CODE 04-041-013

NAME – MG5 A1 Fixed (Mounted)

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 2013

CALIBER – 7.62x51mm NATO

OVERALL LENGTH – 94.2 cm (37.09 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 55 cm (21.65 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 Grooves, Right hand twist, 1 turn in 30.5 cm (12 in)

LOAD – M80 Ball Spitzer-pointed full jacketed ball

BULLET DIAMETER – 7.82 mm (0.308 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 9.66 g (149 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 865 m/s (2837 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3611 j (2663 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 10.10 kg (22 lb 4 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 11.92 kg (26 lb 4 oz) loaded with 50-round belt drum with 50 rounds M80 ball in M13 links

TYPE OF MOUNT – Vehicular mount

WEIGHT OF SPARE BARREL – 3.0 kg (6 lb 10 oz)

SIGHTS –none, Integral Mil-STD-1913 Picatinny rail on top of receiver accepts optical and electro-optical sights

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 1,200 m (1,312 yards)

OPERATION – Gas, fires from open bolt

TYPE OF FIRE – Full automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 100 rpm

CYCLIC ROF – 640, 720 or 800 rpm, depending on gas setting

FEED DEVICE – M13/DM60 flexible disintegrating metallic link belt, 50-round belt drum,

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.21 kg (7 oz) 50 empty M13 links, 0.428 kg (15 oz) 100 empty M13 links, 1.07 kg (2 lb 6 oz)

BELT DRUM (EMPTY) – 0.31 kg (11 oz)

BELT BOX 100-rd (EMPTY) – 1.08 kg (2 lb 6 oz)

M19A1 AMMUNITION BOX (EMPTY) – 1.68 kg (3 lb 11 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 1.48 kg (3 lb 4 oz) belt loaded with 50 rounds M80 ball, 2.97 kg (6 lb 9 oz), 100 rds M80 ball in M13 links, 7.42 kg (16 lb 6 lb) 250 rds M80 ball in M13 link belt

BELT DRUM (LOADED) – 1.79 kg (3 lb 15 oz) belt loaded with 50 rounds M80 ball

BELT BOX 100-rd (LOADED) – 4.05 kg (8 lb 15 oz) belt loaded with 100 rounds M80 Ball,

M19A1 AMMUNITION BOX (LOADED) – 9.1 kg (20 lb 1 oz) with 250 rounds M80 ball in M13 links

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Three – 50-rd drums, four – M19A1 Ammunition cans with belts (1,150 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 41.77 kg (92 lb 1 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Heckler & Koch GmbH, Oberndorf/Neckar, Germany

STATUS – Production

SERVICE – German military