Mg 5 Machine Gun

Machine gun mg5 basic technical data type mg 5 r mg 5 w weight 11 8 kg including bipod 11 8 kg including bipod 33 2 kg including tripod 33 2 kg including tripod caliber and type of round 7 62 x 54 r 7 62 x 51 nato length 1 220 mm 1 225 mm firing range 4 800 m 4 800 m feeding belt belt firing rate.

Mg 5 machine gun. The mg5 machine gun was developed by the heckler koch hk company as a possible replacement for the famous mg3. As a result this machine gun can also be fired while standing which wasn t possible with the old one brandes said. In june 2013 it was selected by the german army and rechristened the mg5. In 2013 the hk121 was tested evaluated and formerly adopted by the bundeswehr german.

The quick change barrel is hammer forged and comes in two lengths. It is based on a hk mg4 light machine gun chambered in 5 45x56 mm ammunition. Game content and materials are trademarks and copyrights of their respective publisher and its licensors. The mg5 opens a new era of universal belt fed 7 62 x 51mm weapons hk promotional information.

The weapon s design is derived from the world war ii era mg 42 universal machine gun that fired the 7 92 57mm mauser round. On flw100 integrated as a secondary or coaxial armament e g puma turret configuration sustained fire support weapon for mobile infantry. The mg5 is a belt fed gas operated weapon with a rotating bolt. It was developed by heckler koch in order to provide the german military with a light machine gun in order to supplement the older and heavier mg3.

The mg5 is a modern light machine gun of german origin. The heckler koch mg5 in the development phase also known as the hk121 is a belt fed 7 62 51mm nato general purpose machine gun manufactured by german firearm manufacturer heckler koch the mg5 resembles the 5 56 45mm nato heckler koch mg4 light machine gun which was adopted into german military service in 2005. On the other hand the new machine gun spews 200 to 500 fewer bullets per minute than the mg 3 does. The mg 3 is a german general purpose machine gun chambered for the 7 62 51mm nato cartridge.

Machine gun mg5 basic technical data type mg 5 r mg 5 w weight 11 8 kg including bipod 11 8 kg including bipod 33 2 kg including tripod 33 2 kg including tripod caliber and type of round 7 62 x 54 r 7 62 x 51 nato length 1 220 mm 1 225 mm firing range 4 800 m 4 800 m feeding belt belt firing rate. Content is available under cc by nc sa 3 0 unless otherwise noted. This page was last edited on 23 november 2016 at 15 26. Developed as the successor of the german military s 7 62 mg3 general purpose machine gun this modern 21st century design was originally known as the hk121.

It was designed in 2010 and was originally known as the hk121.