam, the Type 56 has a folded-in bayonet, which cannot be used in-game.