MG5 A2 Infantry

CODE 04-041-012

NAME – MG5 A2 Infantry

NAME (NATIVE) – HK121

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 2012

CALIBER – 7.62x51mm NATO

OVERALL LENGTH – 106 cm (41.73 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 46 cm (18.11 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 – 841 m/s (2759 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3,415 j (2,519 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 9.2 kg (20 lb 5 oz) without bipod

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 11.02 kg (24 lb 5 oz) loaded with 50-round belt drum with 50 rounds M80 ball in M13 links

WEIGHT (MOUNTED) – 11.72 kg (25 lb 13 oz) with bipod, loaded with 50-round belt drum with 50 rounds M80 ball in M13 links

TYPE OF MOUNT – Folding bipod

WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 0.70 kg (1 lb 9 oz)

WEIGHT OF SPARE BARREL – 2.5 kg (5 lb 8 oz) Fluted lightweight barrel

SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Folding front sight with post, adjustable for elevation and windage for zero, Mechanical Rear sight – Square notch, adjustable for range from 100 to 1,000 meters in 100 meter increments (109 to 1,094 yards in 109 yard increments), Integral Mil-STD-1913 Picatinny rail on top of receiver accepts optical and electro-optical sights

OPTICAL SIGHT – Hensoldt/Zeiss ZO 4x30i with illuminated reticle

OPTICAL SIGHT WEIGHT – 0.60 kg (1 lb 5 oz) with battery and mount

OPTICAL SIGHT MAGNIFICATION – 4 Power

OPTICAL SIGHT FIELD OF VIEW – 8 degrees – 140 m @ 1000 m (41.89 ft @ 100 yds)

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 – International military sales

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