IHS Jane’sWeapons Infantry

2012-2013 RichardDJones &Leland SNess

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Executive Overview ...... [5]

Acknowledgements ...... [9]

Users’ Charter ...... [10]

Glossary ...... [11]

How to use ...... [14]

Personal weapons

Pistols ...... 3

Sub-machine guns ...... 90

Rifles ...... 145

Sniper and anti-matériel ...... 253

Tactical ...... 320

Light support weapons ...... 338

Crew-served weapons

Machine guns ...... 387

Automatic launchers ...... 464

Cannon ...... 481

Anti-tank weapons ...... 495

Mortars ...... 557

National inventories

National inventories ...... 645

Ammunition

Cartridge identification tables ...... 663

Contractors ...... 675

Alphabetical index ...... 683

Manufacturers’ index ...... 695

Front cover image: An M27 Infantry Automatic being fired by amember of the US Marine Corps. Note the two fired cases in the air above the gun and the stable position of the barrel even when firing in the automatic mode from astanding position (Heckler &Koch) 1470936

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After the Second World War, the pistols were copied and used by several countries, including and Hungary. The French company Manurhin Hungary produced the pistols under licence in 0.22 LR (PP), 7.65 mm (PPK) and 9mm. The South Korean Daewoo 0.22 LR DP52 and 0.380 ACP DH-380 display definite Walther PP design influences, as does the Romanian RomArm FEG Model P9R/P9RA 9mmself-loading 7.65 mm Model 74. pistols Although the Walther PP and PPK are no longer in production in Germany (production there ceased in December 1999), the PPK remained available in the Description US from Walther USA of Springfield, Massachusetts for some years These pistols are derived from the FEG Model P9 9mm, but with locally afterwards. designed modifications giving them amore modern specification. The principal change is the adoption of double- lockwork with aslide-mounted Description catch that lowers the hammer when applied. The operation of the safety catch The Walther PP and PPK are simple -operated pistols with external locks the firing pin and interposes apositive stop between the hammer and hammers, double-action triggers and adequate safety arrangements. The firing pin. In other respects, the mechanism is identical to that of the Browning hammer is prevented from reaching the firing pin until the sear movement, GP35 . when the is pulled, moves the block clear. The disconnector works into The Model P9R has asteel frame, whereas the Model P9RA has alight-alloy arecess in the slide, and until the disconnector can rise, the sear cannot rotate. frame. An unusual variation is the manufacture of acompletely left-handed This occurs only when the slide is fully forward. version of this pistol which has the safety catch, slide release and Avariant model, the PPK/S, has been manufactured for Walther under catch on the right side of the frame. There is also aModel P9RK, with ashort licence in the US for commercial sales. Designed to meet US import barrel of unspecified length. regulations, it has the frame of the PP model allied to the barrel and slide of the PPK, the whole weapon being made in stainless steel. A0.22 LR version of the Specifications Walther PP was in British military service for anumber of years, with the Cartridge: 9×19mm designation L66A1, together with the 7.65 mm version with the designation Operation: short-recoil, self-loading L47A1. Locking: projecting lug Feed: detachable double-column box magazine Specifications Magazine capacity: 14 rds Weight: Cartridge: 7.65 ×17mmSR/0.32 ACP; 9×17mm/0.380 unloaded: ACP P9R: 1kg Operation: blowback P9RA: 820 g Magazine capacities: loaded: PP: 8rds P9R: 1.17 kg PPK: 7rds P9RA: 990 g Weight: Length: PP: 682 g overall: 203 mm PPK: 568 g barrel: 118.5 mm Length: Muzzle velocity: 380 m/s overall: PP: 173 mm PPK: 155 mm Status barrel: Current availability in 2010 is uncertain. PP: 99 mm PPK: 86 mm Contractor Rifling: 6grooves, rh Fegyver es Gazkeszuelekgyara NV (FEG Arms). Sights: Marketing agency fore: blade Technika Foreign Trading Company. rear: notch Muzzle velocity: PP: 290 m/s PPK: 280 m/s

Status No longer in production.

Service Formerly in widespread use by armed forces, police and government agencies in Germany and other European countries.

Contractor Carl Walther Waffenfabrik. Walther USA.

Similar models China Contractor China North Industries Corporation (). Type: 0.380 APC PPN FEG Model P9RA 9mmself-loading pistol 0507730 Remarks: Unauthorised copy with aluminium frame...... Korea, South Contractor FEG PA-63 and AP self-loading pistols Daewoo Precision Industries Ltd. Type: 0.380 DH380 Remarks: Chambered for 0.380 ACP; also produced is the similar 0.22 Development DP52, chambered for 0.22 LR; see separate entry under Korea, South in this The FEG PA-63 and AP self-loading pistols are based on the Walther PP section. design. Introduced into Hungarian military service in 1963, this pistol was subsequently widely exported for the commercial market.

Turkey Description Contractor Based on the German Walther PP pistol, (see separate entry) these designs are Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Kurumu (MKEK). virtually the same weapon, the only distinction being that the PA-63 is made Type: 9mmand 7.65 mm MKEK pistols only in 9×18mmMakarov calibre, as the official of Hungarian military Remarks: See separate entry under Turkey in this section. and police forces, while the Model AP is produced both in 9×17mm/0.380

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Heckler &Koch HK 417 7.62 mm automatic rifle with 12 inch (305 mm) barrel and stock retracted (H&K) 1327637 Heckler &Koch HK416 5.56 mm short assault rifle with revised stock design (H&K) 1333435 Variants The M27 features aslightly heavier barrel to provide agreater amount of sustained fire and is fitted with abayonet-lug. No conventional style bipod is fitted, however, the M27 has adetachable forward pistol-grip with mini-bipod to support the weapon when used in providing supporting fire at longer ranges. Initially intended for use with standard 30 round M4 magazines, testing of larger capacity magazines has been undertaken.

Specifications See table at foot of page 179 Heckler &Koch HK 417 7.62 mm automatic rifle fitted 16 inch (406 mm) barrel and stock extended (H&K) 1327639 Status In production. In service with selected USMC units, expected procurement to reach approximately 4,500 units. Description Technically the 7.62 mm calibre HK417 is identical with its “smaller brother”, Contractor the 5.56 mm calibre HK416. The HK417 is aselective-fire modular weapon Heckler &Koch GmbH. system using ashort-stroke gas-operated piston (sometimes referred to as a “pusher-rod”) system of operation, combined with amulti-lug rotary bolt-head ...... as used in other similar types such as the G36, and SA80 (L85A2) assault rifles. There is thus no direct gas-impingement as found on generic M16/M4 type Heckler &Koch HK417 7.62 mm automatic weapons. Barrels are cold hammer-forged and available in three nominal lengths. Barrel change is achieved by removing the handguard and loosening rifle the H&K patented barrel locking nut and replacing the barrel with another, headspace adjustments are not required. The free-floating four-quadrant rail Development system (handguard) is of H&K design with MIL-STD-M1913 Picatinny rail The HK417 was developed as the result of the success of the 5.56 mm HK416 profile is retained in place by two transverse pins. It is the same height as the assault rifle system used on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. An increasing receiver and allows all current standard accessories and sights to be attached. number of user complaints on the terminal ballistics of short-barrelled 5.56 mm The adjustable butt-stock can be extended 80 mm and has five adjustment weapons, especially on combat ranges beyond 100 m, highlighted the need for points. The charging-handle has extensions on either side for agreater grip if ahigher calibre. With no immediate prospect of amedium calibre (circa required, the pistol-grip is available in various sizes to suit individual hand size 6.8 mm) cartridge being introduced into service, the decision was taken to offer and is also available with astorage compartment for mechanical sights. the established 7.62 mm NATO cartridge in arevised and enlarged HK416 Standard trigger-pull weight is 34 N, with an optional extra trigger-pull weight variant. The selection of the 7.62 mm NATO calibre was also supported by the of 25 N. The production magazine is of unique H&K design and is not continuing need of this calibre for sniper and marksmen rifles. In late 2004, M interchangeable with any other current magazine of its class. Aheight Roth, Programme Manager and LVickers of Heckler and Koch (H&K) adjustable folding-bipod of the Harris type with patented HK adapter is developed the basic weapon concept for the HK417 to produce two available. prototypes, ashort and long-barrelled version, based on amodified AR10 rifle. For suppressor use the HK417 features aH&K patented two-stage regulator The main objective of the development was to keep the same weapon drill and for normal and suppressor use ('N' =Normal and ‘S' =Suppressor) fitted to the maintenance features that users already knew from the in-service use of the gas piston block which can be quickly adjusted by the user with asimple tool. M16/M4 series and HK416. Note was taken also of increasing customer The 40 ×46mmLow Velocity, Module GLM (former demand for the routine fitting of asuppressor and the HK417 became the first designation AG416) can also be fitted to the HK417 as well as the HK416, or HK weapon to be designed from the outset with asound suppression capability additionally used in astand-alone role with various butt-stock attachments. without modification. In September 2005 the first HK417 rifles were successfully tested using 12 inch and 20 inch barrel lengths fitted with interim Specifications See table below with G3 magazines in desert trials by the H&K development team and US Army and Navy special forces in Prescott, Arizona. After successful conclusion of the trials, WBantle of H&K took over as Production Manager to lead the system to Status production maturity and to increase modularity by user input based design In production. In service with the US and other armed forces. features and accessories, including additional barrel-lengths, butt-stock configurations, sights and maintenance tools. Aproduct improved version has Contractor been in production since early 2010. Heckler &Koch GmbH.

12 inch 16 inch 20 inch Calibre: 7.62 ×51mmNATO 7.62 ×51mmNATO 7.62 ×51mmNATO Operation: short stroke, gas-piston short stroke, gas-piston short stroke, gas-piston Locking: rotary bolt rotary bolt rotary bolt Feed: detachable polymer box magazine detachable polymer box magazine detachable polymer box magazine Magazine capacity: 10 or 20 rds 10 or 20 rds 10 or 20 rds Weight, less magazine: 4.45 kg 4.450 kg 4.8 kg weight of magazine: 160 g160 g160 g weight of loaded magazine: 680 g680 g680 g Length: stock fully extended: 884 mm 985 mm 1087 mm stock retracted: 804 mm 905 mm 1007 mm barrel, less flash-hider: 305 mm/12.01 inch 406 mm/15.98 inch 508 mm/20 inch Height, less sights: 213 mm 213 mm 213 mm Width: 82 mm 82 mm 82 mm Sights: fore: adjustable post adjustable post adjustable post rear: adjustable turret or flip-up type adjustable turret or flip-up type adjustable turret or flip-up type Rifling: rh, 1turn in 288 mm/11 inch rh, 1turn in 288 mm/11 inch rh, 1turn in 288 mm/11 inch Sight radius: 410 mm 410 mm 473 mm Muzzle velocity/energy: 735 m/s -2550 j786 m/s -2920 j815 m/s -3138 j Rate of fire, cyclic: circa 600 rds/min circa 600 rds/min circa 600 rds/min\

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The heavy-duty mounting can be adjusted for use in the ground or anti- aircraft role. In the latter case, the gun can fitted with purpose-built anti-aircraft sights. The Type 54 is designed to fire Armour Piercing Incendiary (API) and Armour Piercing Incendiary-Tracer (API-T) types. Armour penetration is given as 15 mm at 500 mand 10 mm at 800 m.

Specifications Calibre: 12.7 ×108 mm Operation: gas, automatic Locking system: pivoting flaps; fires from open bolt Feed: non-disintegrating metal link belt Weight: gun alone: 33 kg gun with tripod: 92 kg anti-aircraft sights: 2.2 kg Traverse: vertical: -26° to +78° horizontal: ground targets: 120° air targets: 360° Muzzle velocity: 800 m/s Cyclic rate: 600 rds/min UKM-2000 series shown with insets showing variations in stock arrangements Status (ZMT.SA) 1349215 In production. Available for export.

Contractor Pakistan Ordnance Factories.

UKM-2000C (PKT) showing rear-mounted solenoid firing unit (ZMT) 1114902 Poland PKT This is the tank-gun version of the PKM, fired using aremotely controlled solenoid or amanual trigger. Normally slaved to the main armament of the tank, Karabin Maszynowy(PKM series) 7.62 mm the PKT has an extra heavy barrel and lacks asighting system. general purpose machine guns GROM The Grom (‘thunder’) is apintle-mounted PKT with amanual trigger intended Development for naval and static applications. This was originally manufactured as adirect copy of the Russian PK and PKM All the models produced have their iron sights illuminated by tritium light general purpose machine guns. Later developments include aproduct- sources. improved version in the original calibre of 7.62 ×54mmRimmed cartridge and Technical details of the PK series may be found under the Russian amuch modified version, the UKM 2000 series. This has been internally Federation entry. redesigned to fire the 7.62 ×51mmNATO standard round using the M13 Development work to produce corresponding versions of the above push-through disintegrating link. weapons capable of firing 7.62 ×51mmNATO ammunition was completed some years ago. The production 7.62 mm NATO calibre weapons have been Description given the designation UKM-2000. Three models are available, as follows: Apart from small details, the Karabin Maszynowy series of 7.62 mm machine guns manufactured in Poland are identical to their Russian Federation PKM UKM-2000P counterparts. This is the 7.62 ×51mmNATO equivalent of the PKMP. Current models are The models produced firing 7.62 ×54mmRammunition are as follows: fitted with alength of MIL-STD-1913 Picatinny rail for the mounting of optical or other sighting devices. Aversion of the UKM-2000P with atelescoping butt is PKMP also available. This is the standard PKM light mounted on abipod and produced UKM-2000D to the latest production standards. The current model of the UKM-2000D is intended for airborne use and has a side-folding stock which lies at an upward angle along the right-hand side of PKMSP the receiver. It is also fitted with alength of MIL-STD M1913 Picatinny rail for This is the standard PKMS machine gun mounted on atripod and produced to the mounting of optical or other sighting devices the latest production standards. UKM-2000C PKMSNP This is the 7.62 ×51mmNATO equivalent of the PKT. Current models are This is the tripod-mounted PKMSN equipped with aGarbo ×4 magnification offered with either aright-hand feed (UKM-2000C or left-hand feed (UKM- night sight capable of engaging targets at up to 400 matnight. 2000CL)

UKM-2000P UKM-2000D UKM-2000C Calibre: 7.62 ×51mm7.62 ×51mm7.62 ×51mm Weight: overall: 8.4 kg 8.9 kg 10.7 kg barrel: 2.2 kg 2.2 kg 3.4 kg tripod: 4.4 kg 4.4 kg n/a Length: overall: 1,203 mm 1,203 mm 1,098 mm barrel: 540 mm 540 mm 635 mm Height, with bipod folded: 212 mm 212 mm n/a Width: 102 mm 102 mm 102 mm Rifling: 4groove, 1turn in 328 mm 4groove, 1turn in 328 mm 4groove, 1turn in 328 mm Sight base: 702 mm 702 mm 702 mm Sights: front: adjustable post adjustable post none rear: ladder, sighted to 1,500 mladder, sighted to 1,500 mnone Sighting range: 1,500 m1,500 mn/a Muzzle velocity: 840 m/s 840 m/s 850 m/s Rate of fire, cyclic: 700-850 rds/min 700-850 rds/min 700-850 rds/min

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Description The Patria Vammas 60 mm mortars were originally designed by Tampella Defence Division (merged to become Vammas in 1991 and then Patria Vammas and then Patria Weapon Systems). Produced with two barrel lengths, standard and long range, they are intended to serve as asupport weapon for troops and guerrillas in conditions where lightness and mobility are essential. The mortar and 20 rounds of ammunition can be carried in special rucksacks by three personnel, and the weapon can be brought into action rapidly and easily.

Specifications Calibre: 60 mm Barrel lengths: standard: 720 mm long-range: 870 mm Weight: standard: 16 kg long-range: 18 kg Range: minimum: 150 m maximum: standard barrel: 2,600 m long-range barrel: 4,000 m Rate of fire: 25 rds/min Bomb weight: standard TAM 1.6: 1.6 kg long-range TAM 1.8: 1.8 kg

Status No longer available. In service with Finnish defence forces.

Patria Vammas 81 mm Commando mortar 0038374 Contractor Patria Weapon Systems Oy, formerly Patria Vammas Oy.

Standard version of the Patria Vammas 60 mm mortar 0508874

...... Patria Vammas 81 mm Commando mortar (T JGander) 0038375

Patria Vammas 81 mm Commando mortar The bipod is of conventional construction and is equipped with aclamp for the sighting equipment. It is connected to the barrel assembly by alocking Description mechanism and can be easily separated for transport. The Patria Vammas 81 mm Commando mortar is alightweight mortar intended The baseplate is of welded construction and is stable for its size and weight. for close support of infantry units. It fires the same ammunition as longer range The barrel is connected to the baseplate by aball-shaped breech piece and can mortars and consists of abarrel assembly, abaseplate and sighting be easily separated. equipment. The sighting equipment consists of adedicated lightweight sight unit (with a The barrel is made of high strength steel and is designed for drop firing only. traverse scale, levelling bubbles and acollimator) and adirect fire telescope Arecoil buffer is clamped around the barrel to dampen the recoil forces with an illuminated reticle. Both the sight unit and the direct fire telescope are between the barrel and the bipod. The firing tables for the charge system, carried in apadded leather case. consisting of one primary and two incremental charges, are incorporated into a Specially designed carrying rucksacks are available for the complete rotating scale around the base of the barrel, rendering separate firing tables system, including the mortar itself, ammunition, cleaning equipment, tools and unnecessary. An insulated carrying handle is mounted above the barrel. spare parts.

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