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The Heckler & Koch G36 (Gewehr 36) is an assault rifle designed in the early 1990s by German weapons manufacturer Heckler & Koch. It is chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO, and replaced the heavier G3 battle rifle chambered in 7.62×51mm. [1] The G36 was accepted into service with the Bundeswehr in 1997. [2]
Assault rifles & battle rifles Heckler & Koch G36 (multiple variants Germany: Assault rifle: 5.56×45mm NATO [13] Service rifle that replaced the HK G3. The weapons were delivered to the Bundeswehr from 1996 to 2014, [14] with an expected service life of 20 years. In 2015, 176,544 G36s had been purchased and 166,619 were in use. As of 2019, the ...
HK G36C (Compact), HK G36V, HK G36K (Kurz - short), ... Infantry Automatic Rifle XM8: Shotguns. Image Model Variants HK FP6: HK 40621CF, HK 40621T (Entry)
The 'G36' (company designation, Bundeswehr designation Gewehr G36) is an assault rifle designed in the early 1990s and manufactured in Germany by Heckler & Koch. It is the current service rifle of the German and the Spanish Armed Forces among others. A family of variants exists, many of which have been adopted by police or military forces.
The rifle was designed by German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch (H&K), and shares design and engineering with their G36 rifle. The XM8 design was originally part of the Objective Individual Combat Weapon program (OICW), which was developing a "smart" grenade launcher system with an underslung carbine rifle. The system was unable to meet ...
The Heckler & Koch G36 is a 5.56×45mm assault rifle, designed in the early 1990s by Heckler & Koch in Germany as a replacement for the heavier G3. It was accepted into service with the Bundeswehr in 1997, replacing the G3. [98] The G36 is gas-operated and feeds from a 30-round detachable box magazine or 100-round C-Mag drum magazine.
The Heckler & Koch SL8 (Selbstladegewehr 1998) is a semi-automatic rifle manufactured by Heckler & Koch.It is a civilian version of the Heckler & Koch G36. [1]The rifle fires the .223 Remington or 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge and feeds from a 10-, 20- or 30-round detachable magazine (depending on the variant of the rifle).
Assault rifle: 7.62x39mm [5] Heckler & Koch G36 Germany Saudi Arabia: Assault rifle: 5.56×45mm NATO: Manufactured by Military Industries Corporation. [6] FN SCAR-H Belgium United States: Battle rifle: 7.62×51mm NATO: Used by Airborne Units and Special Security Forces in the Saudi Arabian Army. [7] [8] Heckler & Koch G3 West Germany Saudi ...