It has since seen use by the People's Liberation Army Navy and Marine Corps in anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden,[5] and has been seen in the hands of various rebel groups involved in the Syrian Civil War.
[1] 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.
[5] The acquisition of the M99 by rebel forces in Syria is thought to have been brokered through Qatar[5] or Sudan.