CODE 03-041-88
NAME – G11 K1
COMMON NAMES – G11 Caseless
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1988
CALIBER – 4.73x33mm DM11
OVERALL LENGTH – 75 cm (33.5 in)
BARREL LENGTH – 54 cm (21.26in)
RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 Groove polygonal, Right-hand twist, progressive, 1 turn in 15.5 cm (6.1 in) at muzzle
LOAD – Full metal jacketed, Spitzer-pointed ball
BULLET DIAMETER – 4.73 mm (0.186 in)
BULLET WEIGHT – 3.2 g (49.38 grains)
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 920 m/s (3018 fps)
MUZZLE ENERGY – 1354 j (999 ft/lb)
WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 3.72 kg (8 lb 3 oz)
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 4.159 kg (9 lb 3 oz) loaded with 50 rounds DM 11 Ball
SIGHTS – Optical with rangefinding reticle, adjustable from 300 to 600 meters in 100 meter increments
EFFECTIVE RANGE – 600 m (656 yards)
OPERATION – Gas, with rotating chamber
TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, Semi, 3-round burst, full automatic
RATE OF FIRE – 18 to 20 rpm sustained
CYCLIC ROF – 600 rpm (full automatic), 2,000 rpm (3-round burst)
FEED DEVICE – 50-round (later, after 4/89, 45-round) in-line removable box magazines, single column, single feed
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.18 kg (6.35 oz)
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.439 kg (15.5 oz) loaded with 50 rounds DM 11 Ball
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Three-50 round magazines (150 rounds)
LOAD WEIGHT – 1.317 kg (2 lb 14.5 oz)
MANUFACTURER – Heckler & Koch GmbH, Oberndorf/Neckar, Germany
STATUS – Development
SERVICE – Evaluation only
Submitted to the US Advanced Combat Rifle (ACR) Competition.
