GMG | |
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A GMG of the German Army. | |
Type | Automatic grenade launcher |
Place of origin | Germany |
Service history | |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) |
Production history | |
Designed | 1992-1995 |
Manufacturer | Heckler & Koch |
Produced | 1996-Present[citation needed] |
Variants | GMW |
Specifications | |
Mass | 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 | API Blowback |
Rate of fire | 350 rounds/min |
Muzzle velocity | 241 m/s |
Effective firing range | 1500 m |
Maximum firing 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 or GraMaWa (Granatmaschinenwaffe).[1]
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 easy to mount on most platforms. With a variety of day and night sights available the GMG can be used for most medium range infantry support 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.
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.
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]
- New Zealand[12]
- Norway[13]
- Poland: Wojska Specjalne RP.[citation needed]
- Portugal[6]
- Slovenia[14]
- United Kingdom: 44 purchased in 2006 for use in Afghanistan and Iraq.[15] Designated as L134A1.[16]
- United States: Used by USSOCOM.[15]
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
- Comparison of automatic grenade launchers
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
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 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.army.mil.nz/downloads/pdf/army-news/armynews428.pdf
- ↑ http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/Forsvarsdepartementet-far-10-millioner-kroner-i-bot-7107964.html
- ↑ http://www.slovenskavojska.si/en/armament-and-equipment/light-infantry-and-support-armament/40-mm-gmg-automatic-grenade-launcher
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 http://web.archive.org/web/20110707174856/http://www.asianmilitaryreview.com/upload/200711272151281.pdf
- ↑ https://archive.is/20120723032623/worldwide-defence.blogspot.com/2011/06/l134-a1-grenade-launcher-british-armed.html
External links[]
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