CODE – 02-041-968
NAME – MP5A2
NAME (NATIVE) – Maschinenpistole 5 Art 2 (Machine pistol 5 Type 2)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1968
CALIBER – 9x19mm
OVERALL LENGTH – 68 cm (26.77 in)
BARREL LENGTH – 22.5 cm (8.85 in)
RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 Grooves, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 25 cm (1 turn in 9.86 in)
BULLET DIAMETER – 9.02mm (0.355 in)
BULLET WEIGHT – 8.04 g (124 grain)
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 400 m/s (1312 fps)
MUZZLE ENERGY – 643 j (474 ft/lb)
WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 2.45 kg (5 lb 2.4 oz)
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 2.94 kg (6 lb 7.7 oz) with 30 rounds, straight magazine [1968]
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 2.98 kg (6 lb 9.1 oz) with 30 rounds, curved magazine [1977]
SIGHTS – Open iron, adjustable, Front – Ring-protected fixed blade, Rear – Rotating vertical drum with 4 peep apertures of varying size, Adjustable for windage and elevation, Factory zeroed to 25 m (27 yards)
EFFECTIVE RANGE – 200 m (219 yards)
OPERATION – Roller-delayed blowback, fires from closed bolt, hammer fired
TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, Semiautomatic and Full automatic
RATE OF FIRE – 45 rpm Semi, 100 rpm Full
CYCLIC ROF – 750 rpm
FEED DEVICE – 30-round straight box magazine, Double column, Double feed [1968]
FEED DEVICE – 15 or 30-round curved box magazine, Double column, Double feed (1977]
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.137 kg (4.6 oz)
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 15-round curved – 0.12 kg (4.23 oz), 30-round curved – 0.17 kg (6 oz) [1977]
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.49 kg (1 lb 1.3 oz)
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 15-round curved – 0.30 kg (10.6 oz), 30-round curved – 0.53 kg (1 lb 2.7 oz) [1977]
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Six-30 round magazines (180 rounds)
LOAD WEIGHT – 2.94 kg (6 lb 7.7 oz)
LOAD WEIGHT – 3.18 kg (7 lb 0.2 oz) [1977]
MANUFACTURER – Heckler & Koch GmbH Oberndorf am Necker, Germany
STATUS – In production
