OVERVIEW
MANUFACTURERHeckler & Koch
YEAR INTRODUCED2015
UNITS IN SERVICE—
UNITS PRODUCED—
UNIT COST$10K
DESCRIPTION
Modern German general purpose machine gun replacing the MG3 in Bundeswehr service with improved ergonomics.
SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
Caliber
7.62x51mm NATO
Weight
10.8 kg
Length
1,165 mm
Barrel
550 mm
Rate_of_fire
600-800 rpm
Effective_range
1,200 m
Feed
Disintegrating belt
GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT
OPERATORS
SAME CATEGORY