tʃˈaɪnə fˈɜːst əbtˈeɪnd ðɪ ˌɑːɹpˌiːdʒˈiː tˈuː ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv ˌɛmˈɛm ˈæntaɪtˈæŋk ˌɑːɹpˌiːdʒˈiː ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z, ænd bɪɡˈæn tə bˈɪld dəmˈɛstɪk kˈɑːpɪz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks ˌʌndɚ ðə dˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən tˈaɪp fˈɪfti sˈɪks.
China first obtained the RPG-2 85mm anti-tank RPG in the early 1950s, and began to build domestic copies in 1956 under the designation Type 56.