K15
«S&T Motiv K15 LMG»
Light machine gunSouth Korea2020In service
Next-generation 5.56×45 NATO light machine gun designed to replace the K3 in South Korean infantry squads: M-LOK rails, telescoping stock and improved reliability.
Light machine gun//South Korea
ID — DAEWOO-K15
Designation
K15
S&T Motiv
Caliber
5.56×45 mm NATO
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- Reliability
- Unverified
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Identity
- Designation
- K15
- Alias
- S&T Motiv K15 LMG
- Manufacturer
- S&T Motiv
- Country
- South Korea
- Year
- 2020
- Category
- Light machine gun
- Status
- In service
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 5.56×45 mm NATO
- Muzzle velocity
- 920 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~750 rpm
- Effective range
- 800 m
- Maximum range
- 1000 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 470 mm
- Overall length
- 955 / 1050 mm
- Empty weight
- 6.1 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Gas-operated, short-stroke piston
- Bolt / action
- Rotating bolt
Feed
- System
- Nastro M27 disintegrabile o caricatore STANAG
- Standard capacity
- 200 rounds
Fire modes
SafeAuto
Historical profile
Developed by S&T Motiv in the late 2010s in response to K3 reliability issues and demands for squad-level modernization.
Unveiled at DX Korea 2018; adopted by the ROK Army from 2020 to progressively replace the K3 in the squad role.
Full-length M-LOK / Picatinny interface, Magpul-compatible stock, folding bipod and quick-change barrel; adjustable rate of fire.
Variants
K15
Main users
South Korea
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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