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20 March 2024 (Wednesday)
Gun Malfunction - Guandu Defense Command
Taiwan 205th Arsenal Opens Investigation
By Wendell Minnick (Whiskey Mike) 顏文德
TAIPEI - A recent malfunction of the indigenous built 9MM T75K3 ACP raise questions about quality control by the 205th Arsenal, which manufactured the weapon under the Materiel Production Center (MPC) under the Armaments Bureau.
The 18 March incident occurred at a shooting range in Keelung with the Guandu Defense Command (Tamsui) under the 6th Army.
Shooting ranges are scarce in Taiwan, as many have been closed over the past 20 years due to demilitarization and the combining of brigades.
There was no explosion of the weapon as other media have reported, but an odd malfunction that caused the weapon not to fire normally.
After a visual inspection, the barrel was damaged and training stopped on the T75K3 until an investigation conducted by the 205th Arsenal, under the Material Production Center (MPC), was completed to determine the cause.
The T75K series was made available to the 205th via a Beretta 92FS manufacturing license.
The T75K3 replaced the .45 M1911A ACP, also manufactured in Taiwan under license as the T51.
PATCH: Guandu Defense Command (Tamsui)