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For much of its life, four different models were proposed: a compact PDW (personal defense weapon) with a 241 mm (9.5 in) barrel, a carbine with a 317 mm (12.5 in) barrel, a sniper and automatic rifle variant, both with 508 mm (20 in) barrels. In addition a Light machine gun with a 100-round dual drum Beta C-Mag is proposed.
The UCP was to be the companion sidearm to the HK MP7, using the same HK 4.6×30mm cartridge. The 4.6×30mm round is a direct competitor to the 5.7×28mm by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal (FN). As such, the UCP would have been a direct competitor to the FN Five-seven pistol.
Source(s): HK USA [3] HK USA [4] Modern Firearms, Pistol / SMG ammunition Heckler & Koch Products [5] The 4.6×30mm (designated as the 4,6 × 30 by the C.I.P. ) [ 6 ] cartridge is a small- caliber , high- velocity , smokeless powder , rebated , bottleneck , centerfire cartridge designed for personal defense weapons (PDW) developed by German ...
The PDW is a compact automatic weapon that can defeat enemy body armor and which can be used conveniently by non-combatant and support troops, as well as a close quarters battle weapon for special forces and counter-terrorist groups. [16] [17] Introduced in 1991, the FN P90 features a bullpup design with a futuristic appearance.
PDW. Personal defence weapon. 4.6×30mm HK [11] The MP7 is used in the infantryman of the future concept and in the derived project "Soldat in action - SiE", as well as in the field police. It should continue to be procured and completely replace the MP2 (German designation for Uzi) (as of 2019). [12] Assault rifles & battle rifles
The Heckler & Koch HK CAWS (Close Assault Weapon System) is a prototype automatic shotgun—designed as a combat shotgun—co-produced by Heckler & Koch and Winchester/Olin during the 1980s. It was Heckler & Koch 's entry into the U.S. military's Close Assault Weapon System program.
The CPW (Compact Personal Weapon) is a multi-caliber submachine gun developed by ST Kinetics as a PDW-class firearm. [2] The prototype is chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum, but the manufacturer assures that the weapon's modular design allows for a simple caliber conversion to either 5.7×28mm or 4.6×30mm.
The Heckler & Koch G11 is a non-production prototype assault rifle developed from the late 1960s to the 1980s by Gesellschaft für Hülsenlose Gewehrsysteme (GSHG) (German for "Association for Caseless Rifle Systems"), a conglomeration of companies headed by firearm manufacturer Heckler & Koch (mechanical engineering and weapon design), Dynamit Nobel (propellant composition and projectile ...