Heckler & Koch GMG
| GMG | |
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 A GMG of the German Army. |
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| Type | Automatic grenade launcher |
| Place of origin |  Germany |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | War in Afghanistan (2001–present) |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1992-1995 |
| Manufacturer | Heckler & Koch |
| Produced | 1996-Present[citation needed] |
| Variants | GMW |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 28.8 kg Gun, 10.7 kg tripod and 8 kg softmount. |
| Length | 1090 mm |
| Barrel length | 415 mm |
| Width | 226 mm (without ammunition box) |
| Height | 208 mm |
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| Cartridge | 40x53 mm |
| Action | Recoil-operated blowback |
| Rate of fire | 350 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 241 m/s |
| Effective range | 1500 m |
| Maximum range | 2200 m |
| Feed system | 32-round disintegrating, closed-link belt |
| Sights | Reflex sight and back-up leaf sight |
The GMG (Granatmaschinengewehr or "grenade machine gun") is an automatic grenade launcher developed by Heckler & Koch for the German Army. It is also often referred to as GMW (Granatmaschinenwaffe).[1]
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[edit] Design details
It fires 40 mm grenades at a rate of about 350 rounds per minute. The GMG is belt-fed, and can be loaded from either side, making it ambidextrous. With a variety of sights available (including night-vision and infrared types) the GMG can be used for accurate, long range bombardments in a large number and types of situations.
The weapon itself is 1.09 m long, the barrel is 415 mm, and the ammunition box has dimensions of 470x160x250 mm. The gun operates on a recoil operated blow back basis. It weighs 29 kg; the tripod is an additional 11 kg.
[edit] Testing and operation
The HK GMG was tested in the Yuma desert in Arizona in 1997 in order to compete for future United States contracts.
[edit] Users
Canada: 304 ordered.[2] Designated as the C16 Close Area Suppression Weapon (CASW) and license-built by Rheinmetall Canada.[3]
Finland[4] Locally known as 40 KRKK 2005[5]
Germany[6]
Greece[6]
Ireland[7]
Latvia[6][8]
Lithuania: Lithuanian Armed Forces.[9]
Netherlands[10][11]
Portugal[6]
Slovenia[12]
United Kingdom: 44 purchased in 2006 for use in Afghanistan and Iraq.[13] Designated as L134A1.[14]
United States: Used by USSOCOM.[13]
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Another GMW/GMG of the German Army.
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HK GMG on display.
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GMG armed Fennek reconnaissance vehicle
[edit] See also
- Vektor Y3 AGL
- LAG 40 grenade launcher
- XM174 grenade launcher
- AGS-30
- Mk 19 grenade launcher
- Mk 47 Mod 0 Striker
- XM307 ACSW
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.heckler-koch.de/HKWebText/detailProd/2003/112/4/17
- ^ http://communities.canada.com/ottawacitizen/blogs/defencewatch/archive/2010/10/14/canadian-army-to-take-delivery-of-close-area-suppression-weapon-starting-in-march.aspx
- ^ "Too Late? Canada’s CASW for 40mm GMGs". http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Too-Late-Canadas-CASW-for-40mm-GMGs-06694/#more-6694. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
- ^ http://tietokannat.mil.fi/paiste07/log.php@language=fi_FI&page_id=25.html
- ^ http://www.militaryimages.net/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/17129
- ^ a b c d Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
- ^ MOWAG CRV with 12.7mm HMG or 40mm Grenade Launcher
- ^ http://www.mod.gov.lv/upload/nbsfakti.anglu.gala.pdf
- ^ http://kariuomene.kam.lt/lt/ginkluote_ir_karine_technika/granatsvaidziai_ir_priestankiniai_ginklai/automatinis_granatsvaidis_hk_gmg_40_mm.html
- ^ "Special Forces - Wapens" (in Dutch). Netherlands Legermuseum: Collectie Informatie Centrum. http://www.collectie.legermuseum.nl/strategion/strategion/i006203.html. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ "AGW, automatische granaatwerper 40 mm" (in Dutch). Netherlands Ministry of Defence. http://www.defensie.nl/landmacht/materieel/bewapening/(hand-)vuurwapens. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ http://www.slovenskavojska.si/en/armament-and-equipment/light-infantry-and-support-armament/40-mm-gmg-automatic-grenade-launcher
- ^ a b http://www.asianmilitaryreview.com/upload/200711272151281.pdf
- ^ http://worldwide-defence.blogspot.com/2011/06/l134-a1-grenade-launcher-british-armed.html
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Heckler & Koch GMG |
- Official page
- HKPro The 40 mm GMG
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