Heckler & Koch HK13
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| Heckler & Koch HK13 | |
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| Type | Light machine gun |
| Place of origin |  West Germany |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Heckler & Koch |
| Manufacturer | Heckler & Koch |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 5.39 kg (11 lb 14 oz) |
| Length | 1,030 mm (40.55 in) |
| Barrel length | 450 mm (17.7 in) |
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| Cartridge | 5.56x45mm NATO |
| Action | Roller-delayed blowback |
| Rate of fire | 750-850 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 950 m/s (3115 ft/s) |
| Effective range | 1,000 m |
| Feed system | 25 or 40-round box magazine |
The Heckler & Koch HK13 is a light machine gun variant of the Heckler & Koch HK33 assault rifle. It has a bipod and barrel heat shroud and uses a 25-round box magazine or a 40-round box magazine.
[edit] Variants
HK13E "Export": An update of the HK13 that had a longer receiver, drum-type rear sights, and was capable of 3-round bursts in addition to semi-automatic and fully automatic fire. It also made use of the NATO standard M16 rifle pattern magazines.
GR6: A "sanitized" version of the HK13 used by NATO special operations forces.[citation needed] It differs in that it has an adjustable-power self-illuminated optical sight permanently fixed to the receiver in the place of iron sights. It can also accept a clip-on beam projector on the receiver that can only be seen by an operator wearing night-vision goggles.
[edit] References
- Hogg, Ian & Weeks, John S. "Military Small Arms of the 20th Century: 6th edition" DBI Books. ISBN 0-87349-120-3
[edit] External links
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