When China tried to copy the American XM177… it ended in a bloody disaster

Описание: In the late 1970s, Chinese engineers attempted something that seemed simple on paper: reverse-engineer the American XM177, the compact carbine used by U.S. Special Forces during the Vietnam War.

But inside a remote testing range, the project took a deadly turn.
A flawed gas system, poor metallurgy, political pressure, and rushed engineering led to a catastrophic failure that would kill the test soldier holding the prototype.

In this video, we uncover the real story hidden behind classified Chinese reports:
• Why the XM177 was far more complex than it looked
• How China miscalculated the physics of short-barrel carbines
• The internal debates between engineers and party officials
• And what happened in the final test that ended the entire project

This is a technical, historical, and deeply human story about ambition, pressure, and the cost of trying to imitate a weapon without understanding the science behind it.

If you enjoy military history, defense engineering, or hidden Cold War stories, this video is for you.
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